Story ID: 458
GE Announces Partnerships with Passur and GECAS
By: Samantha Cartaino
Caption: While working with Passur to improve airline and airport reliability, GE will create an electronic database for the leasing market with GECAS.
Word Count: 283
GE Aviation Digital Solutions (Chalet 142) has announced partnerships with Passur Aerospace and GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS). The digital industry company will aid Passur in creating aviation solutions that address its customers’ operational challenges. The company will also work with GECAS on an electronic record database for the aviation leasing market.

GE’s partnership with Passur is focused on leveraging GE’s software development and design capabilities as well as its FastWorks program. The goal is to improve overall airline and airport reliability, cash flow and services. The companies will access GeniusLink, GE’s team of business experts, to crowd source solutions. Passur and GE will work in GE’s digital collaboration center in Austin, Texas.

“This agreement [with Passur] is aligned with the goal of supporting the aviation ecosystem with our suppliers and customers to drive efficiency,” said GE Aviation CCO Andrew Coleman. “This is a perfect example of working with an innovative partner like Passur, so they can bring in their customers to discuss new digital solutions to address operational challenges.

Through its partnership with GECAS to create electronic records, GE Aviation will use AirVault. GE acquired the digital records management supplier, also known as Critical Technologies, Inc., in March of this year. With this information, GE and GECAS will manage electronic records for movements between operators of fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft.

“The recent acquisition of AirVault by GE Aviation Digital offers an opportunity to further develop electronic aircraft records gathering, management and exchange,” said GECAS general manager Sean Flannery. “With planned enhancements, the product will provide new applications to airline operations, while additionally serving the needs of aviation leasing companies.”