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TrustFlight Develops Digital MEL Tool
By: Jerry Siebenmark
Caption: TrustFlight's MEL Manager creates templates for the most popular business jets.
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TrustFlight, a provider of digital services to the aviation industry, has developed software to create and manage aircraft minimum equipment lists (MELs). The web-based software called MEL Manager creates templates for the most popular business jets on the market that can be modified online in a fraction of the time it would take to modify a PDF.
“I have personally felt the frustration that business jet operators have at managing MELs, especially with word processing software that is not fit for purpose,” said TrustFlight CEO Karl Steeves.
MEL Manager is designed especially for Part 91 operators needing to adopt customized aircraft MELs. Automatic formatting ensures compliance and provides for immediate download as a PDF or link for regulatory approval. They can also be integrated into TrustFlight’s Tech Log and Centrik applications. Each master MEL revision—change to a fleet of procedures—is easily adopted into an existing MEL, according to TrustFlight.