With the Nitrogen Backpack, Dedienne Aerospace speeds up turnaround times |
| Romain Guillot |
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15 MAR 2018 | 383 words
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A small innovation is taking on a huge market. Dedienne Aerospace has developed a new GSE solution called "Nitrogen Backpack" which is intended to facilitate the recharging of hydraulic accumulators on commercial aircraft access doors.
As its name indicates, it is a backpack with a nitrogen bottle. Light and easy to use, the new system can be used by a single operator, which is a major advantage given that until now this type of operation required a standard nitrogen cart and needed at least two operators.
The French company which specialises in aviation maintenance tooling indicates that with the Nitrogen Backpack, door batteries are recharged in under 5 minutes, which simplifies daily plane maintenance and saves time and money. Dedienne Aerospace also specified that the Nitrogen Backpack had been designed to meet the needs of AirAsia, as the Malaysian low-cost airline wanted to reduce its turnaround time (TAT).
"We are operating in a fascinating market which requires us to keep our eye on the ball constantly when it comes to innovation and speed things up. Our main commitment is to provide our customers with quality products and first class customer service. With the Nitrogen Backpack, we are offering our customers an opportunity to reduce costs thanks to an attractive and innovative product", explains Cédric Barbe, Chief Executive of Dedienne Aerospace.
For Nadzri Hasim, the Malaysian aviation group's director of engineering, "AirAsia is an innovative and pioneering company which is a major actor for change. We are pleased to be working with Dedienne Aerospace to develop an innovative, profitable and effective solution which meets the highest standards of the industry. We are committed to being at the forefront of the constantly-changing aviation industry and we are proud to be the first airline to use the Nitrogen Backpack on our aircraft. "
The first Nitrogen Backpacks have already been delivered to AirAsia which has started to deploy them to meet the needs of its line maintenance teams. AirAsia is currently operating with nearly 90 Airbus A320s from Malaysia, not including the planes of its different subsidiaries in Thailand, Indonesia or the Philippines, for example. But other major airlines have also just adopted Dedienne's Nitrogen Backpack in Europe. This is surely the start of a great story.
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Romain Guillot
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Cofounder of Journal de l'Aviation and Alertavia
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