Maintenance and Modifications
Bombardier Expanding Service Offerings
New service offerings include the APU for the Global 7500 as well as predictive maintenance for new and in-service Challenger and Global jets.
GE Digital Works's Andrew Coleman, left, and Bombardier Aviation's Jean-Christophe Gallagher show the new Smart Link Plus health monitoring unit box that Bombardier will include on all new Challengers and Globals, with plans to retrofit on more than 2,500 in-service Challengers and Globals. (Photo: Bombardier)
GE Digital Works's Andrew Coleman, left, and Bombardier Aviation's Jean-Christophe Gallagher show the new Smart Link Plus health monitoring unit box that Bombardier will include on all new Challengers and Globals, with plans to retrofit on more than 2,500 in-service Challengers and Globals. (Photo: Bombardier)

A new Bombardier service partnership with GE Aviation is expected to result in a free health monitoring unit (HMU) for more than 2,500 in-service Challenger and Global aircraft, the companies announced Tuesday at NBAA-BACE. A preferred service provider agreement between the two companies calls for GE (Booth C10030) to offer curated service bundles around cabin and cockpit connectivity for new and in-service Bombardier Challengers and Globals, including models as early as the Global Express.