Austrian Airlines will become the first Lufthansa Group airline to introduce the innovative and user-friendly AVIATAR Technical Logbook in its operations. The modern design of the digital solution installed on a tablet device will allow Austrian Airlines’ Technical Operations to improve cooperation with pilots and maintenance teams likewise. Taking advantage of the latest big data technologies, AVIATAR’s Technical Logbook is building on the heritage of other digital solutions on Lufthansa Technik’s digital platform.
“The AVIATAR Technical Logbook is the perfect solution for Austrian Airlines’ needs,“ said Wolfgang Ramminger, project manager for the introduction of the Technical Logbook at a recent IATA conference in Vietnam. “At Austrian Airlines, we call it the ‘eTAL’ for electronic Technical Aircraft Logbook. Our pilots tested the innovative solution and agreed: the intuitive design makes it as easy to use as modern applications on smartphones. Especially the innovative OnePageView, which was developed for us by the AVIATAR team, is beneficial for our flight crews. It clearly displays all relevant information for the captain on one screen. In addition to a user-friendly design, the Technical Logbook of AVIATAR also offers open interfaces for many different types of data sources, which allows flight crews and technicians to access related data within the application. Our streamlined and optimized processes allow us to save 2.5 metric tons of paper each year, which is also a key benefit for me personally and it illustrates how we benefit from the digitalization.”
AVIATAR’s Technical Logbook offers prefilled text blocks and automated input masks that capture technical issues of the aircraft during flight and on ground. It therefore replaces time-consuming manual entries into paper books and improves data quality as well as transparency. The solution works with any hardware device (e.g., tablet, smartphone or desktop computer) and provides pilots with access to aircraft status anywhere and anytime. It also offers backup processes in case of connectivity issues. 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 standardized data structure helps airlines to gain insights into trend analytics.
“I am proud to be part of the joined Austrian Airlines and AVIATAR Technical Logbook team for the introduction of the next-generation eTLB (electronic technical logbook). It’s the most modern solution and ready for implementation, which makes it an easy choice for airlines around the globe looking for an eTLB today. It was great to work with the agile Austrian Airlines team and to be able to further develop the application with innovative ideas from our new customer. Like all other solutions on our AVIATAR platform, our Technical Logbook is open to be used with any maintenance and engineering system and can be used independently of aircraft types, MRO providers and other systems,” said Dajana Kunz, senior manager digital products at AVIATAR, the digital platform of Lufthansa Technik. “In order to maintain our competitive advantage, we will continue working with all our customers in our AVIATAR community to ensure our digital solutions will be first choice for airlines also in the future.