Bluetail, a leading US software as a service (SaaS) aircraft records platform for business aviation, has introduced its second-generation Bluetail MACH 2 Search feature.

“When we introduced our MACH Search engine in 2021, it set the standard as the first machine learning search engine purpose-built to meet the specific needs of aircraft owners and operators,” states Roberto Guerrieri, Bluetail CEO and co-founder. “The many improvements we've built into MACH 2 are the results of what we've learned and what our customers and partners have asked for over these past two years.

“Today, MACH 2 is the fastest, most logical, and easiest-to-use digital records search engine in aviation," he continued. "It lets aircraft owners and operators perform faster and more accurate records searches, which in turn allows them to return their aircraft to service faster and at a lower cost.”

To achieve MACH 2's industry-redefining capabilities, Bluetail's engineering teams developed a series of enhancements to the search algorithms, creating advanced auto-organisation and filters, and an enhanced database architecture.

“While the technology behind MACH 2 is proprietary, the real differentiator is just how much it can do to help our customers achieve faster turns on each maintenance, compliance or conformity event,” adds Bluetail VP of development and delivery, Greg Baynham. “There are no cumbersome search filters. MACH 2 auto-recognises all major filters, so maintenance personnel just have to click on the link to view, search or share logbooks, forms, ATA codes, file names, dates or whatever the job requires.

“Today's aircraft operators and maintainers need tools that make their work more efficient. Bluetail's new MACH 2 Search is the only solution that has been developed to do just that.”

Bluetail MACH 2 Search auto-organises large files and eliminates all manual indexing of keywords, numbers, or tags; machine learning analyses aircraft records data in real-time for best-in-class search experience; automatically recognises all major search filters, including FAA forms, logbooks, ATA codes, project dates and so on; finds any operations or maintenance records in seconds; recognises handwriting of A&P signature or inspector signoffs; and is built on the most advanced enterprise security protocols.

MACH 2 Search will be available for Bluetail customers by the end of May 2023.