- Bombardier (BBD.A) has scored approvals for its Smart Link Plus connected aircraft system
- Smart Link Plus is an advanced health monitoring system that collects aircraft data, which can enable flight and maintenance crews to prioritize and troubleshoot essential in-flight alerts
- Bombardier is working to finalize all regulatory approvals for operators of Challenger 604 and Global 5500 and Global 6500 aircraft, which are expected from late 2023 through early 2024
- Bombardier Inc. (BBD.A) opened trading at C$69.80 per share
Aviation heavyweight Bombardier (BBD.A) has scored approvals for its Smart Link Plus connected aircraft system.
The company has recently achieved essential Transport Canada (TC), European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approvals for almost its entire fleet of Challenger and Global aircraft.
Smart Link Plus is an advanced health monitoring system that collects aircraft data, which can enable flight and maintenance crews to prioritize and troubleshoot essential in-flight alerts, increasing an aircraft’s operational efficiency. Aircraft operators can track, troubleshoot, and dispatch a technician based on information received from the system, enabling them to make detailed maintenance decisions quickly and efficiently.
“The Smart Link Plus system is fundamentally changing the way Bombardier supports its customers,” said Paul Sislian, Bombardier’s Executive Vice President, Aftermarket Services and Strategy. “With Smart Link Plus, customers can make concrete maintenance decisions in real time – significantly enhancing the efficiency of their operations.”
Ground crews can also use the program’s remote parameter display to independently monitor an aircraft while in-flight to assist in finding the root cause of potential issues.
With these approvals, operators of all in-service Challenger 300, Challenger 350, Challenger 3500, Challenger 605 and Challenger 650, as well as Global 5000, Global 6000, Global Express and Global XRS aircraft will be able to install the Smart Link Plus aircraft health management system on their business jets.
Bombardier is working to finalize all regulatory approvals for operators of Challenger 604 and Global 5500 and Global 6500 aircraft, which are expected from late 2023 through early 2024.
Bombardier provides business jet design, manufacturing, and services.
Bombardier Inc. (BBD.A) opened trading at C$69.80 per share. Since this time last year, its stock has gained 83.6 per cent and is up 31.8 per cent year to date.
