26 April, 2019:Lufthansa Technik's SafeDrone has signed comprehensive contracts with drone manufacturers Matternet and SwissDrones. Both companies will use SafeDrone Health to improve the efficiency of their maintenance programmes.
SafeDrone Health is a holistic and manufacturer-independent diagnostic solution particularly for flight-critical components of drones. The cloud-based service lets manufacturers and operators monitor the technical condition of their drones, making technical fleet management safer and more efficient. Based on detailed failure descriptions and maintenance recommendations, repairs can be done at the optimal time rather than too early or in reaction to a critical situation. SafeDrone Health makes a proven approach from manned aviation available to unmanned aerial vehicles. This can decrease the maintenance costs by 50 per cent and more.
SafeDrone Health is an important part of Matternet's safety-first philosophy and will support flight operations in Switzerland as well as those done under the Unmanned Aircraft System Integration Pilot Program initiated by the FAA.
"Safety is our number one focus," said Founder and CEO of Matternet, Andreas Raptopoulos. "By partnering with Lufthansa Technik, we are taking another step to ensure that every operation we implement around the world utilizes the best-in-class technology to keep everyone involved safe."
"Due to the increased operational expectations towards our products in use around the world, the deployment of a professional fleet health and safety management platform has become a key initiative for SwissDrones. We are very pleased with the partnership with Lufthansa Technik," said Board Member of SwissDrones, Lukas Obrist.
"We are proud to be working with two strong and innovative companies and support them on their growth path by helping increase the efficiency of maintenance efforts while keeping operational reliability and safety at a consistently high level. All this helps to reduce their operating costs in the long run," said technical project lead for SafeDrone, Philipp Baumgarten.