> > Continental DataGraphics Wins Bid to Digitize Airplane Records for Boeing Capital > > > > > > EL SEGUNDO, Calif., July 30, 2003 -- Following a competitive bidding process, Boeing Capital > > Corporation (BCC) recently selected its sister subsidiary Continental DataGraphics (CDG) to > > digitize critical maintenance records for BCC-owned commercial airplanes. BCC provides and > > arranges airplane leases and loans, with a primary focus on assets critical to Boeing > customers. > > > > "CDG distinguished itself in the competitive bid process by demonstrating an outstanding > > customer support attitude, and a willingness to develop a customized solution and process > > methodology to accommodate our unique requirements," said Bruce Beadell, BCC Technical > Services > > director. > > > > The conversion of airplane records and documents to a CD-ROM format allows BCC to provide > > critical maintenance documents to prospective airplane lessees more efficiently and decreases > > the volume of paper that accompanies an airplane when a lease turns over. > > > > "Losing a single key aircraft maintenance document can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars > to > > replace because the maintenance work must be performed again and re-documented," said Beadell. > > > > In addition to ensuring that important aircraft records are protected from loss or damage, the > > conversion of documents to digital format greatly assists in BCC's marketing efforts. > According > > to Beadell, having aircraft records readily available when an aircraft comes off a lease gives > > prospective lessees quicker access to important data used in evaluating an airplane, and > > understanding its configuration and condition. > > > > Digitized records also will help BCC reduce the physical volume of aircraft historical records > > that must be stored for its portfolio of airplanes, said Beadell. > > > > To date, CDG has digitized the maintenance documentation of 12 commercial airplanes for BCC. > > This required the scanning of tens of thousands of critical airplane records at the BCC > airplane > > storage facility, the transfer of the resulting digital files to CDG for data processing and > > indexing, and the output of the indexed files onto a single CD-ROM for each airplane. Each > > CD-ROM is customized to contain the critical document sets for a specific airplane by serial > > number. CDG also developed a BCC proprietary menu-based user interface for the CD-ROMs to make > > it easier to access and retrieve records. The entire project took approximately three months > to > > complete. > > > > BCC plans to digitize critical maintenance records for all its airplanes as they come off > lease, > > said Beadell. BCC and CDG will work together to further enhance the CD-ROM system using the > > results of this initial 12-airplane project and feedback from BCC customers. > > > > According to Beadell, BCC selected CDG for the project because CDG was responsive to BCC's > > request for a working prototype of the CD-ROM system and offered competitive pricing for the > > final product. > > > > BCC is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company and is a global provider of financial > > solutions, including aircraft leases. Headquartered in Renton, Washington, the company has > more > > than 35 years of experience in providing and arranging financing for airplanes, a diverse > array > > of commercial equipment, and space and defense products. BCC currently owns, or has an > interest > > in, more than 500 commercial airplanes worth more than US $9 billion. > > > > Established in 1969, CDG provides a comprehensive suite of products and services for the > > creation, conversion, management and delivery of parts and maintenance information. CDG is the > > aviation industry's largest producer of illustrated parts catalogs and parts provisioning > data. > > CDG offerings also include digital imaging services, technical authoring and illustration, and > > Internet-based content hosting. CDG is a part of Boeing Commercial Aviation Services, a unit > of > > Boeing Commercial Airplanes. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com