Willis Lease Is First to Adopt GE Engine Health Validator App

July 13, 2016
The Engine Health Validation Report provides a history of engine performance and diagnostic data to aid in time-on-wing estimations and shop visit forecasting, providing a more complete picture of actual engine operation versus a one-time engine test.
Willis Lease Finance Corporation entered an agreement to use GE Aviation's Engine Health Validator app to evaluate engine condition, reducing time and cost to transfer engine assets between lessees. The app replaces the need for performance verification test cell runs by providing an accurate prediction of engine condition for engines maintained in the OEM configuration. 
"Our customers have been very pleased with the rollout of this new offering and, when executed with our managed lease return product, it greatly reduces the time, administrative and financial burden of transitioning engines between lessees," said Brian R. Hole, President, Willis Lease. "We are working hard to deliver innovative solutions to our customers, and collaborating with GE on this project is a very clear step in the right direction."
"Willis Lease is a leader in engine leasing and management and is the first to adopt this new tool," said Kevin McAllister, President and CEO, GE Aviation, Services. "We are committed to developing a variety of new digital tools to help customers optimize their operations."
The Engine Health Validation Report provides a history of engine performance and diagnostic data to aid in time-on-wing estimations and shop visit forecasting, providing a more complete picture of actual engine operation versus a one-time engine test.  Choosing to use the Engine Health Validator app instead of scheduling and performing on- or off-wing engine tests facilitates faster transition of engines between lessees.
Engine Health Validator is available via the myGEAviation.com customer portal and is powered by GE's Predix software platform, which provides data integration and management, as well as the analytics, cloud and mobile capability to accelerate product development and deployment. 
About Willis
Willis Lease Finance Corporation leases large and regional spare commercial aircraft engines, auxiliary power units and aircraft to airlines, aircraft engine manufacturers and maintenance, repair and overhaul providers in 120 countries. These leasing activities are integrated with engine and aircraft trading, engine lease pools supported by cutting edge technology, as well as various end-of-life solutions for aircraft, engines and aviation materials provided through its subsidiary, Willis Aeronautical Services, Inc.
About GE Aviation
GE Aviation, an operating unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), is a world-leading provider of commercial and military jet engines and components as well as integrated digital, electric power, and mechanical systems for aircraft. GE is the world's Digital Industrial Company, transforming industry with software-defined machines and solutions that are connected, responsive and predictive. GE is organized around a global exchange of knowledge, the "GE Store," through which each business shares and accesses the same technology, markets, structure and intellect. Each invention further fuels innovation and application across our industrial sectors. With people, services, technology and scale, GE delivers better outcomes for customers by speaking the language of industry.
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