Babcock Italia receives approval for electronic logbook
The approval by Italian agency ENAC is the culmination of over 18 months of trials by Babcock of the technology
Babcock Mission Critical Services Italia has received approval from Italy’s National Civil Aviation Authority for the implementation of a new electronic Helicopter Technical Logbook (HTL).
The approval follows a development process which included 18 months of trials of the technology by flight crews and technicians, alongside their standard paper HTLs.
Babcock says that the advantages offered by the transition to an electronic HTL include the ‘complete dematerialization of the flight data recording, real-time updates, greater speed and ease of entering data and zero paper’.
The company said that the reduction in paper usage will support its efforts to reduce unnecessary waste and become more sustainable in future.
Babcock’s was also recently given approval by the Spanish government in September 2021 for the operation of commercial drones in the country, for use in the delivery of medical supplies to remote areas.
Oliver Cuenca
Oliver Cuenca is a Junior Editor at the Voyageur Group. He was previously a News and Features Journalist for the rail magazine IRJ until 2021, and studied MA Magazine Journalism at Cardiff University. His favourite helicopter is the AW169 – the workhorse of the UK air ambulance sector! He also led the creation of Waypoint: The AirMed&Rescue podcast, serving as its Production Editor and co-host.