The initial release of Boeing's Airplane Health
Management (AHM) system is now active on 40 airplanes in Air
China's Next-Generation 737 fleet, providing information on the
condition of airplanes during flight operations.
"We are quite excited to begin seeing the
benefits of Airplane Health Management," said Zhong Dechao, deputy
chief engineer of Air China. "AHM will help us improve our
maintenance efficiency and will benefit our passengers with an
even higher level of on-time performance."
Airplane Health Management allows Air China to
gather and evaluate critical real-time inflight flying condition
data, relaying airplane information to ground controllers. This
visibility allows the airline to better plan and perform repairs,
minimizing scheduling impacts.
AHM also supports long-term fleet reliability by
helping airlines identify and respond to faults proactively.
Fleet-wide history and knowledge from multiple operators is
available to help guide repair decisions on same-model airplanes,
improving reliability and efficiency.
Air China last year contracted with Boeing for
AHM on a total of 117 Air China 737s that are in service and on
order. Air China is Boeing's first Chinese customer for AHM.
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