Taleris works with Etihad on ground breaking prognostics

The GE and Accenture joint venture Taleris has announced an agreement with Etihad Airways which it says will implement new technology to predict aircraft maintenance faults and reduce flight delays.

Taleris’ web-based prognostics service, a part of its intelligent operations offering, is a first for the commercial airline industry and will be used to monitor Etihad’s fleet of Airbus and Boeing aircraft. The prognostics technology will leverage the Industrial Internet to increase the airline’s overall operational efficiency.
It is expected to deliver significant financial savings for the airline and at the same time improving reliability for passengers and freight customers as the technology continuously analyses data from multiple sensors on aircraft components and systems, and warns of imminent problems.
The expected benefits include a reduction of unscheduled maintenance, fewer delays and cancellations, increased aircraft availability, enhanced on-time performance, increased maintenance efficiency, reduction in maintenance costs and reduction in lost revenue costs.
The service also can reduce the requirement to store expensive spare parts, which are typically stocked in case of failure.
Norm Baker, president and CEO of Taleris, said: “Around the world, airlines are seeking ways to manage their maintenance and flight operations more efficiently and Taleris is proud to work with Etihad Airways as we launch our new Intelligent Operations service. Significant benefits can be realized through our predictive analytics technologies which leverage an aircraft’s data within the context of the operations so one can address an issue before it occurs.”
The new Taleris-developed prognostics use unique data analytics based on the already established global Probabilistic Diagnostic and Prognostic System (ProDaPS) technology standard which monitors engineering systems anomalies and overall systems health.
Etihad senior vice president technical Werner Rothenbaecher, said: “This represents a leap forward in maintenance prognostics technology and we look forward to realising the benefits of this deal with Taleris.

At the signing: Standing from left to right: Bernhard Randerath, Etihad; Alan Caslavka, GE; Damien Lasou, Accenture; David Joyce, GE; John Schmidt, Accenture; Chris Burger, Taleris. Seated from left to right: Etihad Airways Senior Vice President Technical, Werner Rothenbaecher, Taleris President and Chief Executive Officer, Norm Baker.