Air charter operator Wheels Up signed an agreement for Bluetail’s “all-in-one” aircraft records management hub and Mach Conformity workflow module for its owned aircraft fleet, the Phoenix-based digital records company said yesterday. 

Bluetail’s cloud-based SOC 2- and FAA-compliant software and scanning services will give Wheels Up maintenance teams instant records access, advanced search capabilities, and the ability to securely share records regardless of aircraft location. Its AI search engine, Mach Search, allows for faster and more accurate record searches, saving research time with no need for document tagging.

“Wheels Up is one of the most progressive on-demand private aircraft providers, and digitizing and centralizing all aircraft records for their owned aircraft fleet will help control maintenance costs and improve aircraft availability,” said Bluetail co-founder Stuart Illian. 

The operator will also use Bluetail's Part 135 Conformity Module for future aircraft conformity inspections. The latest results from Bluetail’s customers have shown what the company calls significant time and cost savings with the use of this module.

“We conducted a detailed optimization analysis of our maintenance records procedures to identify opportunities for enhanced accuracy and efficiency while ensuring the highest levels of safety,” said Wheels Up v-p of fleet maintenance Scott Caddick. “We expect Wheels Up’s partnership with Bluetail to provide measurable time and cost savings for our maintenance operation and improve aircraft availability.”