Flexjet Selects GE Aviation for Digital Flight Operations Technology
July 02 2019 - 12:05PM
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Flexjet and GE Aviation have implemented a comprehensive safety
and fleet modernization project including flight operations quality
assurance (FOQA), quick access recorders (QARs) and cellular data
services. The equipment will monitor Flexjet’s fleet of 150
aircraft including Embraer Phenom 300 and Legacy 450, Bombardier
Challenger 300, 350, Global Express and the Gulfstream G450 and
G650.
“By combining GE’s experience in flight safety analysis and
flight analytics with wireless mini-QAR technology from our
Avionica joint venture, we will help Flexjet to advance their fleet
with the latest flight safety analysis techniques in the airline
environment,” said John Mansfield, chief digital officer for GE
Aviation.
FOQA (Flight Operations Quality Assurance) is a powerful data
analytic tool, based on flight data recorded during each flight.
Airlines and operators that adopt FOQA are better able to identify
and eliminate potential safety hazards in flight operations.
“We were able to customize the QAR firmware to include
Flexjet-specific flight events by using the roughly 4.5 million
data points collected per wireless transmission the equipment sends
immediately after landing of every flight,” said Flexjet Chief
Safety Officer Todd Anguish, who has also worked as a pilot, flight
instructor, and an A&P Mechanic for nearly 27 years. “The
comprehensive data we can gather immediately allows us to ensure
safer operation of our fleet with real-time flight data monitoring
to address any potential flight safety concerns immediately.”
GE Aviation’s Event Measurement System (EMS) which powers their
flight analytics services and FOQA systems are being used on more
than 9,000 aircraft. GE’s flight analytics service integrates data
sources like flight information, weather, navigation, flight plans,
and other operational data to provide valuable insights for airline
customers around fuel use and operations.
“Flexjet has been a customer of our C-FOQA product for many
years,” continued Mansfield. “Since they’ve experienced
considerable growth in their fleet, this agreement upgrades their
safety solution to our eFOQA, the standard in large-operator FOQA
programs worldwide.”
Since its introduction in the airline industry more than 20
years ago, FOQA has been widely credited with reducing incident and
accident rates at airlines where it has been adopted. In its
2017-2018 Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Enhancements,
the NTSB encourages aircraft operators to improve safety oversight
of their aircraft by routinely reviewing recorded flight data in a
structured program such as eFOQA.
About Flexjet
Flexjet first entered the fractional jet ownership market in
1995. Flexjet offers fractional jet ownership and leasing.
Flexjet’s fractional aircraft program is the first in the world to
be recognized as achieving the Air Charter Safety Foundation’s
Industry Audit Standard, is the first and only company to be
honored with 20 FAA Diamond Awards for Excellence, upholds an
ARG/US Platinum Safety Rating and is IS-BAO compliant at Level 2.
Flexjet’s fractional program fields an exclusive array of business
aircraft—some of the youngest in the fractional jet industry, with
an average age of approximately six years. In 2015, Flexjet
introduced Red Label by Flexjet, which features the youngest fleet
in the industry, flight crews dedicated to a single aircraft and
the LXi Cabin Collection of interiors. To date there are more than
25 different interior designs across its fleet, which includes the
Challenger 350, the Embraer Legacy 450, Global Express, the
Gulfstream G450, G500 and G650, and the Aerion AS2 supersonic
business jets. In addition, the overall jet collection includes the
Embraer Phenom 300 and Bombardier Challenger 300. Flexjet is a
member of the Directional Aviation family of companies. For more
details on innovative programs and flexible offerings, visit
www.flexjet.com or follow us on Twitter @Flexjet and on Instagram
@FlexjetLLC.
About GE Aviation
GE Aviation, an operating unit of GE (NYSE: GE), is a
world-leading provider of commercial and military jet engines,
avionics, digital solutions and electrical power systems for
aircraft. GE is the world's Digital Industrial Company,
transforming industry with software-defined machines and solutions
that are connected, responsive and predictive. With people,
services, technology and scale, GE delivers better outcomes for
customers by speaking the language of industry.
www.geaviation.com/digital
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