AirAsia fuel strategy,in collaboration with GE;Did any of these contribute to the QZ 8501 incident ?

With operations so highly regulated by algorithms ,it needs to be asked whether AirrAsia aircraft can deal with the unexpected , for example ice in the engines. It also needs to be asked whether AirAsia  pilots have the flexibility they require  to react changing circumstances.In the words of AirAsia and GE: 

GE FES collects data generated by the aircraft and its systems and applies proprietary technology to help AirAsia better manage their operations. The best of breed analytical tools deliver actionable insights that save fuel, reduce costs and drive out inefficiencies: One example is the Fuel Management Dashboard, which was rolled out to AirAsia in March 2014.
The Dashboard, supported by other analytical tools within the FES suite, has allowed AirAsia to implement a comprehensive program of initiatives that are truly digitally enabled, including:
  •  Optimization of climb profiles;
  •  Single engine taxi operations
  •  Use of sophisticated statistical algorithms to plan taxi and contingency fuel requirements; and
  •  Optimization of departure tracks; and
  •  Minimization of the use of APU.
Jonathan Sanjay, AirAsia’s Group Head of Fuel Conservation said:
“The GE dashboard is the only analytical platform with the capability to seamlessly integrateflight data with operational, weather, trajectory correction, navigation and terrain data. This allows us to unlock the value of our data, to quickly understand complex operational problems, proactively manage costs and make informed operational decisions for every flight. What this means is that we can log-in to the tool and check the performance of our airline's fuel
efficiency program without having to ask anyone to generate reports. We can even drill down to the performance of each department (flight operations, OCC, engineering, etc.) and even further to check the performance of individual pilots”

http://www.geaviation.com/commercial/services/flight-efficiency-services/docs/case-study-AirAsia.pdf

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