AIRMAN (software)

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AIRMAN is a monitoring and management system that was developed by Airbus and introduced in 2000. It is used to record the condition and forecast of fly-by-wire aircraft and is part of Air +, a comprehensive portfolio from Airbus with products and services for optimizing fleet operations. The last version (V9) was published in November 2006.

Use

The aim of the system is to detect malfunctions in advance and thereby reduce the downtimes of an aircraft. With the AIRMAN system, the activities of the aircraft systems are monitored during the flight and the information is passed on to maintenance on the ground in real time. This information can be accessed from anywhere on the Internet using Internet technology. AIRMAN can be used both as a stand-alone system and integrated into the IT systems of an airline. While the usefulness of this system is generally difficult to quantify, it is estimated that it will save $ 4 per hour of flight and 10 minutes in maintenance.

Areas

The application area of ​​AIRMAN can be divided into three areas:

  • Line maintenance and Maintenance Control Center

Thanks to the real-time recording of data, maintenance can be informed in advance of aircraft malfunctions. In combination with the technical documentation and recommended troubleshooting, repair measures can be initiated more quickly. Successful maintenance work is documented in a database and made available for future troubleshooting.

  • Maintenance Control Center advanced

Identifying a deteriorating system allows an error to be corrected before the pilot notices it. This way, potential delays due to a defect can be avoided. The AIRMAN system makes it possible to create a statistical analysis of errors and warning histories in order to identify systems in advance that are very likely to fail. The result of this analysis leads to the task list. Experts can use this list to initiate further repair measures.

  • Technology (engineering)

The recorded maintenance data are recorded in a history database. This enables more detailed investigations of unforeseen maintenance cases. AIRMAN supports report functions that enable the user to follow the development of the fleet status and the availability of the aircraft.

Customers

More than 84 airlines worldwide use AIRMAN and over 2000 aircraft are monitored by AIRMAN. US Airways is the largest user and uses AIRMAN in more than 200 Airbus aircraft.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b US Airways becomes largest user of AIRMAN - Airbus - real-time maintenance tool 2001-01-11. January 11, 2007, accessed January 11, 2014 .
  2. ^ Tool of the Future by Robert W. Moorman, Air Transport World, February 25, 2005, p. 57 ( Memento of September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive )