New Emirates Boeings to Have Inflight Maintenance Support Systems

Emirates will use Boeing's AHM (airplane health management) and Maintenance Performance Toolbox maintenance-support systems on its growing fleet of B-777s and new 747-8s.

By the end of this year, the Dubai-based airline will be operating 51 777s.  In 2005, the airline ordered 42 777s, and when all of those are in service, the airline is expected to have a fleet of 93 777s.

Toolbox and AHM are core elements of Boeing's strategy to provide an integrated suite of products that are "e-enabled," meaning that data, information and knowledge are collected and shared across an entire enterprise and its supply chain.

AHM helps airlines identify and respond to maintenance faults proactively, and is now used on 42 percent of the world's 777s and 31 percent of its 747-400s, according to Boeing.  Toolbox has six separate maintenance and repair activities from which airlines can choose to meet their specific needs. In all, 39 air carriers have signed up for Toolbox since it was introduced 20 months ago, Boeing says.  08-04-2007.

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