Eurowings Technik has become the first CAMO organisation in the Lufthansa Group to complete the introduction of the AVIATAR Electronic Technical Logbook (eTLB) for the entire fleet of Eurowings’ flight operations.

Matthias Gruber, vice president of technical fleet management at Eurowings and managing director of Eurowings Technik, said: “The eTLB is a milestone in the digitalisation of our processes in the cockpit and in maintenance.”

Integration of the eTLB means that paper-based processes in the cockpit, such as pre-flight checks and the recording of technical defects by the cockpit crew on forms, which previously had to be entered manually and therefore with a time delay into various systems, are now redundant.

Gruber added: “Not only does it enable us to make flight operations more efficient, but the replacement of paper processes also represents a decisive step towards greater sustainability.”

By connecting to AMOS, the maintenance and engineering software used by Eurowings Technik, the eTLB solution enables the communication between crew and maintenance in nearly real-time and provides information on the technical condition of the respective aircraft.

The low-cost airline of the Lufthansa Group already uses a variety of AVIATAR solutions, including condition monitoring for fleet monitoring, predictive health analytics for predictive maintenance, and the engineering analytics suite for modern fleet management. The introduction of the eTLB now marks a further milestone in the collaboration.

Frank Martens, senior director of sales AVIATAR and digital products at Lufthansa Technik, said: “To meet the expectations of our partners and customers as well as our own ambitious goals, here at AVIATAR we are constantly striving to develop the best digital solutions on the market together with our partners.

“We look forward to continuing to drive digital transformation in aviation together with Eurowings to maximise efficiency in technical operations.”

AVIATAR’s Technical Logbook works with any hardware device (e.g. tablet, smartphone or desktop computer) and provides pilots with access to aircraft status anywhere and anytime.

The real-time data availability, directly connected with the M&E (maintenance and engineering) system, ensures maintenance on arrival and enables a seamless pilot-to-maintenance collaboration – leading to decreased turnaround times and costs.

In addition, the standardised data structure helps airlines to gain insights into trend analytics.

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