Canadian aircraft manufacturer Bombardier Commercial Aircraft has entered into an agreement with Tech Mahindra to develop Aircraft Health Management System (AHMS) for its C series of aircraft.
Under the deal, Tech Mahindra will develop Aircraft Ground Support System (AGSS) for Bombardier’s AHMS.
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AHMS, having both on-board and ground system components, will be available to operators of the aircraft when it enters into service.
AGSS will provide accurate and post-flight recorded data management, fault notification and diagnostic reporting.
AHMS will help the operators make decisions regarding performance and aircraft maintenance, with the help of the quantities of the data recorded and transmitted from C series aircraft.
Tech Mahindra North America head Lakshmanan Chidambaram said: "We are excited to be working with Bombardier and contributing to the AHMS for the C Series aircraft.
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By GlobalData"Our digital tools will support efficient analysis of the data, so that it can be quickly captured and shared with operators.
"We are aligned with Bombardier’s vision around ‘connected aircraft’ and the core of our digital strategy will focus on converting information into insight, to impact operators’ business efficiency and profitability."
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft C series programme vice-president Rob Dewar said: "Together with Tech Mahindra, we are developing a system that will optimise aircraft availability and lower maintenance costs.
"Specifically designed for the C series aircraft, the AHMS will help operators manage their activities, resulting in superior dispatch reliability."
The new digital solutions for AHMS is expected to provide services like cloud computing, sensor, internet of things (IoT) and big data technologies to analyse the aircraft’s health status deeply.
While on the ground, Bombardier will use Pratt & Whitney’s data service system to perform data transmissions from the C series aircraft’s on-board health management unit (HMU).
Image: Bombardier C series aircraft. Photo courtsey of Bombardier.
