GE Aerospace and Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) have successfully completed a predictive maintenance project aimed at improving the reliability and efficiency of SAS’ Embraer E190 fleet. The initiative focused on addressing maintenance challenges related to bleed systems and flight controls, governed under Air Transport Association (ATA) chapters 36 and 27.
By leveraging GE Aerospace’s Event Measurement System (EMS) flight data and analytics platform alongside SAS’ technical operations data, the airline has been able to swiftly identify root causes of maintenance issues and apply targeted solutions. This approach has significantly reduced unscheduled maintenance events and minimised aircraft downtime.
SAS already utilises EMS across its operations, along with GE Aerospace’s Safety Insight, Fuel Insight, and FlightPulse® software. The platform’s ability to integrate multiple datasets, process data rapidly, and refine predictive algorithms using historical flight data has proven instrumental in enhancing safety, efficiency and reliability.
Following the success of this project, SAS and GE Aerospace are now exploring additional ATA chapters for future predictive maintenance initiatives. As SAS expands its use of EMS, the platform is becoming its primary data-driven resource for optimising safety, sustainability, and operational performance.
