Aircraft

Aircraft “Core Engine” Washing

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August 14, 2018

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Sofema Aviation Services (www.sassofia.com) looks at delivering an Increased Aircraft Fuel Efficiency and overall Decrease in Fuel Consumption with Optimized Core Engine Cleaning. Consider the value of 1% saving of the fuel costs as a result of paying specific attention to the health of the engines and improving performance and reducing the operating temperature of…

Aviation Engine Maintenance Reserve Contract Management

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August 13, 2018

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Sofema Aviation Services www.sassofia.com looks at key drivers related to Aircraft Maintenance Reserves and what they mean for Engine Maintenance. The Role of Maintenance Reserves The essential purpose of Maintenance Reserves is to calculate the cost of consumption of applicable parts or components typically calculated on a per hour basis Example of Maintenance Reserve Calculation…

Considering Aircraft Engine Condition Monitoring – Modules & Life Limited Parts (LLPā€™s)

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August 08, 2018

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Engine Direct Maintenance Cost The Cost of Engine Shop Maintenance is known as the Direct Maintenance Cost (DMC) With modern condition monitoring processes and the availability of Engine Condition Trend Monitoring (ECTM) software, it is possible to be far more ā€œaccurateā€ in assessing the operational costs of Engine Maintenance. Additionally the introduction of Condition Monitored…

Performance Based Navigation Abbreviations and Definitions

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January 19, 2018

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Introduced by Sofema Aviation Services (www.sassofia.com) ABAS Aircraft-based Augmentation System – An augmentation system that augments and/or integrates the information obtained from the other GNSS elements with information available on board the aircraft. Augmentation of a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) is a method of improving the navigation system’s attributes, such as accuracy, reliability, and…