CINCINNATI, OH – February 25, 2025 – GE Aerospace and Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) have successfully concluded a predictive maintenance project aimed at improving the operational reliability and efficiency of SAS’s Embraer E190 fleet.
The collaboration focused on addressing common challenges associated with Bleed Systems and Flight Controls, governed under Air Transport Association (ATA) chapters 36 and 27. By utilizing GE Aerospace's Event Measurement System (EMS) flight data and analytics platform, coupled with SAS’s technical operations data, the project has enabled SAS to swiftly identify the root causes of maintenance issues and implement precise fixes.
SAS currently employs EMS to process flight data across its aircraft operations, along with GE Aerospace’s Safety Insight, Fuel Insight, and FlightPulse® software solutions. The efficacy of EMS in helping SAS enhance safety, efficiency, and reliability stems from its rapid data processing capabilities, the integration of multiple datasets, advanced analytics editing functions, and the capacity to quickly iterate and test algorithms against historical flight data. This approach has enabled SAS to significantly reduce the number of unscheduled maintenance events related to ATA chapters 36 and 27 and reduce the time aircraft were out of operation.
“We are excited to start a new era in how we do maintenance at our young company by rolling out the predictive analytics solutions from GE Aerospace, SaaS,” said Carlos Diaz Deutman, Technical Director as SAS Link. “We have already seen major improvements in our disruption rates, as well as a significant reduction in the exposure to safety hazards such as dual bleed loss. For SAS, Safety is first, and these models are also contributing in this sense, not only to On Time Performance and Completion Factor which are often the metrics monitored with Predictive Maintenance.”
“This project demonstrates the powerful impact of merging flight data with technical operations insights,” said Andrew Coleman, General Manager at GE Aerospace, Software as a Service. “We are excited to continue working with SAS and showcasing the potential of our EMS platform to optimize fleet performance and safety.”
Building on the success of this initiative, SAS and GE Aerospace are now exploring additional ATA chapters for future projects, employing the same data integration strategy. As SAS continues to expand its utilization of EMS, it is establishing GE Aerospace's flight data and analytics platform as its primary source of truth for safety, sustainability, and efficiency.
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About SAS:
SAS, Scandinavia's leading airline since 1946, operates from its principal hub at Copenhagen Airport (CPH), complemented by hubs in Oslo (OSL) and Stockholm (ARN). Our mission is to connect Scandinavia with the world and the world with Scandinavia. Each year, SAS serves more than 25 million passengers and transports 55 tons of cargo to 135 destinations across Europe, the USA, and Asia. With a passionate workforce of over 10,000 colleagues, we collaborate with partners and customers to drive transformative changes in aviation. We are committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2050, embodying the visionary spirit of our founders: “To move from the old to what is about to come, is the only tradition worth keeping”. Innovation and societal progress are at the heart of everything we do. SAS joined SkyTeam in September 2024 and together with our partner airlines we offer a wide network worldwide.
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About GE Aerospace:
GE Aerospace is a global aerospace propulsion, services, and systems leader with an installed base of approximately 45,000 commercial and 25,000 military aircraft engines. With a global team of approximately 53,000 employees building on more than a century of innovation and learning, GE Aerospace is committed to inventing the future of flight, lifting people up, and bringing them home safely. Learn more about how GE Aerospace and its partners are defining flight for today, tomorrow, and the future at www.geaerospace.com.GE Aerospace software solutions put aviation data to work with products and services that empower airlines to run robust and resilient operations. Flight Ops, Tech Ops, and Maintenance and Reliability Analytics solutions from GE Aerospace, Software as a Service help aircraft operators enhance safety & efficiency, reduce operational disruptions, improve passenger experience, and make better decisions regarding real-time fleet health. Today, GE Aerospace Flight Analytics solutions supports over 17,000 aircraft and 40,000 pilots with FlightPulse pilot application. For more information, visit us at www.GEAerospace.com/systems/saas.