INDUSTRY WATCH
IN 2019, BOTH OPERATORS
AND MROS WILL DOUBLE
DOWN ON THEIR EFFORTS
TO MAKE DATA COUNT
TOWARDS PREDICTIVE
CAPABILITIES – AND
THESE CAPABILITIES WILL
STRETCH FURTHER THAN
EVER BEFORE.
PREDICTION 1: RELIABILITY
ANALYSIS BECOMES THE
ENGINE FOR GROWTH OF
PREDICTIVE CAPABILITIES
Reliability data buys operators
decision-making time
A recent IFS study into the top
commercial aviation pain points found
operational availability to be the greatest
challenge, cited by 60% of respondents.
No matter how quickly operators can
turn around a plane between flights, the
disruption of having an aircraft on the
ground (AOG) has drastic ramifications
– with parts and time potentially costing
millions of dollars. Improving operational
availability and avoiding costly schedule
delays must begin in the maintenance
planning process.
The solution lies in analysing reliability
data, which can enable operators to
accurately predict when a component will
fail and give them more time and freedom
to decide on the next step.
If operators know when a part is likely
to malfunction or break, they can get as
much as two to three weeks to review
options and source a replacement from
the most cost-effective vendor. This
removes the pressure to find a part
at short notice, which often leads to
cascading maintenance schedule changes
and expensive emergency parts sourcing.
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MROs can also capture valuable
reliability data
Last year, IFS predicted digital twins would
play a bigger role in commercial aviation
and we have seen this materialise and
continue to dominate the agenda across
the industry. In 2019, we will see MROs
take advantage of digital twin information
gained from original equipment
manufacturers (OEMs) to capture much of
this valuable reliability data.
The key for MROs is to identify the areas
where reliability data can have the most
disruptive effect. Any improvement that
will allow an MRO to enhance or gain
predictive capabilities is going to be a
major service differentiator.
In 2019, both operators and MROs will
double down on their efforts to make
data count towards predictive capabilities
– and these capabilities will stretch
further than ever before.
PREDICTION 2: QUICKER
DEPLOYMENT OF IN-AIR AND IN-
HANGAR INNOVATION
For operators, the only way is cloud
Operators face unprecedented demand
to innovate faster, which usually
manifests in pressure to adopt new
technologies that improve the passenger
experience – from in-flight entertainment
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