Trusting Air Worthy with avionics inspections and modifications

The term ‘avionics’ is the literal amalgamation of ‘aviation’ and ‘electronics’ and refers to every electrical system in an aircraft, which essentially covers all aspects of an aircraft’s operation. Avionics maintenance involves the engine controls, flight control systems, navigation, communications, flight data recorders, lighting, fuel systems, electro-optic (EO/IR) systems, hydraulics, oxygen supply and fire suppression, weather radar, plus others. Avionics technicians, therefore, need to be specialists in the field of aeronautical electronics on various aircraft.

The commercial need for airlines to operate more fuel efficient aircraft on longer range routes, whilst providing improved inflight comfort, has led to various systems being added to aircraft. These technologies need to be integrated into one shared space while working together with one another. For example, the inclusion of fibre optics, inflight WIFI and state-of-the-art computer equipment makes an aircraft an increasingly complex piece of hardware and software that needs checks, updates, and maintenance to be carried out by specialist avionics personnel.

Based in Italy with technical representatives stationed at strategic locations internationally, Air Worthy provides avionics consultancy services to a number of airline and cargo operators. The company’s avionics consulting services include:

• Avionics configuration analysis
• FDR (flight data recorder) data analysis
• Evaluation of applicable current and future mandates based on type of operations
• Avionics upgrades and modifications and rectification of non-compliance issues  
• Air-ops (CAT.GEN, CAT.IDE) compliance check list management
• Maintenance Program/MEL preparation on avionics ATAs
• Aircraft software management incorporating cyber-security requirements
• Trouble-shooting avionics failures in support of operator/CAMO
• Supporting Airworthiness Directives (AD), Service Bulletin (SB) evaluation, STCs (Supplementary Type Certificate) or minor modification implementation

Commenting on Air Worthy’s expertise in the field of aircraft avionics, Air Worthy’s Continuing Airworthiness Manager and avionics specialist engineer, Lucia Soffientini said:

“Air Worthy’s extensive avionics knowledge and experience has been acquired over many years by our team of specialist engineers. Our trusted service is comprehensive, so we are able to deliver beyond airworthiness, providing an outsourced solution that brings peace of mind to our customers. Every aircraft is an asset and Air Worthy’s main goals are to uphold aircraft safety and deliver value for clients through a dedicated outsourced solution for avionics inspection and maintenance programmes.”

Alongside avionics consultancy, Air Worthy provides CAMO and technical services for aircraft transitions (Pre-purchase inspections; Mid-lease audits; Physical surveys; Technical lease reviews) all over the world, which is delivered through a global network of approved technical consultancy partners.