Engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney and IT provider SITA have signed an agreement for full-flight data retrieval and processing in support of predictive maintenance of aircraft engines. Many airlines will benefit from the new data-driven alignment between the two companies.
Rapidly available and actionable data about aircraft performance plays a crucial role in continuously improving airline operations. SITA’s cloud-based data-brokering platform e-Aircraft® DataHub collects, transforms and distributes full-flight data collected from hundreds of sensors on the aircraft measuring, for example, engine section temperatures and pressures. This data, shared with Pratt & Whitney, facilitates Pratt & Whitney in providing its EngineWise Insights Plus engine health monitoring services to airlines.
Pratt & Whitney, a division of Raytheon Technologies Corp. and a world leader in the design, manufacture, and service of aircraft and helicopter engines, is the first Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) in the U.S. to join SITA’s e-Aircraft® DataHub for big data analytics.
