Etihad's New B-777-300ERs to come with Boeing's System Monitoring

Etihad Airways' five new B-777ERs will have Boeing's aircraft system monitoring installed when they began to be delivered in the first half of this year.

Boeing's Airplane Health Management (AHM) both monitors the aircraft's systems for anomalies and trends, and provides prognostications to enable an airline to better address potential problems before they force planes out of service.  During a flight, AHM gathers data about systems on the airplane and relays that information in real time via datalink to personnel on the ground, allowing for appropriate technicians to be better prepared.

Boeing says AHM integrates seamlessly with its avionics-integrated (class 3) EFB (electronic flight bag), its MyBoeingFleet and its Maintenance Performance Toolbox.

Etihad will be Boeing's first customer to receive AHM on an airplane it will be flying for the first time.  02-11-2006.

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