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Air China and Air China Cargo are to expand the
use of Boeing's Airplane Health Management (AHM) system to monitor
the in-flight condition of the carriers’ Boeing 777 and 747-400
fleets.
The new agreement adds 42 in-service and
on-order airplanes to a previous agreement to monitor 117 Air
China 737s that are in service and on order. Air China is Boeing’s
first Chinese customer for AHM and the 33rd commercial customer
overall.
"We are certain that Boeing's Airplane Health
Management will benefit our passengers and cargo customers who
count on Air China and Air China Cargo meeting our schedules,"
said Air China Chief Engineer Zhong Detao. "This will improve our
entire operation."
Airplane Health Management captures and
evaluates critical real-time in-flight flying condition data and
relays the information to maintenance controllers. That allows the
airline to turn a potentially time-consuming and costly
maintenance delay into a well-planned and more easily accomplished
repair. Airlines are better able to meet flight schedules,
benefiting the airline, passengers and other cargo customers.
Air China operates 10 Boeing 777-200s and 10 747-400s. Air China
Cargo operates seven 747-400 freighters, including two Boeing
Converted Freighters.
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