The airline industry is faced with the challenge of cutting costs and streamlining operations, yet at the same time, companies in the airline industry are seeing more and more environmental regulations and reporting requirements. Airline companies also face a particular challenge due to widely dispersed operations, usually covering many countries. To meet these challenges, it is imperative to have cost-effective systems in place that can help demonstrate clear compliance visibility and offer increased control over environmental data.
opsEnvironmental™ provides a cost-effective solution for managing regulatory requirements and environmental data management needs specific to the airlines industry. With experts in both North American and European airline industry regulatory issues and a long track record of working with airline industry companies, ESP is able to ensure that the software continues to meet evolving airline industry needs. opsEnvironmental helps companies in the airlines industry address such challenges as the U.S. National Emission Standards for Aerospace Manufacturing and Rework Facilities, other U.S. NESHAPs, and other national, regional and local requirements. In addition, the software offers streamlined enterprise environmental management throught a web-based system for global task management and reporting, as well as an eight-language user interface.
Having opsEnvironmental™ at the heart of their environmental management programs helps companies in the airlines industry feel confident that their compliance obligations are being met in the most efficient and cost-effective manner, leaving environmental staff free to concentrate on higher-level activities.
Typical environmental challenges in the airlines industry
| Challenge |
ESP Solution |
| Multiple facilities |
Eight-language user interface allows staff at locations all over the world to access the system in their native languages. Scaleable solution can be extended from a single facility to hundreds or thousands of facilities worldwide. |
| US Aerospace NESHAP compliance |
opsEnvironmental™ performs calculations for VOC and Solids. Site-wide emission inventories are generated including painting and all other sources. Data ticklers are employed to actively verify that pressure drop readings are in compliance with operating ranges established during initial facility performance testing. |
| US Title V Permit Certification |
Task management helps ensure that all permit conditions are tracked and the data is available for easy certification of permit compliance. Optional “Evergreening” ensures that your system receives automatic, regular updates whenever regulations change. |
| EU CO2 emissions reporting |
The software enables complete tracking and reporting of CO2 emissions across all areas of operations. As companies prepare for Phase 2 of the EU ETS, in which CO2 reporting will be mandatory for airlines, ESP is working closely with airline companies across the EU to ensure that they will be able to meet these requirements. |
| Plating and coating operations management |
opsEnvironmental™ tracks coating usage for individual booth operations, including material usage, speciation and control devices. |
| Chemical inventory management |
The software tracks materials and kits from receiving dock to manufacturing to waste disposal area. |
| Numerous employees responsible for compliance |
A simple web-based user interface lets staff access and use the software with minimal training. Web-based reporting makes it easy for facility environmental managers to track compliance task completion. |
