Aircraft IT MRO V11.1, Spring 2022 by aircraftit

CASE STUDIES: HAECO • AISG • ATR

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A solution for multiple locations

A modern IT solution for a complex line maintenance challenge

Upgrading to the latest MRO IT Implementations that delivered greater efficiency and capability

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Aircraft IT MRO: Charting the rise of modern MRO IT Solutions AIRCRAFT IT MRO Publisher/Editor Ed Haskey E-mail: ed.haskey@aircraftit.com Telephone: +44 1273 454 235 Website: www.aircraftIT.com Chief Operating Officer Scott Leslie E-mail: scott.leslie@aircraftit.com Copy Editor/Contributor John Hancock E-mail: john@aircraftit.com Magazine Production Dean Cook E-mail: deancook@magazineproduction.com AircraftIT MRO is published bi-monthly and is an affiliate of Aircraft Commerce and part of the AviationNextGen Ltd group. The entire contents within this publication © Copyright 2021 AviationNextGen Ltd an independent publication and not affiliated with any of the IT vendors or suppliers. Content may not be reproduced without the strict written agreement of the publisher. The views and opinions expressed in this publication are the views of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of their companies or of the publisher. The publisher does not guarantee the source, originality, accuracy, completeness or reliability of any statement, information, data, finding, interpretation, advice, opinion, or view presented.

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here is an old saying that goes, ‘if it’s not broken, don’t fix it’. It means that we should not undertake unnecessary changes but, put bluntly, it is often used as an excuse for why things should not change at all. In that sense, it’s a saying that is not fit for the modern world of MRO IT. Waiting for something to break or, more often, stop functioning as it should, will usually mean an interruption to service and a nonscheduled maintenance event that could have been avoided if upgrades had been planned with current and future needs in mind. Digital data solutions help minimize the occasions when something has broken during its working schedule. After a couple of years of enforced low levels of activity, the aircraft MRO sector is not just waking up from the COVID effect but is undertaking a lot of upgrades that will serve it well in the years to come. The sector certainly cannot be accused of waiting until something breaks before acting. COVID has left a challenge for MROs to eliminate touch points and equip staff to spend more time with the aircraft and less time walking to and from stores or walking to a terminal booth in order to enter the relevant information about what they have done to an aircraft, with the potential for errors and typos that entails. Paperless and mobile solutions save time and improve accuracy. In this issue, you’ll find three great case studies. HAECO knew that a better MRO IT solution was needed but, being a busy operation, had to choose

carefully. This case study charts the selection and implementation of their new solution as well as how it has bedded in. From AISG, we hear how a complex and multi-location MRO serving many airlines’ line maintenance needs for a range of aircraft types, found and implemented a new MRO IT solution. We don’t often hear from OEMs but our case study from ATR offers a really interesting and different story of why an OEM needed an MRO IT solution, and the journey to a modern solution during the pandemic. The white paper in this issue is from Cranfield University and addresses the use of data and software as tools to increase operational performance and in delivering on sustainability goals. We also have two columns in this issue. ‘How I see IT’ offers informed thoughts on how to decide which software solution you should choose in order to ensure that the chosen solution is well-matched to your business. In the first outing for our new occasional column, ‘What IT can do’, you can read about making the best use of data and where to start, plus the benefits, challenges and solutions for using data. It wouldn’t be Aircraft IT without our vendors and, in this issue, two of them complete their Job Cards for you from Rusada and from Aerostrat. Add to that our regular round-up of news and technology developments as well as the comprehensive ‘MRO Software Directory’ and you have Aircraft IT MRO: not only looking to the future but also bringing you the best ideas on how to get there.

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CONTENTS 06 Latest News and Technology updates

52 WHITE PAPER: Planning for a digital future

Keeping up with what is happening in a complex and evolving business world is a challenge. At Aircraft IT MRO or here in the Aircraft IT MRO e-journal the latest developments are sorted and ready to read.

34 CASE STUDY: HAECO embarks on an MRO IT upgrade Teresa Cheung, Assistant General Manager, Centre of Excellence & Cathay Operations, Line Maintenance and Christine Yung, Leader of the AMOS Competence Excellence team, HAECO Hong Kong The journey to greater IT capability; how HAECO specified, selected and implemented a new MRO solution. A great case study of a critical project.

40 VENDOR JOB CARD: Rusada Neil Hargreaves shares the customer relationship ethos of listening and the focus on first class software that have been the key to Rusada’s success In the first of our Q&A pieces, Neil Hargreaves, Chief Operating Officer at Rusada, completes his ‘Job Card Log’ for Aircraft IT.

42 CASE STUDY: ATR steps up to a modern MRO IT solution Patrick Massicot, Head of Airframe & MRO Services, ATR Selecting and implementing a new maintenance information system during a pandemic is a major challenge which ATR faced successfully and head-on.

50 COLUMN: How I see IT: Upgrading IT – Which software solution approach should you choose? Allan Bachan, VP, Managing Director, MRO Operations, ICF with Kyle Tuberson, Chief Technology Officer, Public Sector, ICF Realizing an IT upgrade requires leaders to consider a number of factors, including the right software platform, the capabilities of the business, and how that will support the mission.

James Angus, Commercial Director of the Integrated Vehicle Health Management (IVHM) Centre at Cranfield University and John Maggiore, a senior aerospace leader, executive consultant, and digital transformation expert at Cranfield University IVHM Centre The use of data and software to increase operational performance, is an often-overlooked lever for delivering sustainability goals. This article explores its application in maintenance and engineering, and looks to future trends.

58 VENDOR JOB CARD: Aerostrat Elliot Margul, Chief Executive Officer of Aerostrat explains how listening to customers and acting on their inputs has made Aerostrat a preferred partner for customer airlines In the second of our Q&A pieces, Elliot Margul, Chief Executive Officer of Aerostrat, completes his ‘Job Card Log’ for Aircraft IT.

60 CASE STUDY: A new MRO IT solution for AISG’s multiple locations Alejandro Bravo, Sr. VP Production Control & COO, AISG How a complex line maintenance and MRO business moved up to a modern MRO IT software solution: from how they decided that a new solution was needed through selection to implementation and what the future holds.

66 COLUMN: What IT can do: The low hanging fruits in maintenance data management Henrik Ollus, Customer Success Manager at QOCO Systems ltd. In this new column, we’ll invite experts to explore the capabilities and uses to which IT can be put. In this first contribution, we learn about making the best use of data; the benefits, the challenges and the solutions.

68 MRO Software directory A detailed look at the world’s leading MRO IT systems.

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Arajet Airline to fly with TRAX eMRO Despite the ongoing Covid pandemic worldwide, startup airlines continue to launch. Dominican Republic aviation regulatory authorities (JAC) announced in late February 2022 that they have recently approved 30 routes for the newly rebranded Arajet Airline, formerly Flycana, as the country’s first ultra-low-cost carrier. Arajet will operate scheduled and non-scheduled passenger and cargo service with a fleet of five Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft. The company has already taken delivery and released a photo of its first B737 which displays a colorful and distinctive livery. The aircraft was named Pico Duarte after the country’s highest mountain and nature reserve. Arajet is set to begin operations at its hub based at the Las Américas International Airport (SDQ) in Santo Domingo, the second busiest airport in the Dominican Republic. Routes will include international flights to the United States, Cuba, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago, Netherlands (Netherlands Antilles), and France (French Caribbean Antilles). The airline has inked a deal with TRAX to implement the web-based eMRO system to manage maintenance activities on its Boeing fleet of aircraft. Implementing the eMRO cloud solution with its leading-edge technology will bring many advantages to Arajet. Users can have maximum mobility while accessing required documentation and electronic data, viewing assigned maintenance tasks, receiving real-time updates on planned and completed work, tapping into integrated materials modules, and an overall increase in cost savings, enhanced productivity, and efficiency. TRAX provides comprehensive software solutions designed to manage all aspects of aircraft maintenance. TRAX is the premium provider of aviation maintenance mobile and cloud products in the global market today. TRAX products support digital signatures, paperless ‘Covid-safe’ working including Workpacks and manuals, RFID-capability for logistics, Biometric security, offline capability for its suite of mobile apps, web-based applications, and the ability for users to work anywhere with easy access to real-time information. AIRCRAFT IT MRO • SPRING 2022 • 6

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Demand for Web Manuals’ digitalization tool up 40% in Africa

Vega Offshore utilizes Rusada’s ENVISION

At the start of November 2021, Web Manuals, an established leader in digital documentation for the aviation industry, was pleased to announce that it is continuing to expand its global presence with a 40% increase in its customer base across Africa since January 2021. Representative of a wide cross-section of the industry, 43% of the African organizations joining Web Manuals’ community are airlines, closely followed by operators of business jets and missions, and then flight schools. This clearly demonstrates the breadth of applications for the Web Manuals’ document digitalization tool as well as highlighting the continent’s appetite for digital transformation. “We have been serving the African market since 2015, but over the past year have seen a huge increase in demand for our services across the continent. It is clear to see that more operators are ready to take their document digitization to the next level and there is huge potential for Web Manuals to support all segments of the aviation industry. “As borders begin to reopen, we want our customers to feel confident that they can direct their time and energy into optimising the travel restart, without the additional burden of having to update all their documents manually.” said Paul Sandström, Chief Revenue Officer and Director of Operations EMEA, Web Manuals. ATP-AircraftIT-Half-Page-Ad-March-Marks.pdf 1 2022-02-14 PM August Web Manuals now has more than 380 customers around the world 2:42 and in strengthened its Asia presence by opening a new office in Singapore.

Romanian Oil & Gas operator Vega Offshore announced in early March 2022 that it has chosen Rusada’s ENVISION software to manage its airworthiness and maintenance operations, and is now fully live on the system. Vega Offshore uses a fleet of Airbus Helicopters H155s to provide services to the offshore Oil & Gas industry. It operates passenger and cargo flights for producers, as well as medevac and search & rescue services if the need arises. Vega Offshore will use ENVISION to manage a number of different functions, including continuing airworthiness, maintenance planning & tracking, and inventory management. Rusada’s European Client Services team completed the project over the course of six months, during which time they configured process flows, trained staff, and migrated over Vega’s existing data. As a result, the operator is now up and running on ENVISION and is successfully using it for day-to-day operations. Read the full story on Aircraft IT Website

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In early November 2021, the Latin American-based low-cost carrier chose IFS to support its growing MRO footprint including engineering, planning, execution, and materials. The IFS solution is to be deployed in the cloud and rolled out across the growing Viva Air fleet of 21 aircraft to support the airline’s ambitious expansion plans IFS, the global cloud enterprise applications company, announced that Viva Air has selected IFS to support its Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) and fleet planning operations. As one of Latin America’s leading low-cost carriers with ambitious expansion plans across South and North America, Viva Air will deploy IFS software to support maintenance planning and execution across its growing fleet of aircraft.

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Over the last decade Viva Air has grown rapidly across Latin America and now serves 20+ routes within Colombia and Peru, as well as international routes to Mexico and a growing number of daily flights to the US. The company has a vision to establish itself as the leading low-cost airline in Latin America, with planned international expansion into Brazil, Argentina, Chile and more countries in the region. The airline currently operates 21 Airbus A320-200 and A320neo aircraft, with fleet size expected to more than double over the next five years. Advanced maintenance software was required to match these aggressive expansion plans. Following an extensive evaluation, the decision was made to move to a cloud-based maintenance management system

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provided by IFS. IFS MRO and fleet planning software will provide visibility across the entire Viva Air network, bringing multiple disparate systems to a single view in order to more effectively scale the organization “After a rigorous procurement process, it was decided IFS provided the best technological solution for the Latin American market, particularly in terms of providing support for a single airline operating with multiple Air Operator’s Certificate (AOCs), with further AOCs planned. IFS provides Viva Air with a strong cloud-based foundation to grow in lockstep with our planned business, fleet and route expansions in the years to come.” said Francisco Lalinde, COO at Viva Air. The cloud solution will be implemented and hosted by IFS partner Tsunami Tsolutions. Viva Air is the latest commercial airline customer to select IFS, joining other airline operators across the Americas including LATAM, Copa Airlines, Cape Air, PSA Airlines and more. Scott Helmer, President, IFS Aerospace and Defence, added, “This selection continues to demonstrate that IFS is the maintenance planning and execution solution of choice in the Americas region and globally. Airlines realise that IFS maintenance software provides the perfect balance between fleet utilisation and maintenance efficiency, ultimately translating into smoother operations to delight passengers at the all-important Moment of ServiceTM, when their flight takes off on time and delivers them to their intended destination.”

Viva Air: Viva Air is the leading low-cost airline in Latin America. It currently operates 30 domestic routes in Colombia, five domestic routes in Peru, and seven international routes to the United States, Mexico and Peru. In its nine-year history, it has transported more than 28 million passengers. In 2021, it named Medellín as its official hub for domestic and international operations. Recognised for its proven biosecurity protocols, punctuality and having one of the most modern fleets in Latin America, with 21 Airbus 320 aircraft, Viva Air continues its path of expansion by bringing air equity to the regions it touches with its promise to always offer low fares. IFS: IFS develops and delivers cloud enterprise software for companies around the world who manufacture and distribute goods, build and maintain assets, and manage servicefocused operations. Within the single platform, IFS’s industry specific products are innately connected to a single data model and use embedded digital innovation so that IFS’s customers can be their best when it really matters to their customers – at the Moment of Service. The industry expertise of IFS people and of their growing ecosystem, together with a commitment to deliver value at every single step, has made IFS a recognised leader and the most recommended supplier in the sector. Every day the team of 4,500 employees live the firm’s values of agility, trustworthiness and collaboration in how they support 10,000+ customers. Read the full story on Aircraft IT Website AIRCRAFT IT MRO • SPRING 2022 • 9

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Chrono Aviation goes live with Rusada’s ENVISION Chrono Aviation, the Canadian charter airline, announced in midNovember 2021 that it has successfully deployed Rusada’s ENVISION as its airworthiness and maintenance solution. Chrono Aviation provides charter services from its bases in Montreal, Quebec City, and Rimouski to destinations across Canada and the US. After nine years in operation, they now have a fleet of 14 aircraft ranging from Pilatus PC-12’s to Boeing 737’s. Chrono will also soon be adding a 737-800 to the fleet, its largest aircraft to date. Chrono performs most of its maintenance in-house through subsidiary WAAS Aerospace, which also conducts extensive third-party work. The company is currently constructing a new 66,000 sq. ft hangar at Montreal Saint-Hubert Longueuil Airport to accommodate recent growth. Rusada worked closely with the teams at Chrono and WAAS throughout the deployment project to ensure a successful go live on eight of ENVISION’s modules. Chrono will use its Fleet Management module for continuing airworthiness and maintenance planning, Base, Line & Component Maintenance modules for MRO execution, and Inventory Management for its warehouses. It will also use ENVISION’s Human Resources, Quality & Safety, and

Finance & Accounting modules to support these functions. The operator becomes Rusada’s first customer in Canada. The project sponsor, Dominic Cayouette, PRM/ DOM at WAAS Aerospace commented: “We have experienced significant levels of growth over the last five years and as such needed to upgrade our maintenance information system to manage our larger fleet and increased MRO activities. We were looking for an advanced and modern solution that was cost-effective at the same time. In ENVISON we found one software that could do it all and be the foundation for our continued growth.” “Chrono Aviation is the latest in a long line of exciting companies to select ENVISION as their software of choice. Both the teams here at Rusada, and at Chrono and WAAS, have done an exceptional job in getting the system live despite the challenges presented by the pandemic. I am very proud of our continued success in what has been a difficult 18 months for the industry and look forward to next year which promises to be even better.” added Julian Stourton, Rusada CEO. Read the full story on Aircraft IT Website

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In mid-December 2021, Global aviation software provider Ramco Systems announced that it will implement its Aviation M&E MRO Suite V5.9 at Pathfinder Aviation, a heli-charter operator with services ranging from survey and exploration to firefighting, heli-skiing, Department of Defense contracts, oil and gas, utility support, aerial cinema and more. Ramco’s full suite Aviation Software will integrate and automate various operations at Pathfinder Aviation empowering them with a one stop solution to cater to all their complex business needs. The next-gen Aviation Software will offer Pathfinder modules covering Maintenance, Supply Chain Management, Flight Operations, Safety & Quality, and Finance, and will seamlessly integrate with Pathfinder Aviation’s existing HR and payroll system, thus replacing multiple legacy applications. The solution will also automate the duty tracking of pilots thereby providing visibility across departments, tracking profitability at an aircraft level and enabling quicker turnaround time for aircraft. In addition, with its digital enablers like state-of-the art mobile apps, Electronic Flight Bag, HUBs, Electronic Signature Capability, Dashboards, and offline mobile application capability, Ramco will help Pathfinder manage its remote operations with zero connectivity and help achieve paperless operations. AIRCRAFT IT MRO • SPRING 2022 • 12

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“We were seeking a best-in class Aviation ERP software that would keep up with our rapid expansion plans and provide a next generation work experience for our employees. Ramco’s strong footprint in the Heli segment together with the advanced capabilities of its Aviation Software were key in our selection. We look forward to our journey with Ramco.” stated Rogan Parker, CEO, Pathfinder Aviation. Manoj Kumar Singh, Chief Customer Officer — Aviation, Aerospace & Defense, Ramco Systems, added, “The addition of Pathfinder Aviation to our growing clientele underscores Ramco’s track record as a leading software provider in the heli-operator segment. Infused with Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning capabilities, we are confident that Pathfinder will be able to optimize its process, improve efficiency and continue to maintain its position as an innovative helicopter transport operator.” Ramco Aviation, Aerospace & Defense is trusted by 24,000+ users to manage 4,000+ aircraft globally. Accessible on cloud and mobile, Ramco Aviation & Defense Software continues to innovate with ‘Anywhere Apps’, significantly reducing transaction time both during aircraft-on-ground (AOG) conditions and critical aircraft turnarounds. Ramco is changing the paradigm of enterprise software with Artificial Intelligence based solutions, powered by cool new features such as digital task cards, offline capability, chatbots, mail bots, HUBs and cognitive solutions. With 80+ Aviation organizations onboard, Ramco is the solution of choice for top heli-operators, leading defense companies, space

launch vehicles, UAS/Drones, eVTOL and multiple MROs around the world. Pathfinder Aviation: Founded in 2001 to fill a void in Alaska’s utility helicopter market, Pathfinder Aviation has been delivering crews to remote locations and providing external load support for precision relocation of goods and supplies for both the government and private sector. Today, Pathfinder operates worldwide, year-round, in both day and night VFR and IFR conditions. This allows them to attract versatile crews and highly qualified management. The business is confident that the team’s experience will exceed clients’ expectations, both operationally and professionally.

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TrustFlight, Boeing, Canadian Tech Supercluster project A unique collaboration between TrustFlight, Boeing, RaceRocks and The University of British Columbia (UBC) has plans to transform the aviation industry, creating a new digital aircraft records platform aimed at significantly improving efficiency and potentially saving the sector up to $3.5 billion a year. The DARS project, announced in mid-November 2021, aims to create the world’s first truly global, web-based component and airworthiness records platform to connect data across the supply chain, significantly improving efficiency and potentially delivering $3.5 billion a year in cost savings. The Digital Aircraft Record System (DARS) will be developed in Canada, having received investment and support from the Canadian Digital Technology Supercluster — an initiative that helps to establish a framework for collaboration and co-investment on projects across all sectors. This project demonstrates

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Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry says of the project: “Canada’s superclusters are bringing together partners in industry to support innovative projects like DARS that help our country attract new investment, develop ‘Made in Canada’ IP and lead the world in aviation safety and maintenance innovation.” The long-term aim of the project is to create the world’s first truly global, web-based component and airworthiness records platform connecting data across the supply chain. Working closely with existing industry maintenance and MRO system providers, DARS will enhance their functionality by enabling seamless transfer of accurate aircraft information, removing the need for manual data entry and delivering significant efficiency improvements. The first DARS service to be offered will be a digital engine log, available in early 2022. “Most systems that manage and record aircraft

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maintenance are either paper-based or operator specific software solutions that are often unable to communicate with one another, meaning data has to be input and transferred manually. We knew there was a better way to work, concluding that a consolidated digital platform like DARS could improve airline maintenance productivity and efficiency by up to 25 per cent, potentially saving the industry $3.5 billion a year.” added Karl Steeves, CEO at TrustFlight, Dedicated to digitizing paper-based processes, TrustFlight’s comprehensive technical and regulatory understanding of the aviation industry made it the ideal lead for the DARs project. The Company has deep expertise in aviation software development — which includes the powerful operational management solution, Centrik. From there, each consortium member will play an integral role. Boeing’s industry knowledge, influence and experience will be a key factor in designing DARS for aviation’s digital frontier. Charles S. ‘Duff’ Sullivan, President, Boeing Canada Operations Ltd. said: “Replacing manual, paper-based procedures with accurate digital records will help accelerate this transformation in aviation. As we continue to pursue digital-first solutions across Boeing, innovations like DARS help airlines and operators reduce costs and operate more efficiently.” DARS is designed to bring aerospace fleets into a digitally native platform, so TrustFlight turned to RaceRocks and its experience in developing online fleet decision capabilities within the Canadian Defense industry. Anita Pawluk, President at RaceRocks said: “We’re excited to use our experience in extrapolating data into meaningful and user-friendly interfaces, simplifying what are often complex decision-making processes. Bringing our strengths to the project alongside subject matter experts from TrustFlight, Boeing and UBC will result in a higher quality solution that will enable teams and empower decisions.”

UBC’s combined research expertise in blockchain — a key technology within the DARS architecture — and supply chain management was a vital addition to the consortium. Dr. Harish Krishnan, Professor of Operations and Logistics at UBC Sauder School of Business, added: “We are excited to be contributing research knowledge and talent in supply chain management, analytics and blockchain to the DARS project. The airline industry was an early adopter of operations research techniques, and by focusing on applying a new set of technologies to eliminate inefficiencies in the maintenance supply chain, this project provides valuable new opportunities for our researchers and students to apply their learning.” In conclusion, Sue Paish, CEO of the Digital Technology Supercluster says: “Many airlines are evaluating their operations as they prepare for the post-pandemic world. Digital solutions such as the DARS data platform can help streamline aircraft maintenance, making it faster, more effective and more efficient — which is good for everyone. We are honored that our Supercluster model has been able to bring together industry, technology and academic leaders such as Boeing, TrustFlight, RaceRocks and UBC to drive this potentially transformational technology.” As the DARS project develops in Canada it will create around 40 highly skilled aviation data and software jobs within the first 12 months, rising to between 150 and 500 new roles as the market AIRCRAFT IT MRO • SPRING 2022 • 15

develops in the following two to four years. The multi-million-dollar project involves a unique collaboration between TrustFlight, Boeing, RaceRocks and The University of British Columbia (UBC), having received investment and support from the Canadian Digital Technology Supercluster — an initiative that helps to establish a framework for collaboration and co-investment on projects across all sectors. TrustFlight: TrustFlight is a global provider of Digital Workflow Applications to the aviation industry including the class-leading Electronic Tech Log system. TrustFlight also provides innovative software-driven workflow support services helping aircraft operators and airlines to remove costly paperwork and associated errors, preserve aircraft value, increase efficiency and safety in aircraft operations. An integral part of TrustFlight’s suite of digital solutions is Centrik, a powerful system that provides complete SMS and operational management support to more than 70,000 global users in the aviation, UAS, military, maritime and sectors. Centrik removes costly, outdated paper-based processes and procedures, increasing efficiency, improving safety and ensuring complete compliance across some of the most highly regulated and safety critical industries in the world. Canada’s Digital Technology Supercluster: Ahead of the curve starts here. The Digital Technology Supercluster is building a better Canada by growing Canadian businesses, creating a digitally skilled workforce and positively impacting lives across our Country. We accelerate the development and adoption of digital technologies that keep Canadians healthy, address climate change and drive economic productivity. Through a powerful combination of co-investment, cross-sector collaboration, IP creation and digital talent development, we unlock the potential of Canadians to lead and succeed in the Digital world. Read the full story on Aircraft IT Website

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In late November 2021, Affinity Flying Training Services, a key partner of the UK Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS), announced that it has gone live with Rusada’s web-based maintenance solution ENVISION. Affinity supports the fixed-wing element of UKMFTS for elementary flight training, basic flying tasks, and multi-engine training using a fleet of 42 aircraft including Grob 120 TPs, Beechcraft T6s and Embraer Phenom 100s. Holding Part 145 and Part M certifications, Affinity manages and maintains the aircraft at RAF Barkston Heath, RAF Cranwell and RAF Valley, enabling some 21,000 hours of training per year for trainee service personnel. Rusada’s platform was selected in 2019 and following a phased implementation process Affinity is now fully up and running on the system. They are using five of ENVISION’s modules, including Fleet Management, Base Maintenance, and Inventory Management, to manage their complex airworthiness and maintenance activities. “As an aircraft service provider, it is key that we are able to provide aircraft for our customers when they need it, every time. The introduction of ENVISION brings data from multiple locations into one, protected place, giving us easy access to key metrics and allowing us to manage our aircraft fleets strategically. This is a first step, but we can already see the benefits that this new system will bring.” said Iain Chalmers, Managing Director at Affinity Julian Stourton, CEO at Rusada commented: “Affinity is yet another example of an organization moving away from legacy systems and embracing the benefits of a modern maintenance solution. We are thrilled that they selected ENVISION as their solution of choice and that they are already seeing the benefits it can bring their operation.” “Affinity are a key player in the government and military arena, and I look forward to working with them on specialist solutions for the sector in the years to come.” Read the full story on Aircraft IT Website

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Aviomar takes off with IQSMS To further strengthen the company’s compliance monitoring and quality management, the Italian aviation training organization Aviomar Flight Academy announced in late November 2021 that it has opted for IQSMS. Aviomar’s operating base and first training center located in Rome’s Urbe Airport has one of Italy’s largest fleets of 22 aircraft, as well as a flight simulator of the latest technology — the Alsim ALX 500 FNPTII. The second training center, located north of Rome, features type-specific full-flight simulators such as Cessna Citation 650 FFS, Boeing 737-800W FNPTII and Boeing 737-800 FFS. All FSTDs are certified by ENAC/EASA and are used exclusively for professional pilot training. In addition to commercial and airline pilot training, Aviomar offers a wide range of aeronautical services: aerial work, aircraft maintenance and sales, all of which are certified in accordance with current European regulations (EASA) and Italian national quality and safety standards. “The implementation of the IQSMS Quality Management Module and the use of the IQSMS Auditor App allows Aviomar to perform internal and external audits, both online and offline to guarantee quality assurance, and enables the company to stay in compliance with the latest published international and national regulations and standards. We are very pleased to support one of the leading Italian training organizations in optimizing their quality management processes and look forward to a fruitful cooperation”, says Lourdes Cervantes,

Project Manager at ASQS. “Using the IQSMS tools, we look forward to benefit and efficiently implement safety and quality audits offline and online. Through the support of the IQSMS Quality Management Module, we can now conduct a more effective compliance monitoring and up-to-date daily workload management.“ stated Capt. Michele Marano, Aviomar General manager.

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LTB400 And EXSYN Aviation Solutions sign technology partnership on Avilytics At the beginning of December 2021, CAMO & MRO software provider LTB400 announced that it has opted to partner with EXSYN. Under the partnership, clients on LTB400’s aircraft maintenance management software system, can opt to augment the capabilities of the system by adopting EXSYN’s advanced reliability analytics solution, Avilytics. The technology partnership will provide LTB400 clients the ability to have out-of-the-box fleet reliability reporting and reliability analysis as well as gain the ability to predict component failure probability as part of predictive maintenance strategies. To ease the adoption of Avilytics for LTB400 clients, a standardized data interface has been established by the teams at LTB400 and EXSYN. Christian Brunnbauer, CEO of LTB400, said, “We are excited to be in partnership with EXSYN and introduce their advanced Avilytics tool to our valuable customers. This is going to be an advanced function for our users in the area of reliability reports and various analytical tools. We are sure, this will allow them to improve the ‘way of working’ efficiency in the areas of airworthiness data, reliability and cost calculations.“ Sander de Bree, CEO of EXSYN Aviation Solutions, added, “We are very excited to be working in

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partnership with LTB400. By partnering with LTB400 we enable small and medium aviation companies to also enjoy the benefits of an advanced analytics systems like Avilytics in order to optimize their fleet reliability and maintenance performance.” LTB/400® is an, integrated modular and user-friendly state-of-the-art aviation software, continuously upgraded in partnership with customers. The LTB/400® Maintenance Management System covers all functions of a Part-145 organization including CAMO- and Flight Operations modules. Over 120 Aviation Companies had made the smart decision to adopt the system and could witness that the migration to LTB/400® is a step forward to the clever and user-friendly Software. The modular structure allows the customer to select the different modules depending on their business needs. The system is easy to enlarge at user convenience with additional modules and licenses.

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Avilytics is EXSYN’s integrated solution for advanced reliability analysis, reliability reporting, predictive maintenance and organizational efficiency analytics. With Avilytics, aircraft operators can achieve fewer unscheduled maintenance and operational disruptions and increase their aircraft and fleet reliability. It combines intuitive online dashboarding with the ability to distribute offline reports to stakeholders in the organization. The system builds on advanced analytics technologies such as machine learning and natural language processing. Through ease of integration, data contained within the operator’s systems can be easily unlocked and made available for analytics purposes. This fully eliminates the need with operators to manually collect their data and prepare this for analysis and reporting purposes. Avilytics forms part of the wider aircraft data management platform available at EXSYN. LTB400 Aviation Software: Since 1984 LTB400 Aviation Software GmbH has been providing the

Maintenance Management System for small and medium-size aviation companies in the repair and overhaul business (MRO). LTB400® has been a competent and reliable partner for individual complete solutions from a single source. It offers customers, across a wide variety of industries, innovative solutions, organization, advice, competent implementation and professional user training. The modules cover all functions of MRO and CAMO Business functions for Line and Base Maintenance. The data modules are managed and complied with a single master database to ensure fully integrated data management. Along with the CAMO and MRO workflow modules, the LTB400® system supports their clients with additional services, including: maintenance program revisions, AD & SB regular updates, OEM price lists and creation of fixed and rotary-wing aircraft templates. EXSYN Aviation Solutions: EXSYN Aviation Solutions is a leading industry provider of aviation engineering and data solutions. EXSYN provides a

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suite of digital solutions to allow airlines to benefit from the capabilities of today’s digital technology. Located in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, the team comprises of aircraft engineers with deep IT skills allowing the combination of industry expertise with technology knowledge. EXSYN’s aircraft data management platform and its various solutions are deployed with more than 20 different airlines and MRO’s across 20 different countries globally. Overall, it has already integrated with more than 10 different MRO software’s and 29 different aircraft types. In its entirety well above 150TB of aircraft data has moved across the platform in one way or another. Combining EXSYN’s aircraft data management platform with any MRO software provides airlines and MRO’s with the ability to not just record airworthiness and maintenance data but also drive value from their data through business optimization, maintenance costs reductions and higher fleet availability. Read the full story on Aircraft IT Website

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In early December 2021, ASQS announced a collaboration with the Swedish air ambulance organization Kommunalförbundet Svenskt Ambulansflyg (KSA). The newly established alliance, Swedish Air Ambulance, is an association of the 21 Swedish provinces with the aim of providing equal access to quality healthcare for the Swedish population. “By deciding to work with our integrated Safety and Quality Management System IQSMS, KSA will be taking a systematic approach to risk and safety from day one of operations. The possibility to centrally manage safety, risk and compliance management data with a single integrated tool was a contributing factor in KSA’s decision to implement IQSMS” said Lourdes Cervantes, Project Manager at ASQS A soft-operational start in November 2021 at Umeå Airport in northern Sweden, where the office and

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joint coordination are located, will be followed by Arlanda and Landvetter no later than February 2022. KSA has procured six Pilatus PC24 jets, as this is the ideal aircraft for unprepared short field operations. To maintain a high level of patient safety, Swedish Air Ambulance decided to implement the IQSMS standard set up, consisting of the Quality-, Risk- and Reporting Module, as well as the Flight Risk Modules and the offline Reporting and Auditor Apps. A national air ambulance service is a positive development not only for the Swedish residents, but also for the aviation industry worldwide, as it demonstrates the tremendous value of coordination and coordinated use of shared resources. “We are proud to contribute to this important progress and to support KSA with our aviation safety expertise in their goal to improve patient care and safety in the air medical service” said Günther Schindl, CEO at ASQS.

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Web Manuals doubles UAV customer base In mid-November 2021, Web Manuals, a global leader in digital documentation for aviation, announced that it has seen a doubling of its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and drone customer base since the start of 2021. The rise is largely due to the worldwide growth of the drone industry resulting from advances in technology and increased demand for drone deliveries. Web Manuals’ new customers include electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft developers, drone logistics services, and training centers, across North America and Europe. Nick Karagiannis, sales executive and drone expert at Web Manuals said, “Many operators — especially the pioneers of advanced drone operations — are developing processes to prove safety. Although the majority of these companies already believe in digitized processes, they often don’t realize the complexity of flight manuals. As a result, we have also seen drone consultancy services join Web Manuals to prepare for the expected future demand of drone manuals and manual expertise.” The UAV and drone operators use Web Manuals to manage the digital authoring, editing and distribution of all their regulatory and compliance documentation. In the US, drone users need Part 135 Air Carrier compliance and beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) certification, as required by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations. In Europe, the European Union Safety Agency

(EASA) has released a regulatory framework requiring all drone operators to register within the ‘open’, ‘specific’ or ‘certified’ category by the end of 2021. Karagiannis continued, “While the UAV market is still in its infancy, we have seen that most operators need a system like Web Manuals to prove their compliance early on. At AUVSI XPONENTIAL, FAA Administrator Steve Dickson urged drone operators to start replicating their manned counterparts to further increase safety and compliance. In the US, Matternet and Zipline, which operates the world’s largest automated, on-demand commercial delivery service, are among the pioneers of drone delivery in the United States. To have both these big players already using Web Manuals is a great indication for our future within the growing drone segment.” Click here to watch our GO DIGITAL panel discussion on Drones, Regulations and Incident Mitigation.

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Jet Aviation Staffing, on behalf of our venture capital backed client, are looking for Product Managers to be remotely based anywhere in the United States. The company provides modern operational and financial software for the global business aviation industry, currently used by operators of 2,000+ business and government aircraft in 25+ countries. They help aircraft operators: • Aggregate aircraft data from multiple systems in a single data warehouse; • Save thousands of hours every month by automating common business processes, e.g., aircraft owner billing statement (invoice) preparation; • Improve profitability and enhance decision-making by introducing fleet-wide analytics and reporting. They help aircraft owners: • Gain access to their aircraft’s data, e.g., plane and crew schedules, financials, upcoming maintenance, subscriptions, budgets, and AIRCRAFT IT MRO • SPRING 2022 • 22

documents; • Perform self-service, e.g., by requesting flights and approving charter requests. Unique opportunity: • In 2021, in addition to our core platform, we are working in partnership with some of the leading private jet operators in the world on several new strategic initiatives; • You will work closely with cofounders and customers to both execute on the new initiatives and enhance our existing platform, with short development cycles and immediate customer impact; • Help them grow into the leading financial & analytics platform for business aviation. Stability: • We are both well-funded and profitable; • Led by a seasoned executive team. Harvard Business School and Berkeley graduates. Founded a Y Combinator company before

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(GetGoing, acquired in 2016). Grew a business to $1bn in annual sales. Developed one of Time Magazine’s ‘50 Best Websites’. Portside Series A was led by Tiger Global. We are looking for a product manager to help us develop strategic new software modules and critical customer-requested enhancements. The product and engineering team is currently ~30 strong (and growing). They use a modern technology stack, including: • Infrastructure: Amazon Web Services (AWS); • Back-end: Python, Django, PostgreSQL; • Front-end: JavaScript, React, Typescript; • Devops: Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform; • Monitoring: Kibana, Sentry, LogRocket, Pagerduty, Prometheus, Grafana; • Custom reporting: Jaspersoft Studio; • Communication & design: JIRA, Confluence, Slack, Figma. What you will do: • Establish strong professional relationships with co-founders, product team, customers, designers

and engineers to collaboratively build and then own significant parts of our growing product portfolio; • Connect technical and business worlds; • Break down complex problems into manageable parts ready for development; • Understand customer pain points and own and oversee development through the entire life cycle of designing, prototyping, developing, testing, shipping & supporting a solution. Who you are: • You are a true ‘roll up your sleeves, take responsibility and get code shipped’ product owner. You know how to hustle to get things done. You are most likely coming from a start-up, where you had sole responsibility for building and shipping a complex product; you may have co-founded a software start-up before or were the first / sole product manager. • You are very analytical. You like solving complex puzzles. • You like working with data and have managed

complex API integrations in the past. • You are great with writing specs and technical documentation. • You are an excellent communicator and can explain complex concepts in simple terms. • Last but not least, you are self-driven, well organized, curious, and tenacious. You ask a lot of questions, dig deep, and come up with creative solutions. You execute reliably and with a great sense of ownership and accountability. • Interest in or passion for aviation are a big plus. If you understand Part 135/91, even better. What we offer: • A high-impact job with a unique opportunity to wear many hats, quick professional growth and lots of learning opportunities. • Ability to work remotely anywhere in the US PST — EST time zones. Competitive salary, benefits, and stock options. For more details and information on how to apply please contact Neil Engerran (neil.engerran@ jetaviation.com)

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Swiss-AS published its latest AMOS release 21.12 Performance Starts With A Plan Since switching to Aerros, our customers have: • Increased fleet size with minimal increase in overhead • Increased plan detail by 9x and plan length by 4x • Reduced time to budget by half

In mid-January 2022, we learned that AMOS 21.12 had been recently published by Swiss-AS. Here are a few highlights. AMOSmobile/STORES: AMOSmobile/STORES interface has been improved with splash screen, responsive login screen, centralized settings and light or dark theme. Many new functions have been incorporated. Material Management: Certificate Management has been enhanced to better handle internal and external certificates. Engineering: Weight & Balance and Weight & Balance Setup — formerly Modification Control Setup — have been extended to be able to calculate the lateral center of gravity (CoG). Component Maintenance: Two new BETA programs, Component Workpackage and Component Planning, have been created to plan and control all internal and external components that need to be sent to the shop for repair. Component Planning aims at becoming the single-entry point to plan component maintenance in a shop. Finance: The process for the fixed asset depreciation has been improved in order to properly handle different scenarios and the financial accounting related to fixed assets has been extended. The Depreciation module now offers some new functions.

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SunExpress Airlines Enables More Efficient Authoring and Delivery of Smart Content with Comply365 Platform In early February 2022, Aviation software developer and vendor, Comply365 was pleased to announce its newest customer, SunExpress who will soon be leveraging a more efficient and streamlined process to create and deliver smart content to its frontline crews. SunExpress, a leisure carrier based in Antalya, Turkey, recently selected ProAuthor, Comply365’s end-to-end operational content and compliance management system that enables faster, more routine manual revisions, and enables airlines to always be audit-ready. While SunExpress has already been digitally delivering operational content to its pilots and flight attendants, the airline needed a better way to manage the authoring and distribution process. By getting smart content right at their fingertips, SunExpress frontline crew members will have access

to the appropriate information they need based on their role, location, or other attributes, providing a more personalized and relevant experience that’s unattainable with PDF documentation or lesscapable HTML solutions. Comply365’s mobile app will automate compliance tracking for the 3,500 users at SunExpress and equip frontline employees with electronic forms to send data to the operations staff, to enable data-driven decisions. SunExpress operates scheduled and chartered passenger flights to 90 destinations in 30 countries. It operates a fleet of more than 50 Boeing 737-800/8 aircraft. “We warmly welcome SunExpress as the first Turkish airline in the Comply365 community, and we look forward to a strong partnership together,” Comply365 CEO Tom Samuel said. “The flexibility of our solutions provides value to airlines in every stage of the digital transformation journey —

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providing them the ability to further improve the efficiency, safety, and compliance of their operations.” SunExpress Airlines: Founded as a joint venture between Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines in 1989, SunExpress is a true sun specialist and offers numerous direct connections between Europe and Turkey. Besides flying its guests to many idyllic holiday destinations in Turkey, SunExpress reconnects them with their families and loved ones with direct flights from Europe to many Anatolian cities. SunExpress’s headquarters is located in Antalya, which is known as the touristic capital of Turkey. Another key hub is Izmir on Turkey’s Aegean coast. The company’s second headquarters is located in Gateway Gardens in Frankfurt am Main. Read the full story on Aircraft IT Website

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ADSoftware and DCI Defense Group successfully complete AIRPACK installation for the Qatar Air Academy The collaboration with the French Defense subsidiary DCI Group, announced in late January 2022, strengthens ADSoftware’s presence in the military industry, allowing the CAMO/MRO software specialist to showcase its excellence in data migration and protection. In October 2020, ADSoftware started collaborating with DCI Defense Group, the reference operator of the French Ministry of Defense for the international transfer of French military know-how, in its deployment in Qatar to support the operations of the local Air Academy. This contract represents a major step forward for ADSoftware in both the military industry and the Middle East, growing the shares of its Defense portfolio from 8% in 2019 to 40% in 2022. The Qatar Air Academy was established in 2011 to train airplane and helicopter pilots for the local forces. Qatar had also ordered 16 singleengine Airbus H125 helicopters, for the use of the Armed Forces Air Academy. To date, 49 trainees have been trained, including three classes of helicopter pilots and one class of aircraft pilots. The DCI Group chose ADSoftware as a partner to support its operations and airworthiness management because of its competitive advantage in the Qatar Air Academy project.

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Sharing his experience on the project, Frederick Ulrich, ADSoftware’s Director, explained that “ADSoftware was able to meet an extremely ambitious implementation schedule thanks to its expertise in Airbus Helicopters data which has grown over the years. It would have required only two months for AIRPACK to be fully operational onsite.” The DCI group: DCI offers tailormade services in the fields of consulting, training, and technical assistance. With headquarters in Paris and permanent offices abroad, in particular in the Middle East and in Southeast Asia, the DCI is continuing to expand internationally with innovative, high added-value services through the development of new partnerships, particularly in Asia and Latin America. ADSoftware: ADSoftware is a major supplier of CAMO/MRO software solutions for helicopter and fixed-wing operators across the globe with both military and civil operations. In its 23 years of existence, it has steadily increased its user base to over 70 airlines by providing a scalable and cost-efficient solution. ADSoftware is the solution used by ATR, Sabena Aerospace, French Ministry of Interior & Defense and ENAC, among others Read the full story on Aircraft IT Website

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Skystream partners with OASES In late January 2022, Skystream Airlines, an airline based in Estonia, announced that it is to deploy OASES as its airworthiness and maintenance solution. The company specializes in air cargo and operates a fleet of Saab 340 cargo aircraft. Skystream have opted for a number of OASES modules including CAMO, Line Maintenance and Materials to ensure their aircraft are always airworthy to provide the best possible air cargo service. The use of OASES will enable Skystream to future-proof its business growth while offering a unified, configurable platform for driving and monitoring the airline’s MRO operations with a focus on best practice and compliance procedures. Implementing OASES brings many important advantages for Skystream including: • Airworthiness processes which can be planned, executed, accelerated, logged, and automatically

captured for compliance monitoring and reporting. • Line maintenance, with the integration of data feeds from EFB, ETL, e-enabled aircraft and electronic operations systems, enabling the control of short-term maintenance planning, aircraft defects and the materials required to support rectification. • Material management with the improved cost-effectiveness of stock control and the assurance of availability when required. Oliver Loorits, Airworthiness Manager at Skystream Airlines AS stated, “We are very pleased to partner with OASES, one of the most dedicated and outstanding CAMO/MRO software companies in the aviation industry.” adding, “With OASES advanced software and support from their professional services team, Skystream Airlines will have a real opportunity to achieve our goal of extensive growth

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in 2022 and beyond.” Paul Lynch, CEO, Managing Director of OASES, said, “We are excited to partner with Skystream on what we hope will be a long and successful journey.” He added: “We’re confident the implementation of the OASES will help bring them major benefits through operational efficiencies, reduced maintenance, simplified processes and improved productivity. Being a Cloud solution, OASES will seamlessly scale to meet Skystream’s ambitions.” OASES: Commsoft’s Open Aviation Strategic Engineering System (OASES) is the all-in-one software for airworthiness maintenance control, meeting strict regulatory requirements. It is used by 130 aviation organizations — national carriers, large third-party maintenance providers, and independent operators — and supported in 55 countries across six continents. Read the full story on Aircraft IT Website.

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Norse Atlantic Airways takes off with AMOS After a five-month selection process, Norse Atlantic Airways, a new low-fare long-haul airline based in Norway, decided on AMOS in autumn 2021. The evaluation of a maintenance and engineering software was part of Norse’s business fundamentals and they started their discussions with Swiss-AS very early in their start-up phase, putting their confidence and trust in Swiss-AS that AMOS will support them in getting their brand-new airline off the ground The very lean project is already well underway and the Swiss-AS project team is assisting Norse in setting up their processes. The aim is to adopt what has emerged as ‘best practice’ as a result of the experience of more than 190 preceding successful AMOS implementations. The Swiss-AS project team is now pressing ahead to complete the data transfer for Norse. Norse Atlantic Airways’ goal is to manage a single-type fleet of all B787 aircraft in AMOS. The go-live –will include the full range of AMOS Airline modules and will enable Norse to exploit the

advanced functionality for which AMOS is highly valued by its loyal customer base. The first flights are expected to take off in spring of 2022. “AMOS will provide us with a state-of-the-art airworthiness management system that will ensure an efficient and more sustainable operation. The digital and paperless system will enable Norse to operate according to the highest safety standards as well as ensuring on-time performance and a lower

carbon footprint.” stated Chief Operating Officer of Norse, Thom-Arne Norheim

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not only in terms of costs, but also in terms of time, thereby ensuring high productivity whilst maintaining quality, safety and consistency. When deploying AMOSmobile/EXEC, the paperless processes add additional value to the business as technicians no longer need to return to a workstation during their shift to record their actions, raise findings and receive notifications of work assignments. By choosing the cloud-based option including the proven AMOS Operation Services, Norse — as a start-up airline — will furthermore profit from an attractive and cost effective service, as they do not have to operate and maintain their own technical infrastructure. In addition, Norse benefits from a flexible set-up that can be easily adapted to the company’s future needs. Norse: Norse Atlantic Airways is a new airline that will offer affordable fares on long-haul flights, primarily between Europe and the United

States. The company was founded by CEO and major shareholder Bjørn Tore Larsen in March 2021. Norse has a fleet of 15 modern, fuel-efficient and more environmentally friendly Boeing 787 Dreamliners that will serve destinations including New York, Florida, Paris, London and Oslo, among others. First flights are expected to take off in spring 2022. Swiss AviationSoftware and AMOS: AMOS is a comprehensive, fullyintegrated MRO software solution being developed and distributed by Swiss AviationSoftware. Swiss-AS, a 100% subsidiary of Swiss International Air Lines has more than 190 customers worldwide and is among the industry’s leading MRO software providers. The loyal customer base includes pure operators of all sizes, major low-cost, regional and flag carriers, large airline groups and MRO providers. In the Americas and in Asia, AMOS is distributed through a partnership with Lufthansa Systems.

ADSoftware and EXSYN Aviation Solutions sign partnership for aircraft data migration In late February 17th, 2022, MRO & CAMO software provider ADSoftware announced that it has opted to partner with EXSYN Aviation Solutions in the critical area of data migration. The partnership between both the companies will enable ADSoftware clients onboarding on AIRPACK E.R.P. suites to rely on the expertise and bespoke technology of EXSYN in order to smoothly migrate their data from existing systems, as well as phase-in new aircraft into AIRPACK E.R.P. The first project has already been kicked-off and will cover the phase-in of an A320 into AIRPACK E.R.P. Read the full story on Aircraft IT Website AIRCRAFT IT MRO • SPRING 2022 • 29

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MRX Systems software updates for 2022

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With the New Year 2022 came an opportunity for the team at MRX Systems to look forward to the future. The whole team gathered to exchange ideas of what MRX Systems should become in the forthcoming years. This creative assembly gave them the chance to determine their roadmap.

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Blue OPS Finalization

The fully integrated operations management platform is almost ready-to-ship. While the developers’ team is fine-tuning the last features and modules with hand-picked customers, they are now implementing suggestions collected to further adjust the product to be fitting customers’ needs.

Full-Training Platform

Getting new team members on board and teaching them how to use new software is a universal challenge faced by all organizations. That being said, not only new users need training; anyone in a team might benefit from tips and tricks from time to time, even the most advanced users. MRX Systems is working on building a full-training platform with tutorials videos, technical documentation, and extensive training material. This platform will come to enhance the user experience, completing the work of the support team.

RFID Implementation

Going paperless is one of MRX Systems’ core values, digitalizing operations and offering a connected environment with comprehensive data. On this path to paperless, the brand chose to take a step further and start integrating RFID into Blue STOK and Blue MRO. Beyond removing paper labels with printed QR codes, RFID will also drastically accelerate and ease users’ operations who will benefit from an always up-to-date database that requires even less human input.

Connection to Manufacturers Portal

Transferring data from new aircraft to an Airworthiness Management software represents a huge workload and a great investment in time. Working hand in hand with manufacturers, MRX Systems aims to strengthen their position and build up new partnerships to automate aircraft introductions. This connection to the manufacturers’ portal will enable the direct transfer of maintenance data into Blue EYE and therefore significantly reduce the struggle of growing a fleet. Read the full story on Aircraft IT Website

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Rusada releases new Flights app for ENVISION At the beginning of February 2022, Rusada, the global aviation software provider, revealed a new mobile application for its Airworthiness, MRO, and Flight Operations solution ENVISION. ENVISION Flights has been designed specifically for pilots and other members of the flight crew. It works closely alongside ENVISION’s Flight Operations module to provide users with live flight details including departure/arrival location, ETD/ETA, flight type and aircraft registration as well as expected passengers, baggage, and freight. Several key actions can also be carried out directly from the cockpit. Actuals and oil & fuel uplift can be recorded, existing flights diverted or cancelled, new flights added, crew assigned, and defects reported. ENVISION Flights becomes the third new app released by Rusada in the last 10 months after ENVISION Tasks and ENVISION Stock were launched in 2021, highlighting the company’s current focus on mobility. The fully native app is available on iOS and Android devices and is approved by both Apple and Google. “We are very excited to be releasing yet another new application to the market. What I like most about this app is that flight crew can view all the information they need in one place, which removes the need for time-consuming phone calls, or updates from various third-party agents. This should make their lives much easier and allow for everyone in the organization to be on the same page.” stated Julian Stourton, CEO at Rusada. Read the full story on Aircraft IT Website

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Vistair’s continued strong growth supported by evolution of its leadership team Vistair, a leading provider of Content, Safety and Data Management solutions to the global aviation industry, announced in mid-January that it has opened 2022 with a number of leadership promotions to support ongoing growth and success. Ian Herbert, one of the two founders, will move from his role as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to Vice Chairman, taking on a more strategic advisory role. Rob Morgan, former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) will become CEO effective from 1 January 2022. Since forming Vistair in 2001, Ian has steered the company to its position as a globally recognized aviation technology provider, playing a key role in its tremendous success and helping the company to secure its market-leading position through best-inclass capability and service. Ian Herbert, Vice Chairman at Vistair commented: “It has been a tremendous honour to serve as the CEO of Vistair since founding the company, and I am incredibly proud of everything our team has accomplished together in the last 20 years. As Vistair continues to develop and grow at such a rapid pace, I feel that this is the right time for me to step back from day-to-day operations and play a more strategic role as we build on our strengths and embrace the new opportunities that lie ahead of us. “Over the last five years, Rob has worked closely with me and my fellow founder David Hedley, helping to grow Vistair’s capabilities and teams to proactively support our global partner base. Rob has been so much part of what I have been doing that it will be a very easy and seamless transition for Vistair. I cannot imagine anyone better than Rob to take over the role of CEO and I am very confident in the future of Vistair under his leadership.” David Hedley will transition from his current role of Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to the role of Chief Innovation Officer. This will allow him to devote more

time to ensuring that DocuNet remains at the cutting edge and delivering other high-impact technologies for Vistair’s partners. Wayne Enis will move into the CTO role, taking on Vistair’s Technology function as well as leading the Professional Services teams. Johnny Bray will succeed Rob in the role of CFO. Johnny has been at the heart of Vistair’s finance and operations since 2017, as well as working closely with Vistair’s partners. Johnny will continue to help execute Vistair’s strategy and ensure Vistair’s partners continue to receive the capability and service they expect. “I have worked with Ian and Vistair from its birth in 2001, and the Vistair team have built a hugely well-deserved market reputation for innovation and service excellence. It has been very rewarding to see the team grow and flourish, our solutions continue to evolve, and the relationships with our partners continue to deepen and expand. “Both Wayne and Johnny have had a hugely positive impact across our business, and will play important roles ensuring Vistair continues to deliver success for our partners within ever changing markets. It is great that David and Ian, the two founders of the business and architects of Vistair’s culture, will help and support me to build on the success to date.” added Rob Morgan new Vistair CEO. Vistair: Vistair delivers the aviation industry’s most flexible, intelligent, and powerful content, safety and data management solutions for aviation operations, supporting more than 40 customers worldwide to improve operational efficiency, safety, and compliance. The company’s comprehensive product suite, intellectual property portfolio, and unrivalled experience in both aviation management technology and advanced data services, position Vistair as the partner of choice for aviation organizations worldwide. AIRCRAFT IT MRO • SPRING 2022 • 32

Falcon Aviation Services goes live on Rusada’s ENVISION In mid-February 2022, leading Emirati Oil & Gas and business aviation services operator, Falcon Aviation Services, went live with Rusada’s ENVISION software. Falcon Aviation Services provides bespoke charter services to the Oil & Gas industry, as well as VIP and Helicopter Sightseeing Tours using a diverse ultra-modern fleet consisting of 29 helicopters including Bell, AgustaWestland and Airbus, and six fixed-wing aircraft including De Havilland, Gulfstream, and Embraer. It also offers a wide range of operational and aviation support services including, MRO, CAMO, FBO, Aircraft Management and Heliport Management, amongst others. Falcon Aviation Services will use ENVISION to manage their airworthiness, maintenance planning, maintenance execution, and inventory through its Fleet Management, Base Maintenance and Inventory Management modules. “We selected ENVISION because we needed a system that could effectively link our airworthiness, maintenance and inventory activities. Previously, these functions were working in isolation and weren’t benefiting from the shared knowledge that ENVISION provides. Migrating to a new software platform can always be challenging but the team at Rusada and our team here have gone above and beyond to make the transition as smooth as possible and guarantee this project’s success.” said Captain Ramandeep Oberoi, Chief Operating Officer at Falcon Aviation Services. Julian Stourton, CEO at Rusada added: “I’d like to congratulate the teams at Falcon Aviation Services, and here at a Rusada for an incredibly well-executed project.” Read the full story on Aircraft IT Website

NEWS & TECHNOLOGY

Gamit announces SmartLynx Airlines as its most recent customer In early February 2022, Gamit Limited, part of the AMAC Aerospace group of companies, was proud to announce its most recent customer, SmartLynx Airlines, which has selected ROAM, a leading online aircraft records management solution to support the airline’s continued growth plans. ROAM’s advanced platform can integrate into their maintenance planning system OASES (by Commsoft) as well as eTechlog8 (by Conduce) to complement the build out of their digital asset management ecosystem. SmartLynx Airlines, with operating bases in Estonia, Lithuania and Malta, is continually adding aircraft to meet surging market demands of their ACMI operation which requires an agile solution like ROAM to support the seamless transition of assets. ROAM provides a suite of tools to support aircraft engineering teams which includes powerful search capabilities using OCR and indexing intelligence to build end of lease compliance binders to satisfy end of lease agreements. ROAM’s compatibility with maintenance software system providers, offers assurances to aircraft engineering teams that all maintenance event documentation has been verified, quality checked and stored in ROAM, eliminating the risk of missing or lost documents at the time of redelivery and any overrun on costs attached to redelivery projects. “We are proud to be supporting SmartLynx Airlines and working with them to enhance their aircraft records management. As an ACMI operator it is imperative to have the right tools to allow accurate and efficient management of aircraft assets. ROAM’s dedicated transitions module enables clients to build IATA Standard Redelivery Records efficiently and quickly using

automated searches of their entire records archive. Having accurate data easily to hand can avoid potentially significant costs at end of lease transitions or inspections.” said Ian Davies, General Manager at Gamit Limited Gamit maintains ISO 9001:2015 & ISO27001:2013 certifications which underpin their commitment to customer service in both their Materials & Logistics services as ROAM digital records platform. Read the full story on Aircraft IT Website

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CASE STUDY: HAECO

HAECO embarks on an MRO IT upgrade Teresa Cheung, Assistant General Manager, Centre of Excellence & Cathay Operations, Line Maintenance and Christine Yung, Leader of the AMOS Competence Excellence team, HAECO Hong Kong share a case study of HAECO’s experience in implementing a new MRO solution

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e have all seen various software solutions available to aircraft engineering and MRO businesses in the market. As much as understanding what the software can do for users, it is also beneficial to know how the solution can add value to a business. This case study is about our experience in implementing a new MRO IT solution in HAECO Hong Kong and the process involved. Before we go into details, let us set the scene with a background of HAECO.

HAECO

Today, the HAECO Group is one of the world’s leading aviation product and service providers. The Group provides a comprehensive range of products and services in Airframe, Cabin, Component, and Engine segments. The HAECO Group consists of 16 operating companies, employing around 17,000 staff in Hong Kong, the Chinese mainland, Europe, and the United States.

HAECO in the 1960s

HAECO was established in 1950 with the merger of Swire’s Pacific Air Maintenance & Supply Company and Jardine Air Maintenance Company. In the 1960s, HAECO constructed what was Asia’s largest aircraft maintenance hangar and grew its business. The Company moved its operations to a brand-new facility at Hong Kong International Airport in 1998 and has since added a second and third hanger to its expanding operations. New capabilities were also added to meet the changing demands of customers.

Passenger aircraft interior stowage devices developed by HAECO Cabin Solutions, offering airline customers solutions to combine passengers and cargo in main cabin during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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SELECTION OF AMOS MODULES

The AMOS Business Process Model is very comprehensive as shown below. We decided to implement the AMOS modules highlighted in green as they fall within the scope of an MRO like HAECO. Modules shaded grey are more applicable to airlines.

Business Processes

Description

Group

AMOS BUSINESS PROCESS MODEL

WANTED: A NEW MRO IT SOLUTION

HAECO’s legacy system was designed and built in-house. Its limitations and constraints made it increasingly difficult to support our operations in the modern-day business environment. It was challenging to meet our customers’ requirements, such as real time progress status and details. The system did not allow for electronic work packages and data exchange with customers or integration between modules. At the same time, it lacked the capability to facilitate data-centric business decisions. Multiple key business processes, including quotation, contract management and invoicing was still being handled manually and not supported by our legacy IT systems.

OUR CHOICE: SWISS-AS AMOS

00 AMOS Competence Center • ACC supporting all Business Areas. • Short term and long term process continuous improvement • Issues management

01 Organizational & Commercial •

Define the Vendors and the internal Organizational Structure. • Define and manage Contracts and Projects.

02 Staff and Qualifications • Manage staff qualifications and training schedules. • HR Shift Planning and Attendance Time

03 Engineering

• Define aircraft, engine, and component requirements in accordance with OEM, MPD, SB, AD, Regulatory Authority and company procedures. • Configuration Management, Reliability Analysis and Technical Records.

04 Planning

• Plan short, mid and long term. • Prepare Work Packages by reviewing available manpower & material.

05 Purchasing and Components

06 Stores and Logistics

07 MCC

08 Line & Base Maintenance

09 Customer MRO Services

10 Component Shop Work

11 Finance and Accounting

• Define and review material forecasting. • Generate and track open orders, • Repair cycle and pooling.

• Warehouse Management. • Receiving, Inventory Management and Shipping.

• Centralized Maintenance Control Center. • Aircraft Operational status.

• Line and Base Maintenance for both Scheduled and Unscheduled work.

• Managing 3rd party customers. • Line & Base Maintenance MRO Services.

• Component Shop Maintenance. • Define CMtemplates and Capability list.

• Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable. • General Ledger accounting. • Financial Controlling and Reporting.

12 Quality Assurance • Quality Auditing • Centralized Technical Queries. • Aviation Authority reporting.

00.01 Daily Operations

01.01 Organizational Structure

02.01 Staff Administration

03.01 Aircraft Definition

03.02 Parts Definition

04.01 Planning Forecast

05.01 Material Planning

06.01 Inbound Logistics

07.01 Aircraft Status Monitoring

08.01 Scheduled Line Maintenance

09.01 Aircraft MRO Services

10.01 Component Maintenance

11.01 Invoice Checking

12.01 Quality Auditing

00.02 Adoption Improvement

01.02 Maintenance Release Org.

02.02 Qualification Management

03.03 Maintenance Program

03.04 Modification Control

04.02 Work Package Generation

05.02 Purchasing

06.02 Goods Receiving

07.02 Event Tracking

08.02 Unscheduled Line Maintenance

09.02 Customer Contracts

10.02 Component Release

11.02 General Ledger

12.02 Technical Assistance

00.03 Release Change

01.03 Vendor Management

02.03 Shift Planning

03.05 Configuration Management

03.06 Counter Setup and Update

04.03 Ground Time Planning

05.03 Repair & Exchange

06.03 Distribution

07.03 Aircraft Delays & Out-of-Service

08.03 Base Maintenance Heavy Check

09.03 MRO Quotation

10.03 Capability List

11.03 Fixed Asset Management

12.03 Occurrence Reporting

00.04 Configuration & Setup

01.04 Vendor Contracts

02.04 Shift Plan Definition

03.07 Reliability Program

03.08 Publications & OEM Library

04.04 Facility and Hangar planning

05.04 Loan & Borrow

06.04 Picking Process

07.04 MEL Administration

08.04 Work Order Process

09.04 Customer CRM

10.04 Material Fabrication

11.04 Budget Management

12.04 Aircraft Incident

01.05 Price List & Quotations

02.05 Staff Training

03.09 Work Instructions Authoring

03.10 Weight and Balance

04.05 Staff Capacity Planning

05.05 Pool Agreements

06.05 Outbound Logistics

07.05 Recurrent Defect Reporting

08.05 Component Rem./Install.

09.05 Customer Components

01.06 Vendor & OEM Warranty Mgmt.

02.06 Time and Attendance

03.11 Technical Records

03.12 Aircraft Phase-in/out

04.06 Reporting Back

05.06 Electronic Pending Shelf

06.06 Inventory Control

08.06 Aircraft Release

09.06 Billing CM/Project

03.13 Structural Damage

03.14 ETOPS Compliance

04.07 Long-Term Planning

05.07 Surplus Material and Sales List

06.07 Tooling

08.07 Work Time Booking

11.07 Multi Financial Entitys

08.08 Component Robbery

11.08 Financial Entity Transactions

01.07 Project Administration 01.08 Approval Control

03.15 Software Management

03.16 Long-Term Troubleshooting

05.08 Customs Reporting

06.08 Quarantine

03.17 Oil Consumption Monitoring

03.18 Aircraft Utilization & Flight Log

05.09 Consignment Stock

06.09 Shelf Life Expiry Control

03.19 Powerplant Monitoring

11.05 Project Cost Controlling 11.06 Financial Controlling

06.10 Scrapping 06.11 Material Flow Tracking

Legend In Scope

Out of Scope Not included

The selected modules were to provide better support for HAECO Hong Kong’s daily operations with flexibility to utilise AMOS to the greatest extent possible.

SELECTION AND IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS

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HAECO Hong Kong was clear about its needs. We wanted an end-to-end solution with a user-friendly interface. Following several rounds of workshops with Swiss-AS, we concluded that AMOS offered a comprehensive range and practical basic functions for the end-to-end MRO process and comes with a user-friendly user interface. As a service provider, Swiss-AS was responsive to our requests and queries during the Request for Proposal (RFP) stage. They also set out a structured roadmap for future development of functions, which we valued. AMOS originally stood for Airline Maintenance & Operational Systems when it started off as a purely airline operational system back in 1989. The launch of its AMOS MRO Edition in 2017 covered new features developed specifically for MRO processes. The airline-related functions are quite mature while the MRO functions allow for future improvements and fine tunings for HAECO Hong Kong.

With an IT solution being a key component of any business infrastructure for many years, even decades to come, selecting the right product and efficient implementation are critical to ensure that the business gains the optimum value from the new software.

“Following several rounds of workshops with Swiss-AS, we concluded that AMOS offered a comprehensive range and practical basic functions for the end-to-end MRO process and comes with a user-friendly user interface.”

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“…we narrowed the field down to three solutions with whom we initiated formal RFP processes. Workshop invitations were extended to them, enabling us to further drill into the major functions that the solutions could provide with on-site demos.” Selection process

The selection process at HAECO Hong Kong started from identifying active MRO solutions in the market through a touch-base workshop to better understand the products on offer. We then shortlisted the service providers who met our requirements and invited them to exploration workshops to get deeper insights into each potential solution. At the next stage, we narrowed the field down to three solutions with whom we initiated formal RFP processes. Workshop invitations were extended to them, enabling us to further drill into the major functions that the solutions could provide with on-site demos. Out of this thorough process, Swiss-AS AMOS emerged as the best fit with HAECO Hong Kong’s needs and culture.

AMOS. AGAIN.

Implementation

Overall, the implementation was a 30-month project overseen and driven by a dedicated project team called smartHAECO formed in April 2019. High calibre employees across departments in HAECO Hong Kong were picked to work on the AMOS implementation. From an initial size of 15 full-time members, the team grew to 25 core members, along with support from more than 80 Subject Matter Experts (SMEs). smartHAECO gained high engagement and support from the HAECO leadership team throughout the project cycle from study to implementation. The project team reported directly to the Director and General Manager of HAECO Hong Kong. The first and definition stage ran from April to December 2019, with four key steps to be

accomplished. We had to learn how to use the system, review and define its business process, identify any gaps between AMOS functions and our business as well as HAECO Hong Kong’s requirements, and then define the IT infrastructure with the different subsystems. The second stage was the actual implementation. Between January 2020 and June 2021, four User Acceptance Test (UAT) cycles and Final Acceptance Test (FAT) were carried out. During this time, testing and validation of additionally developed MRO features was also conducted. Training took place from January to September 2021 with AMOS leading key users training and train-the-trainer sessions, followed by end-users training. Right from the start of the program in April 2019, we planned for an exhaustive Data Migration and ran nine cycles throughout the project.

“ AMOS will provide us with a stateof-the-art airworthiness management system that will ensure an efficient and more sustainable operation. The digital and paperless system will enable Norse to operate according to the highest safety standards as well as ensuring on-time performance and a lower carbon footprint.” Chief Operating Officer, Norse.

Norse Atlantic Airways takes off with AMOS, the world-class M&E software solution. Norse is putting their confidence and trust in Swiss-AS that AMOS will support them in getting their brand new airline off the ground. AMOS allows the airline to build their paperless line and base maintenance processes within AMOS.

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members, to ensure they understood the major modules in AMOS during the early project phase. In the train-the-trainer session, key users conducted training for the SMEs as they would be involved in UATs as well as training the end users in their own departments. Finally, end user training was conducted around four months before AMOS went live at HAECO Hong Kong. It consisted of classroom training with practical exercises.

USER FEEDBACK

It is understandably challenging for employees to adapt to a project that involves big changes. The resistance was also heightened given that HAECO’s legacy system had been tailored to internal processes and employee requests. As AMOS is an integrated system, the linkage between modules could be seen as complex. However, with adequate training and refresher courses planned and delivered during the project implementation phase, users are now well adapted to the system.

REGULATORY MATTERS COVID-19 IMPACT

While the pandemic has severely affected the airline industry, there was no significant impact on this project. Work from home arrangements did result in some inconvenience while trying to arrange and carry out UAT test cases but the smartHAECO team quickly adapted to the new work norm with online conferences and tools. Overall, the impact was manageable, and the project timeline was kept on track.

OTHER CHALLENGES

Coordination between different departments could be challenging, especially during the Final Acceptance Test stage where we had to mimic the whole end-to-end process from quotation, planning and executing to invoicing. Given the involvement from multiple departments and numerous stakeholders, the coordination on how to ensure a smooth and on-time testing was quite daunting. On a positive note, HAECO project leaders and key users invested great efforts in advocating the need for process and system changes to the business units via strong governance. This created a good awareness in the organization to collectively pursue the goals and benefits of this project.

TRAINING AND DELIVERY

Training was carried out in three broad phases: key users training, train-thetrainer session and end-users training. Key users training was conducted by Swiss-AS to provide an overview of the system functions to the project team

Regulatory approval applications are not processed with AMOS. Regulatory approval applications vary between authorities. Submission of supporting documents may have to be submitted by mail, in electronic format by email or uploaded via the respective authority’s portal. Automated processes do not easily suit the purpose.

LESSONS LEARNED

While we have achieved the deliverables, there is always room for improvement. For this project, we had put too much attention on the actual functionalities of AMOS and limited ourselves to addressing the issues. If more focus and resources had been put into change management and advocating the opportunities that the system had to offer, it may have helped to shift our staff’s perception and enable them to be more receptive to adopting AMOS.

ADVICE WHEN CONSIDERING A NEW MRO SOLUTION

If your business is contemplating a change like the one HAECO Hong Kong undertook, you need to decide if you want a whole new system to cater to end-to-end MRO functions or just an add-on MRO solution to your existing system. For the latter, it is key that your current and potential solution are compatible or integration would pose challenges.

BENEFITS FROM IMPLEMENTING AMOS

Given that we are still in the stabilisation phase, more change requests from AMOS are expected in the coming version. A benefit that we have observed so far is the digitalized exchange of work packages in structured data language (XML).

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“If more focus and resources had been put into change management and advocating the opportunities that the system had to offer, it may have helped to shift our staff’s perception and enable them to be more receptive to adopting AMOS.” VENDOR FOLLOW UP

Our needs and reasons for change were well addressed. AMOS provided HAECO Hong Kong with the end-to-end solution that we were looking for, even though a lot of enhancement work is still in progress. AMOS has been and continues to be very responsive to our change requests, addressing them with utmost professionalism, and with plans for future development.

NEXT STEPS

We will be upgrading to the latest version of AMOS in August this year and also kick starting the AMOSmobile study with our operations team. Our target is to implement AMOSmobile by the end of 2022 so that staff can work more efficiently with mobile devices.

CONCLUSION

The dedication from the project team members is highly admirable. Most importantly, the strong leadership and direction from the steering committees were crucial in keeping the project well on track and ensuring its success.

TERESA CHEUNG

Teresa started her aviation career from a “Next Generation Maintenance & Engineering System” study in an airline. Over the past 25 years, she took on a wide range of functions in airlines and MRO, including engineering, corporate safety, inflight services and airports operation. After two decades, she returned to M&E and recently completed a transformational M&E project in HAECO. She holds a degree in Accounting & Financial Analysis and post-graduated in Business Administration, E-commerce, Logistics and Digital Transformation.

CHRISTINE YUNG

Christine joined HAECO as a Graduate Trainee in 2013 with a degree in Aerospace Engineering and Business Management. She was posted to different departments and took up various roles covering areas such as operational support, employee relations and project management in the past eight years. She was a member of the smartHAECO team and served as the Functional Lead on planning and now has stepped up in leading the AMOS Competence Excellence team.

HAECO GROUP

The HAECO Group is one of the world’s leading aviation product and service providers. The Group provides a comprehensive range of products and services in Airframe, Cabin, Component, and Engine segments. The HAECO Group consists of 16 operating companies, employing around 17,000 staff in Hong Kong, the Chinese mainland, Europe, and the United States. HAECO Group’s website: www.haeco.com.

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Over three decades, Swiss-AS has been successfully developing, marketing and selling the MRO software solution AMOS. Their long experience, uncompromising pursuit of quality and safety, and commitment to equip Swiss-AS customers with a state-of-the art solution are the pillars which steer the development of the system as well as the service delivery. Swiss AviationSoftware Ltd. (Swiss-AS) is a 100% subsidiary of Swiss International Air Lines and thereby embedded in the Lufthansa Group, one of the biggest airline groups of the world.

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AIRCRAFT MRO: VENDOR JOB CARD

VENDOR JOB CARD: RUSADA

Neil Hargreaves shares the customer relationship ethos of listening and the focus on first class software that have been the key to Rusada’s success Neil has spent over a decade as part of the Rusada team, having joined from former UK airline Thomas Cook. He spent much of his earlier tenure managing the company’s Client Services teams, and his role has expanded over the years to incorporate the functions of IT, Customer Support, and Product Development.

Aircraft IT: Your name, your job title, and the name of the business? Neil Hargreaves: Neil Hargreaves, Chief Operating Officer at Rusada Aircraft IT: How did Rusada get started? NH: Rusada began its journey over 30 years ago as Russell Adams, an aviation and MRO consultancy business. After successfully developing our first software solution in 1987, we set the standard in the market releasing the first version of our ENVISION software solution in 1993. Today, with over 150 staff in offices around the world, our software is used to manage 2,000 fixed and rotary wing aircraft.

Aircraft IT: What is the guiding business principle that drives Rusada? NH: Our guiding business principle is to understand our customers and ensure we maintain progressive, positive relationships. We acknowledge that our customers are fundamental to our growth, as are we to theirs, so we aim to deliver the highest level of customer service at all times. Aircraft IT: What has Rusada’s greatest business achievement been to date, and why? NH: The fantastic team that we have put together over the years is the greatest achievement in my opinion. Establishing a team of colleagues who you

can rely on, who go the extra mile, have a passion for the service we offer and an interest in our customers is vital to our success. Achieving this is not easy but when you are able to sit back and be confident in the talented aviation enthusiasts around you, then it’s something to savour. The proof of this is provided by our customers’ feedback. Aircraft IT: What have been your disappointments and what have you learned from them? NH: The COVID pandemic has caused untold heartbreak on the world, both with people’s personal and working lives. Our focus as a company has been to ensure we offer all the

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“We spend as much time as we can learning about our customers’ processes and challenges, to then turn that insight into useful functionality.”

support we can, assisting colleagues and customers who have been affected. From an industry point of view, aviation was one of the sectors that was hardest hit, which has resulted in everyone working together to support one-another, but sometimes leading to extremely disappointing conclusions with some airlines unable to stay afloat. If these last few years have taught me anything, it is that close, connected workforces, and open and supportive supplier/customer relationships are key to helping overcome the challenges of life, and business.

Aircraft IT: In a sentence, how would you summarize what Rusada does for aircraft maintenance customers? NH: We listen, collate and understand what our customers’ pain points are, which consequentially allows us to offer a premium, integrated solution, expertly implemented by our aviation specialists. Aircraft IT: What do you feel will be the next big thing in maintenance Aviation IT? NH: Native app solutions are in full force, and Rusada is leading the way with offering flexibility, portability

and rich functionality. This area of maintenance aviation IT systems will continue to grow over the coming months and years. Further ahead, the use of AI (Artificial Intelligence) for predictive and prescriptive maintenance is something we’re very excited about and could prove transformational for the industry. So, there’s lots to look forward to. Aircraft IT: What do you want your customers to say about Rusada? NH: I hope that they would say, ‘The Rusada team really understand how we tick’. We spend as much time as we can learning about our customers’ processes and challenges, to then turn that insight into useful functionality. But, as I mentioned before, this is only possible because of the close, collaborative relationships we create and foster with them and that comes from our staff. Aircraft IT: Neil Hargreaves, thank you for your time.

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CASE STUDY: ATR

ATR steps-up to a modern MRO IT solution

Patrick Massicot, Head of Airframe & MRO Services, ATR shares the experience of ATR’s implementation of a new MRO software solution AIRCRAFT IT MRO • SPRING 2022 • 42

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t’s always good to be able to share, with colleagues, information about common workplace issues. In that spirit this article will endeavor to share with readers how ATR came to decide on the need for a new MRO software solution, how we selected the right partner for our business, the implementation and what ATR has gained from the new solution. But first, let me tell you something about ATR, the business whose experience forms the basis for this white paper.

ATR

ATR, is not only a renowned aircraft manufacturer serving roughly 200 operators worldwide, but is also a major support and service provider. The range of services covers spares and tools, either on a spot basis or under a PBH (power by the hour) scheme, retrofit solutions, extended training services and

airframe maintenance and CAMO services on a worldwide basis. To support our airframe maintenance, which is also called Working Party and CAMO services, ATR has run its own maintenance facility in Toulouse area since June 2017 under a very standard MRO model. As both a manufacturer and an MRO for ATR aircraft we deal mainly with damaged aircraft needing major repairs and we have highly skilled structural engineers interfacing with the entire ATR eco system e.g Engineering, Quality, Airworthiness, Supply Chain; this is the core activity. But there are some customers who prefer their ATR aircraft maintenance to by carried out by ATR, including scheduled maintenance and SB (Service Bulletin) and STC (Supplemental Type Certificate) related work. The split is something like 80% major repairs with 20% of standard or scheduled maintenance. AIRCRAFT IT MRO • SPRING 2022 • 43

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“The production module is also strengthened by the integration of ATR’s Quality Department which is responsible for technical staff licenses management and renewal, including for our few sub-contractors.” THE SELECTION PROCESS

Through the RFP period, not only the features proposed by the MIS, overall architecture and pricing conditions and model were evaluated but also that the potential supplier should understand the customer’s mindset and had the ability to properly understand our planning and resources constraints. Whereas several suppliers proposed a heavy, long and costly project management approach, ADSoftware offered a very agile service and proposed workshops based on real data upload and real case studies to evaluate the package. This was successfully conducted in a couple of days based on a set of data (XLS spreadsheets) provided by ATR. The cost of the overall package (license, training, data upload, features enhancement) was also an obvious contributor to the final decision to go with ADSoftware.

IMPLEMENTATION THE CHALLENGES

The first thing to consider with any change such as this one is to ask why do it and, in that context, there were a number of issues in the business that led us to decide that ATR needed to investigate a new MRO Solution? To support the ATR Working Party organization, which activity has been steadily growing during the last few years, and to build a robust CAMO department, formally established in 2017, a transformation plan was launched few years back. The transformation was contemplating an extended training plan for the team, significant industrial investments, and IT tools deployment. The purpose of this last step was to strengthen our processes and information approach while standardizing flows of information, sharing and securing data. As a significant portion of the team had already run some MIS (Maintenance Information System) in the companies they were previously working for, an IT mindset was already in place. ATR then launched a formal RFP (Request for Proposal) to evaluate and qualify different MIS solutions with very stringent requirements about 24/7 availability, full Web compatible architecture, and ease of training and deployment, as well as data upload capabilities on top of standard features.

The RFP specified some features, architecture (Web was a must have), and the agility to run workshops as well as data upload, a case study and training. Deployment planning was proposed and shared with ADSoftware to organize the required training plan. The plan agreed was made up of theoretical training sessions, data uploads (which were qualified) and then a switch to a run mode with on-site assistance from the ADSoftware team. The full solution, meaning all modules, has been contracted and deployed throughout the project lifecycle. We started with the ‘easy piece’ which was the set-up of a dedicated tools inventory, including life limit control and standard procurement / material management features. Then training for our Planning and Production department started to secure good preparation and management of complex work packages. As our core activity is to repair heavily damaged aircraft, we can easily manage complex work packages including more than several hundred tasks. Once the ‘core’ functions were deployed within the organization, we moved several steps forwards through different internal projects, supported by ADSoftware. This included deployment of the production module, to secure technical staff technical licenses and training management alongside assignment of our workforce to maintenance tasks (work orders) and recording of production

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time. Based on that, at least a weekly update is shared with our customers when their aircraft are undergoing repairs. The production module is also strengthened by the integration of ATR’s Quality Department which is responsible for technical staff licenses management and renewal, including for our few sub-contractors. In addition, the MIS is also deployed within our CAMO organization. Specific developments have been made to ease the upload of information and data processed when ATR CAMO is doing an aircraft recovery or airworthiness review so that aircraft and component configuration, maintenance program, SB & AD will soon be managed in a more business-like manner. On top of that, and as ATR also leases or sells what we call ME or Main Elements (engines, propellers, landing gear…), the airworthiness of these ME which are located in our different warehouses (Paris, Singapore, Miami) is currently supported by ADSoftware MIS in full integration with ATR’s Spares and Supply chain department. The next step, that we are just starting, is to track our costs on three axes (production, spares and services) to ensure a proper cost control of any project and then compare that to our initial commercial proposal and business case.

THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE PROJECT

From an ATR perspective, almost no impact from COVID as the core modules were already deployed and support was still available. ADsoftware was sometimes struggling with a few colleagues working from home, so some minor developments were delivered a little bit late, but nothing major nor impacting our activity.

OTHER AND MORE ROUTINE CHALLENGES

Having the whole team engaged with such a major project is key and this was quite easy at ATR as most of our colleagues already had some experience on different MIS. Then, ensuring a proper communication and understanding between ADSoftware and ATR could have been a challenge but we realized that you must make sure that each listens to the other and understands the challenges and projects to be achieved. So far overall cooperation is good.

TRAINING AND USER ACCEPTANCE

Training was organized per service starting with data upload or initialization when required. Theoretical training was then performed on a test database fed with real data. Once the team had been trained, the switch over to the production database was made, what we called a run mode, with an ADSoftware trainer on site to secure a very smooth transition. As Airpack (the name of the MIS) is very close to other major MIS in terms of terminology and architecture, deployment was not difficult. Transition to a full new web interface definitively improved the overall perception and user-friendliness of the entire solution. All the modules in Airpack can be seen in figure 1

THE AIRPACK MENU OF MODULES

Overall, the reaction of users was good with some specific attention to the deployment of the production module. It is no secret than setting up a major and integrated IT solution brings some constraints and forces you to potentially rethink your processes and some priorities but we did not face major challenges there. When the production module was deployed not only in our hangar but also on remote sites, our colleagues made some comments and recommendations to improve some transactions. This was translated into a document shared with ADSoftware and a new version was deployed encompassing these Figure 1 improvements. ATR is still working closely with ADSoftware and, when there is the requirement for a new feature or an improvement to, say, the back-end, we are very quick to share that with ADSoftware and, if it is something that is chargeable, we might pay for it but, if not, it will be part of the IT life cycle plan; either way, ADSoftware is quick to provide updated solutions and versions. They are very agile in their reactions and that speed has a value of its own.

REGULATORY APPROVALS

Regulators were informed about the integration of our new MIS and recognized it as a source of major improvements. ATR being not only an OEM working under EASA approval but also with different foreign Authorities, we are very frequently audited and our OSAC (Organisme pour la Securite de l’Aviation Civile), the arm of the French regulatory body, mentioned our MIS as a very reliable and structural pillar in our maintenance organization. The MIS was evaluated, from an architecture perspective, and qualified by our IT department. It was a requirement for us that MIS should be able to be run on any PC with absolutely no impact on stringent software configuration and IT safety rules, especially in our FAL (Final Assembly Line) hosted by Airbus and where ATR aircraft are manufactured. This was a seamless approval.

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“Inform your entire organization about potential impacts but, most important, inform them of the benefits that the company will gain from using an integrated MIS.”

LESSONS LEARNED

implementation, I’d say map your different data sources, qualify them to define which data is reliable or is worth being processed before you enter into the MIS journey. Inform your entire organization about potential impacts but, most important, inform them of the benefits that the company will gain from using an integrated MIS. Make sure what you pay is in line with what you need. For ATR, there was really no need to have a consultant on site during six months to supervise our organization, processes and data or to define an action plan. As we are a small but very agile MRO and CAMO organization, this was done internally by very key and committed people with very high skills.

So, what have been our take-aways from the whole process at ATR? Maybe to take more time to think about the impact on internal processes. Also, a deeper evaluation of the users’ manuals (see below) and standard operating procedures is something which is worth evaluating as this supports good training, deployment and transfer of know-how between the MIS editor and the Customer. But, overall, for both ATR and ADSoftware, I don’t think that we made any big mistakes neither did we face any major challenges when deploying the solution whether that was related to data qualification and upload or to the initial curriculum training plan so I doubt we would change much at all if we had to do it again: what we did was quite efficient. Maybe we should have given more thought to the quality of the users’ manual which could be improved. Because we had to take some time to re-define some standard internal operating procedures, where we were expecting to have state-ofthe art users’ manuals. This is something that we should evaluate if we had to do it again and on which we should have spent more time. If we were to offer any advice to another MRO considering a similar

BENEFITS GAINED

When a business deploys a major IT solution like an MRO information system, it’s really all about standardization of processes, methodology and data. The issue that we had before deploying this solution at ATR was that we were using very standard Excel spreadsheets that had been developed, run and customized by many different colleagues on different PCs: hence there was absolutely no integration of any kind of data as a result of which, it was not possible to share, say, a return on experience of data. That resulted in a loss of energy and a loss of value for the organization. It’s about making sure that everyone is sharing the same and qualified information using IT solutions and data and that everybody is going to run the application under the same standards, meaning that, at the end, there are standard processes throughout the organization. That, along with standard and secured data, is a key benefit of having these sorts of IT solutions in place. Definitively this is all about the standardization of process, methodology and secured data to avoid each individual having their own set of data and, potentially, method of work.

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Having been running the new solution for two and half to three years now, where we are is very close to the plan that we made in terms of standard processes, organization and securing data; and the team has been positive about the deployment of this kind of solution. Also, thinking about the people who are fixing the aircraft, their job is to repair aircraft and undertake maintenance and not to be typing on keyboards. But actually, the way the solution is designed and the way we have organized the set-up of the ADSoftware solution in ATR is that most of the production people are, in the end, entering very few data on the MIS; so, as much as possible, we are recording real-time data when it comes to production. However, there are back-office people re-typing some data which we are manually inputting on work orders for example.

NEXT STEPS AND FUTURE PLANS

ATR has acquired the eDamage module that will be used by our Part 145, CAMO, Working Party representative and our colleagues in the FAL (Final Assembly Line). The purpose is to track from the very early stage any dent and buckle and trigger proper maintenance actions in a full end to end approach. eDamage enables engineers to use tablets to record remotely from close to or even on board the aircraft, minor damages, dent and buckle (figure 2), which are sent electronically to the back office of the engineering department. Then, from Toulouse, we can assess what is the extent of the damage on the airframe, and provide some repair solutions direct from the ATR head office.

Figure 2

This module will not only be used in Airframe & MRO Services to address major aircraft repairs but is also going to be deployed in the final assembly line for new aircraft. On new aircraft the dents and buckles are minor but they do happen and that is something that ATR needs to address to ensure that new aircraft delivered are one hundred percent perfect. Also, we have started a small project team deploying a cost monitoring module (figure 3) because, the bottom line is that we are selling services so must be able to identify some benefit from that. Cost control is a key activity.

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« Seamless deployment and cooperative development plan to contribute to a common success » Patrick MASSICOT

Head of Airframe & MRO Services

CASE STUDY: ATR

SUMMARY

The project was well managed by both parties, ATR and ADSoftware. It’s good that we are interacting more like partners, meaning that when, for instance, there are new features to be developed, at ATR, we are proactively proposing new developments which are shared with the user community. It means that we contribute to the ongoing evolution and improvement of the global solution. That is something that we were expecting from the ATR perspective but which is sometimes quite difficult to do with larger MIS editors because they have their own development plan which making it sometimes quite difficult to interact with that plan and to be part of it.

PATRICK MASSICOT Once everything has been set up in terms of supply chain, material management and production, the next consideration is the dollars or euros for which cost control is a key step that has to be addressed and tackled. So, that is what is currently being done and for which we have received a new cost control module which, at the time of writing, was being evaluated not only within the MRO Figure 3 organization but also in cooperation with the finance department. One of the main intended outcomes is to have financial reports and we have to be sure that those financial reports are providing accurate, readable and understandable data. ATR is both an MRO and an OEM but the primary activity is to design and build aircraft. So, when we are proposing and implementing these types of solutions, we have to take into account different parts of the organization such as Quality and MRO Production, which means it will probably take a few months to deploy everything, to buy equipment such as iPads, and to define all the parameters and technical information that we want to track and manage. It’s not a long-term but is a medium-term project which will take something like six months.

Patrick is a graduate aeronautical engineer with a more than 30 years’ experience in aviation and aircraft maintenance and operations, and more than two decades working with MRO, lessors, regulatory bodies, civilian and military operators, flying fixed and rotary wing aircraft. He gained a thorough knowledge of Maintenance Information Systems, as the Head of Sales & Marketing for a major supplier before joining ATR. Patrick now leads the Airframe & MRO Services business unit at ATR providing maintenance and CAMO support, and services to ATR’s internal and external customers worldwide.

ATR

ATR is the world’s number one aircraft manufacturer in regional aviation providing a new generation of turboprops up to 78 seats. Since 1981 we have built and delivered aircraft to over 200 airlines, in 100 countries. Our efficient aircraft have been designed and built around turboprop engines to burn less fuel and emit less CO2 than a similarly sized regional jet; access challenging terrains; and contribute to sustainable aviation.

ADSOFTWARE

ADSoftware offers a fleet management system and logistic package called AIRPACK which meets the needs of aircraft and helicopters operators, as well as MRO and CAMO centers. It provides modular ERP solutions to more than 50 clients worldwide for fixed wing and helicopters maintenance. The strength of ADSoftware is the simplicity of its product. ADSoftware solutions incorporate aviation regulatory requirements with state-of-the-art IT tools plus innovative mobile and cloud solutions, recognized with several European awards.

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AIRCRAFT MRO: HOW I SEE IT

Upgrading IT — Which software solution approach should you choose? Allan Bachan, VP, Managing Director, MRO Operations, ICF with Kyle Tuberson, Chief Technology Officer, Public Sector, ICF

s airlines and MROs eye digital transformation, IT leaders are inundated with options for software platforms. With varying missions and distinct structures, the decision to implement a certain platform depends on each organization’s unique mission. Success depends on an IT leader’s ability to understand their organization’s unique technological capabilities and determine which features and use-cases are best-suited for a specific project. Choosing the optimal software platform, as well as strategically choosing the right innovation partner, is one of the key steps to fruitful modernization, allowing leaders to properly address long-term needs and future-proof pivotal infrastructure. Low-code/no-code platforms, open-source software, and proprietary software are a few options that IT leaders have when it comes to delivering software applications. While it’s nearly impossible to compare platforms with such different capabilities,

understanding the high-level benefits and drawbacks can help IT leaders make an informed decision on what’s best for their organization. Each technology option has more nuanced details but learning the basics about these software options can help organizations operate stronger. Further, by working with a technology partner who’s experienced in implementing these platforms, organizations can be prepared to enact the best solution for their digital transformation goals.

systems are user-friendly and agile. Because of their simplicity to build, these platforms cannot be extensively customized. An example of common business practices that low-code would be useful for is handling HR onboarding, because the systems can be applied universally to any organization. Given that these platforms are easy to use, barriers to programming are lower for anyone on staff. In turn, more senior developers can instead focus on more complex issues that require a deeper experience set.

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Low-code/no-code platforms offer drag-and-drop user interfaces to build applications without the need for in-depth, hand-coded computer programming. Those using low-code systems can easily create business applications and address mission needs with talent that isn’t specialized in computer science and software engineering. Best-suited for repetitive tasks, low-code/no-code

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Organizations can modify platforms built on open-source technology without too many constraints. Open source presents users with more white space for creation and modification. When working on a specific project, open-source software is beneficial due to its customizable and collaborative nature. Furthermore, open-source platforms help keep budgets under control, as they don’t require big upfront costs. It may also serve as a ‘free trial’ before supplemental, paid features are added on. Open source also allows for continuous improvements based on an organization’s evolving needs. These systems rely on peer review and community production for their use, which leads to higher quality. By choosing systems that are prepared

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for changing demands, IT leaders can ensure they are able to remain agile, ultimately saving time and resources in the long run.

A PEEK INTO PROPRIETARY

On the flip side of open source, proprietary software is licensed and managed by an organization or individual, with its source code kept private. Proprietary software does not allow modification of the source code like open-source software does. However, proprietary software vendors often enable the ability to customize features to meet specific business needs. This customization can be limiting and there can be roadblocks to accomplishing certain missions or added costs associated with the project. Proprietary software can be implemented faster than open source, considering the code is already built for your needs. If you’re looking for a quick turnaround, proprietary software may be the best way to go. There’s also less need for internal talent to update the system, handle security, or enact feature enhancements. However, proprietary software can often be expensive due to licensing costs.

PUTTING A PLATFORM (OR TWO!) INTO ACTION

The reality of the digital transformation process is that organizations will often need to implement a combination of platforms to accomplish their goals. Product teams should start with a keen focus on customer outcomes, including user experience, rather than becoming distracted by a plethora of potential features. It’s key to offer product teams the autonomy to decide what they are looking for, but simultaneously provide safe guard rails, such as a common software delivery framework, to ensure they don’t drift too far. Business practitioners’ knowledge coupled with the expertise of an innovation partner that understands the mission, practices, as well as platforms, allows for the most seamless process. Since platforms aren’t one-size-fits-all, engaging

with an experienced innovation partner to advise and implement these technologies will ensure organizations accomplish their desired outcomes. A team consisting of key decision makers on the business side, internal IT leaders and external technology professionals is best equipped to implement a modernization strategy that is optimal for the organization’s needs. For now, that’s how we see IT.

ALLAN BACHAN

Allan is a Vice President at ICF with 32 years of industry experience as an Aviation M&E, MRO and Supply Chain solutions and systems domain expert. He is responsible for ICF’s MRO Operations and IT practice and he manages the Aircraft Commerce Consulting relationship with ICF. His experience includes managing application design, development, and full cycle implementation — from selection to go-live — for strategic clients in the MRO industry using different commercially available MRO IT products. In his career, Allan has fulfilled the following leadership roles: MRO IT practice and technical lead; MRO systems Product Principal; M&E and MRO Solutions Director and Manager of Technical Records, Maintenance Planning and Production Control.

KYLE TUBERSON

Kyle has over 20 years of technology consulting experience in the areas of data visualization, geospatial analytics, data management, and data science. He builds teams that use data to create innovative solutions to difficult business challenges. Currently, Kyle leads initiatives focused on providing IT modernization services to the government and to industries such as healthcare and energy. Services include IT modernization, cloud computing, machine learning, internet of things (IoT), geospatial analytics, data visualization, and more. INTERACTIVE GIVE US YOUR OPINION CLICK HERE TO POST YOUR COMMENT INTERACTIVE SUBSCRIBE HERE CLICK HERE TO READ ALL FUTURE EDITIONS AIRCRAFT IT MRO • SPRING 2022 • 51

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Planning for a digital future James Angus, Commercial Director of the Integrated Vehicle Health Management (IVHM) Centre at Cranfield University and John Maggiore, a senior aerospace leader, executive consultant, and digital transformation expert at Cranfield University IVHM Centre.

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ver the last 20 years there has been a revolution in the use of digital technology in aircraft design, manufacturing, operation, and sustainment; commonly called ‘digital aviation’. We wanted to explore this phenomenon, where it has come from and where it might take us in the future.

AN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

In 1999, Boeing shared in AERO Magazine that the 253 million pages of paper manuals they produced each year, if all the pages were stacked one upon the other, would reach 20 miles (32 Km) up to the stratosphere. Aircraft OEMs had launched their web-based portals, and were investing to create new information delivery tools, both on-line and delivered via other digital media. For aviation, the impetus for the transition from paper to digital was strong, as the latest approved documentation was and is required to be available at all points of maintenance and flight operations. An enormous amount of work and resources were being used to keep paper documentation current at the many points of use. The worldwide transition from paper to digital in aviation ground operations, was an early and important example of the industry innovating in a way that provided both significant operational efficiency and environmental benefits. In the case of the paper-to-digital shift, not only was the significant cost of printing, distributing, and maintaining paper and other physical media eliminated but, also, day-to-day operational efficiency was increased where engineers and mechanics could more readily have necessary documentation to hand with less time spent transiting around airports and hangars to source the approved documentation. A clear and quantifiable ‘economic’ benefit. In addition, this shift provided a massive sustainability benefit. If we extrapolate from the 253 million pages, 20-mile-high stack of paper from Boeing alone in 1999, and account for market share and industry adoption rates, we can conservatively estimate that the paper-to-digital shift in commercial aviation alone has saved approximately 8.8 billion pages from being created and printed since the year 2000. That’s a notional stack of paper 1100 Km high. For perspective, that is nearly 15 times the altitude that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos orbited the Earth on his July 20th, 2021 spaceflight. From a sustainability point of view, it has provided significant energy and emissions savings by eliminating the energy to manufacture that paper (~100 million kWh/53 million kilograms CO2) and global distribution of 40 million kilograms of paper, plus the consumption of nearly 10,000 hectares of forest, the latter helping to reduce the industry’s impact on biodiversity. This is an

early and well-known, but perhaps now taken-for-granted, example of the industry reaping significant economic benefits while providing significant environmental benefits through digitally focused investment and innovation.

SUSTAINABILITY AS AN INDUSTRY IMPERATIVE

Aerospace has always embraced innovation, with improvements that make aircraft safer and more reliable, and ever improving performance and efficiencies. Since the dawn of the jet age commercial aircraft have become 70% more fuel efficient and noise has been reduced by 90%. Reducing fuel burn and emissions is in the DNA of Commercial Aviation. Modern wing and engine design, new materials such as carbon fiber, access to greater data volumes and new information processing methods support industry sustainability goals along with increased performance efficiency. Currently we are seeing a step increase in the focus on alternative propulsion and fuels driven by economic realities, and by the goals set out by governments and industry. ICAO, for example, has two major aspirational goals for international aviation: 2% annual fuel efficiency improvement through to 2050, and carbon neutral growth from 2020 onwards. These are audacious goals which will require multiple tacks. The ICAO Global Collation for Sustainable Aviation is tracking and driving several major related themes, including ‘Operations and Infrastructure’: ‘win-win’ developments, reducing costs along with emissions. The promise of digital operational efficiencies in this regard is not the largest, but it is one of the most immediately available to use. It is generally accepted that approximately 10% of the opportunity derives from optimization of operations. Case in point, the Air Transport Action Group (ATAG) in its ‘Waypoint 2050’ report estimates that 8-12% of CO2 reductions by 2050 will come from operations and infrastructure improvements. Boeing echoes this; Sheila Remes, Boeing Vice President of Environmental Sustainability, explained to us, “By flying more efficiently, we can collectively reduce aviation’s emissions by about 10%. Data is the key to efficiency. By leveraging data, we can help our customers plan the most efficient route, optimize flight planning, provide real-time weather and traffic information to pilots and establish more direct routings — thus lowering fuel burn.” While not the largest lever, digital efficiency is important as, for the most part, the pieces are very much available today. The reality is that there are few if any things we can do that will deliver large, step-change payback but are also easy. The step-change innovations, such as new engine design, new wing design, and alternate powered electric propulsion, are all the result of enormous investment and

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industry commitment. In this sense, the present value of things we can do today are equal to or greater than the larger sustainable aviation levers which are years, or even decades, and large capital investments, away.

REAL-WORLD ‘WIN-WIN’ EXAMPLES

What we are presenting here can be generally scoped within Integrated Vehicle Health Management (IVHM), which is a super-set of what we generally think of as ‘health management’. IVHM encompasses a broad swathe of technologies, both within and beyond the traditional digital aviation domain; it is the unified capability of systems to assess the current or future state of the member system’s health and integrate that picture of system health within a framework of available resources and operational demand. It is a very wide-reaching capability encompassing business cases and models; legislation, certification and standards; architecture and design; as well as algorithms for prognostics, diagnostics and reasoning. IVHM is a key component of the ‘digital aviation’ domain. We can categorize the sustainability benefits which stem from IVHM as direct and indirect, as well as tangible and intangible. Intangible benefits are often focused on employee and market perceptions and brand image. They are very real but difficult to quantify. Here we focus on the tangible benefits. The direct benefits can include material and waste reduction, reduced energy usage, reduced noise, enhanced biodiversity, and of course lower emissions of CO2 and other pollutants of concern. Indirect benefits include labor efficiency, human quality of life, safety, and material usage and consumption. By its very nature, increased efficiency supports sustainability, both directly and indirectly. The previous paper-to-digital example is an excellent illustration of this. The classic IVHM use case involves proactively and remotely understanding a vehicle’s current or future serviceability. We often call this ‘predictive maintenance’, ‘condition-based maintenance’ or ‘aircraft health management’. When we can predict a pending equipment failure, we can reap the economic benefit of dealing with the issue in a scheduled manner and avoid the likelihood and impact of a service and mission interruption. We can also deliver material direct sustainability benefits. In many cases, operation with a degraded system, while safe and approved, can greatly limit operations in terms of altitude or range. This results in fewer degrees of freedom in vehicle usage and lessens the likelihood of mission or schedule completion. In cases where the equipment is part of the environmental control system, such as a valve, a very significant direct fuel burn penalty (up to 4%) and additional resulting CO2 emissions may be avoided. Of course, there are indirect benefits which follow, such as reduced stock requirements, parts shipping costs, and more efficient labor utilization. This is an excellent example of economic and performance benefits ‘paying’ for an activity, and there being measurable sustainability benefits. This plays out in many other digital aviation activities. As in the case of aircraft health management, we can proactively monitor and

“… by optimizing ground operations via analytics we can reduce overall energy usage/emissions, reduce undesirable noise, and improve biodiversity through more efficient utilization of land.” analyze in-flight data to directly or indirectly understand aircraft and crew performance. Often the data sources are the same, and in some cases a dedicated data acquisition scheme is used for crew performance monitoring. Often the segregation is driven by personal privacy concerns. Regardless, much can be done with aircraft data to drive sustainability. For example, when combined with modern flight deck Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) or mobile device hosted applications, we can monitor and optimize pilot decision making, help pilots meet efficiency goals and ensure compliance with company sustainability policies. The benefits can be substantial with fuel savings having been demonstrated as high as 4%. Of course, this leads to proportionally lower CO2 emissions. Considerable energy expenditure and consumption occur during ground operations, and we can apply these types of digital techniques to this phase of operations. By monitoring and optimizing ground operations with new sensors and analytics we can ensure maximized operational efficiency throughout maintenance and flight operations activities. For example, the latest Jeppesen ‘Smart EFB’ applications help pilots understand the prevailing taxi situation, actively manage slot and pushback requests, more accurately predict their inbound and outbound clearances, and support implementation of reduced engine taxi operations. By actively monitoring aircraft auxiliary power unit (APU) usage data (e.g., by location) we can encourage and drive the use of more energy efficient ground power. By applying sophisticated analytics and modelling to airport air and ground traffic we can streamline air traffic flow, reduce wasted flight time at arrival, reduce taxi time. In summary, by optimizing ground operations via analytics we can reduce overall energy usage/emissions, reduce undesirable noise, and improve biodiversity through more efficient utilization of land. Thales Avionics is very focused on applying digital to the issue of sustainability in the near term. Denis Bonnet, Director Innovation, Thales Avionics Global Business Unit, told us that, “In order to accelerate the near-term benefit from greener operation, Thales strongly believes that it is essential to set-up and disseminate a single source of truth in order to assess the climate impact of flight operations across the whole eco-system. It is important to ensure that green initiatives should not focus solely on CO2 emission but include other emissions such as contrails. Finally, an important aspect to accelerate operational and technological improvements is through open and transparent collaboration between pilots,

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airlines and air navigation services starting through digital tools.” By monitoring and analyzing aircraft data via IVHM methods, we can understand the fuel efficiency characteristics of individual aircraft and their performance on different routes. With this understanding we can optimize the usage of the aircraft by route, carry the optimal amount of fuel, and identify degradations (caused by ice, sand, volcanic ash etc.) of aircraft and take quick action to remedy (e.g., control surface trim adjustments). This results in lower Emissions via reduced fuel consumption, reduced energy and reduced materials usage/wastage resulting from less maintenance throughout life cycle. This is crucial if civil aircraft are to become compliant with the demands of the Circular Economy. Regarding maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), an enormous amount of investment and energy is expended to sustain aircraft throughout their lifecycle. As we know, for every dollar spent as part of an aircraft purchase, that much is spent on maintenance throughout the service life of the aircraft. As such, MRO is a major target area for efficiency improvements via digital methods. By enabling new more autonomous inspection methods we can improve efficiency and increase the accuracy of inspection while reducing labor and energy usage. This reduces unneeded repair or removals waste. Also, by deploying analytics to the aircraft troubleshooting process we can reduce the number of maintenance actions and ‘no fault found’ removals. ‘Rogue units’ can also be identified and addressed through procedure or scrap. The result of digitally enhanced MRO includes lower energy usage and reduced materials usage/wastage, along with the commensurate economic savings. As an example, SAP is focused on using their A&D digital manufacturing and maintenance footprint to support sustainability. Torsten Welte, Global VP of SAP A&D Industry Business, shared with us, “The key is linking data across the lifecycle. We see measurable sustainability efficiencies across the design, manufacturing and sustainment phases. This is important because every wasted activity adds costs and emissions and detracts the industry’s ability to invest in innovation.” The overall economic picture of commercial aviation is both challenging and increasingly complex. For a number of compelling reasons, leased aircraft as a percentage of total aircraft fleets have increased substantially in recent years, as have integrated and managed maintenance programs. In response, OEMs, MROs and operators are increasingly deploying analytics in new ways, combining aircraft technical data with maintenance contractual agreements and operational data to run complex ‘what if?’ scenarios to identify efficiencies across complete life cycle of an asset or aircraft. By applying advanced analytics and modelling at the material, component, subassembly or asset level across its entire lifecycle we can optimize the procurement, manufacturing, operation, maintenance and ultimate retirement/ scrap of the asset (again ensuring compliance with the Circular Economy) The economic benefits are manifest, and this also results in lower energy usage and reduced material usage.

LOOKING AHEAD

Today’s focus is to continually make the air transport industry more resilient, safe and sustainable. This means that innovation continues apace. For example, Cranfield’s IVHM Centre has, with its Core Partners, had a long-term aspiration to deliver a so-called ‘Conscious Aircraft’ with the potential for a zero-maintenance aircraft platform. This concept aims to achieve the creation of an IVHM system that is capable of being fully aware of the aircraft’s condition, able to either suggest appropriate action or take action for itself. By creating the ‘Conscious Aircraft’ (figure 1) the entire aircraft is monitored and is linked to the Aviation ecosystem (airports, airspace, airlines, passengers, aftermarket services), maximizing the benefits from the previous examples. This concept aims to eliminate unforeseen technical faults and, in the event of damage, be able to decide on actions that minimize impact on the environment or operate a modified mission in a military application. The promised sustainability benefits are significant and varied. They include lower emissions from lower fuel consumption, lower energy usage and reduced materials usage/wastage.

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On another, wider scale, there is a unique opportunity to apply the same, proven digital and analytics methods we’ve created and deployed for aviation to futureproof the industry’s green technology investments. That is, by leveraging proven IVHM methods and modelling, the aviation industry can increase the likelihood of

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success during the introduction of new technologies/solutions while accelerating their introduction, resulting in the achievement of the industry’s sustainability goals.

SUMMARY

It’s well understood that IVHM and digital aviation are delivering economic benefits today. As discussed above they are also delivering significant, albeit often unrecognized, sustainability benefits in both flight operations and technical operations. By looking at these activities through a new lens we can also see that digital will have a key role to secure the promise of sustainability-focused investments and that operations and sustainment are as sustainable as possible. As the work and investments regarding fleet renewal to more efficient aircraft, sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), green hydrogen and renewable electricity, and alternative fueled electric propulsion continue, so will the operational efficiencydriven sustainability gains through IVHM and digital aviation. New research and investment focuses are opening exciting new horizons and opportunities, reaping benefits throughout the entire aerospace lifecycle. Cranfield University is focused on the future of aviation and sustainability. Professor Dame Helen Atkinson DBE FREng, Cranfield University’s Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing, said: “As a global university with sustainability ingrained in its educational and research offerings, Cranfield is leading the way in helping the global economy transition to a green sustainable future. Innovation in aviation is a key part of this and technology development will be central to reducing the impact of aviation on the environment. The web of connections between aviation and society is complex and a systems approach is required to ensure a cost- and environment-effective transition to sustainable growth in the aviation sector.”

A NEW BREED OF TALENT MSc in Aviation Digital Technology Management RATIONALE

Increasing numbers of intelligent aircraft are being introduced as part of a wider technological development across the aviation industry ecosystem. As more intelligent and conscious aircraft enter service, support systems are also becoming more intelligent. Pre-COVID, 87.7m jobs were supported by the air transport industry worldwide: the 2020 Boeing Pilot and Technicians Outlook report projects that 73,9000 new maintenance technicians will be needed to maintain the global fleet over the next 20 years. This course is aimed at the technologists, engineers and managers who shape the future as digital technology transforms the aviation business. New technologies like Internet of Things, robotics, AI, machine learning, AR/VR,

big data analytics, predictive maintenance, blockchain, etc. are being introduced to the industry at an accelerating pace. Digitalization promises significant transformation of the aviation industry. While the digital technology is similar to other industrial sectors, the safety conscious and highly regulated aviation industry imposes technology adoption hurdles specific to aerospace regulation and culture.

THE COURSE

This MSc program aims to develop professionals to innovate and apply digital technology in the aerospace context. The course adds the digital component to aeronautical engineering graduates. It helps them to expand from the design and manufacture focus of established aeronautical engineering programs to the wider aviation industry opportunities. The course is also a route for the large number of non-aerospace engineering and computing graduates who aspire to enter the aviation industry. In addition, the course is a career development path for aerospace industry professionals to boost their digital and innovation skill.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Course graduates should find engineering and management opportunities in the aviation ecosystem, including operators, maintenance organizations, financiers, airports and future spaceport operators.

CRANFIELD FACILITIES

Cranfield University IVHM Centre has been leading research in predictive health maintenance with technology adopted by major aircraft manufacturers. There are well established programmes in Air Transport Management, Airworthiness, Robotics, Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Engineering and Through Life Systems. Students in the course would be able to develop their research with the new Digital Aviation Research and Technology Centre (DARTeC) Hangar and Digital MRO laboratories together with the Cranfield Boeing 737-400 ground demonstrator, and access to industrial scale systems like AMOS.

COURSE INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES

In completing this course, and achieving the associated award, a successful student should be able to: • Differentiate the stakeholders in the aviation industry and analyze the complex dynamics of their roles in aviation management; • Appraise major aircraft structure and systems and their criticality to airworthiness; • Assess the digital technology for aerospace inspection and maintenance; • Assess the digital technology for aerospace technical and business information integration; • Prepare a programme of digital aviation business transformation.

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COURSE STRUCTURE

The course has the standard Cranfield MSc structure with 40% in taught subjects and 60% in practical research projects. The eight subject modules build up the knowledge blocks that would be integrated in the group and the individual research projects.

The course is receiving applications for the first intake to start at October 2022.

Digital Engineering Digital Aviation Operations and Maintenance 40% of course marks

Data-centric Aircraft Systems Predictive Maintenance Technology Aerospace Inspection and Monitoring Tools Digital Aviation Supply Chain Management Communications and Cybersecurity in Aviation

GROUP PROJECT

20% of course marks

February to April inclusive Groups of 4-8 Projects typically sponsored by industry May to early September

INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH PROJECT

40% of course marks

Autonomous collision avoidance in aircraft maintenance hangar; Lean operations in the hangar of the future; Multi-person AR/wearable supported aircraft maintenance; Parked Aircraft Maintenance Program; UAV Operations and Maintenance Management System.

TIMELINE

Aviation Digitalization

TAUGHT MODULES

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Projects link to career Projects closely aligned to day job (for in job part time students)

Example projects are: • Robotic inspection to support aircraft maintenance; • Monitoring robotic vehicle movements using precision location system; • Aircraft damage detection using hangar surveillance cameras; • Fusion of location and camera sensing to support maintenance personnel electronic sign-offs;

JAMES ANGUS

James played a lead role in the launch of the IVHM Centre in collaboration with Boeing bringing in other major aerospace and defense companies. He joined Cranfield in August 2002, with over twenty-five years’ experience in high technology industry plus consulting experience, and has published, presented and guest lectured on a wide range of topics nationally and internationally. An active member of the Royal Aeronautical Society for many years, James has chaired the Air Transport Specialist Group for the last 10 years.

JOHN MAGGIORE

As a former Boeing executive leader, John developed a portfolio of digitally driven tools and capabilities plus served as The Boeing Company Executive Focal to Cranfield University during the inception of DARTeC. He is a digital aviation expert, in the area of vehicle health management and digital MRO, holding two U.S. patents for innovations in the area of analytics and vehicle health management. John regularly speaks at aviation industry conferences and events, and is passionate about digital methods to support sustainability in aerospace.

CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY

Cranfield is a specialist postgraduate university that is a global leader for education and transformational research in technology and management with over 50 years’ experience in transport, including the aviation, automotive, motorsport, military and marine sectors. It is one of the few universities in the world to have its own airport — Cranfield’s global research airport offers a unique environment for transformational research. The education and award-winning research cover all modes of vehicles and transport across technology, engineering and management, including sustainable transport and intelligent mobility. INTERACTIVE GIVE US YOUR OPINION CLICK HERE TO POST YOUR COMMENT INTERACTIVE SUBSCRIBE HERE CLICK HERE TO READ ALL FUTURE EDITIONS

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VENDOR JOB CARD: AEROSTRAT

Elliot Margul, Chief Executive Officer of Aerostrat explains how listening to customers and acting on their inputs has made Aerostrat a preferred partner for customer airlines Elliot is responsible for the corporate strategy, sales, and product at Aerostrat. He founded the business with Frankie Angai and Cody Morris (Directors of Engineering) and works with them to formulate Aerostrat’s corporate strategy. He holds a business degree from University of Washington and worked at Alaska Airlines prior to founding Aerostrat. Aircraft IT: Your name, your job title, and the name of the business? Elliot Margul: Elliot Margul, CEO, Aerostrat Aircraft IT: How did Aerostrat get started? EM: When I was an employee at Alaska Airlines, I observed a significant gap in the tools available to the planning team. I began discussing the idea with friends, who eventually introduced me to our other cofounders, Cody and Frankie. After some discussion, we created Aerostrat build Aerros, our base planning solution. After spending a year designing and developing our product, we signed our first customer. Aerostrat currently has eleven customers with more soon to sign Aircraft IT: What is the guiding business principle that drives Aerostrat? EM: Our team works closely with and understands our customers and their specific needs. This is one

of our biggest differentiators as a company. While solving our customer’s problems, we actively keep them involved in many aspects at Aerostrat. Our goal is that their ideas and feedback make their way into our software and business processes. This ensures that our product seamlessly integrates into our customers’ processes, and our business processes align with our customers’ expectations. We want our customers to feel like we are part of their team and vice versa. Aircraft IT: What has Aerostrat’s greatest business achievement been to date, and why? EM: With great pride, I can say we have made many achievements in recent years. One that I would like to highlight, because it genuinely exemplifies who we are as a company, is the implementation of our IT compliance certifications and attestations (SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001:2013). Before implementing these standards, we had many organizational AIRCRAFT IT MRO • SPRING 2022 • 58

standards in place. However, we did not understand the framework as none of us had a compliance background. Like we do with customer problems, we spent time reading, listening, and understanding the necessary requirements. Within a matter of months and with minimal outside assistance, our team implemented and passed our first ISO audit. We repeated the process several years later when we

“Within a matter of months and with minimal outside assistance, our team implemented and passed our first ISO audit. We repeated the process several years later when we passed our first SOC 2 Type II audit.”

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passed our first SOC 2 Type II audit. I am most proud of the fact that we were able to implement these items with minimal guidance and in our most recent audit, had no findings. Aircraft IT: What have been your disappointments and what have you learned from them? EM: One of my most disappointing memories was when we first launched our beta and brought it to multiple prospective customers. After speaking to them, none were very interested in our product. In fact, one customer gave us a list of over 120 things we would need to build for them to even consider us as a vendor. It was a huge gut punch. Proudly, our team regrouped and implemented almost all those requested features within six months. Consequently, that customer was sold on Aerros while other companies became intrigued with our beta too. None had seen a software company implement their feedback to such a degree while delivering it in such a timely manner.

Aircraft IT: In a sentence, how would you summarize what Aerostrat does for aircraft maintenance customers? EM: Aerostrat offers a base planning solution that enables airlines or MROs to plan their entire maintenance program, at any level of detail, from aircraft delivery to exit. Aircraft IT: What do you feel will be the next big thing in maintenance Aviation IT? EM: At Aerostrat, we believe that the next big thing in maintenance aviation IT will be a deliberate move to more collaborative experiences. Outside of aviation software, we’ve seen major platforms aggressively pursue functionality that helps people work together effectively. Covid has accelerated this focus and really highlighted the necessity of being able to easily work with a team from anywhere in the world. Because of this, releasing seamless real-time collaborative planning is one of our core missions in 2022. We know this reduction in friction

will greatly benefit our customers with large, potentially hybrid workforces. Users of aviation software have been exposed to the value of real-time collaboration in consumer software, and we’re working on unlocking that potential for the maintenance planning lifecycle. Aircraft IT: What do you want your customers to say about Aerostrat EM: I want our customers to say that we listen to feedback and deliver meaningful outcomes. It is essential that our customers know they are heard by incorporating their feedback into our product. It is why we meet with them regularly, design features with them, and let them test our features from initial release to stable functioning. Most importantly, it is also why we release updates monthly. It is gratifying that we can look at most buttons, functions, etc. in Aerros and know it was customer inspired. Aircraft IT: Elliot Margul , thank you for your time.

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CASE STUDY: AISG

n this case study, I want to share with readers our experience at AISG of deciding we needed, selecting and implementing a new MRO IT solution. But, before embarking on the story of how we made this change, it will be useful to first tell you something about AISG, the business that is the subject of the case study.

AISG

AISG is a line maintenance services provider and MRO for most of the major airlines in the world. The business started in Cancún in Mexico and there are now 32 stations around Mexico. We service airliners from wide-body to narrow body aircraft across all OEMs and types. The main business is to provide a service for airlines in Mexico but we are now spreading that service to Europe and the Dominican Republic. How the company started was because airlines don’t want to have a technician in every station where their aircraft land to cover only one flight a day. As a result, AISG started offering solutions with one or more technicians on a station who could be trained to be able to serve the aircraft operated by a number of airlines throughout the week or the month which would save them costs as against having their own staff in all of those different locations.

FINDING A NEW SOFTWARE SOLUTION

The need for a new software solution came about because AISG didn’t have a web-based solution; so, we started to look for options among the many available in the sector. We met some of the developers and vendors before coming to the conclusion that Ultramain was the company that offered a better solution for our purposes and, importantly, were willing to help us in the implementation process for the changes. One of the main goals when we set out on this journey was to have the software or the algorithm with which we could assign flights to technicians. That way, AISG could have a resource planning solution for the future. Ultramain were able to create that with the resource planners to produce a solution that would enable us to know how many technicians we would need during a certain period of time, where they would be needed, for which airline and which aircraft type; that would help us to plan our work better. It was a great solution and represented the biggest challenge faced by Ultramain in meeting AISG’s needs because there are many variables in the requirement. Only Ultramain were willing to undertake this and that was how the project started.

THE ULTRAMAIN SOLUTION CHOSEN

There are more than thirty different applications in the ULTRAMAIN® suite. At the highest level, ULTRAMAIN is a full asset management and logistics system built specifically around aviation. The system has attracted some very large customers

“AISG has more than seventy different airline customers, each of which requires different policies and procedures training, plus they have a country certificate and a type rating certificate, the technicians have multiple certificates.” such as AISG and Ultramain also shares some customers with AISG. But, specifically in the case of AISG and the line maintenance solution, the problem was something that Ultramain had never really encountered before on the scale that AISG operates. AISG has more than seventy different airline customers, each of which requires different policies and procedures training, plus they have a country certificate and a type rating certificate, the technicians have multiple certificates. One of the challenges around AISG’s line maintenance service is ‘do we have the right person with the right qualifications at the right time to meet the aircraft?’ There are also associated issues of, who needs more training; how do we make sure that the person there has the right qualifications and that they are not expired; and how do we ensure that the right person is in the city to which the aircraft is going? Added to that are the usual variables around inbound flights, are they on time, and are they on schedule, plus the fleet type that is coming in? That’s what the solution that Ultramain put together had to do. The line maintenance solution for MROs with the optimization to bring all that data together and then present AISG with an option to plan up to sixty days ahead. At the time of writing, we were already planning a month ahead with the new solution. A key requirement that AISG wanted to have in the system included a modification up to the next level of capability which was already in the ULTRAMAIN system — optimization, crew schedules, certifications. We wanted the ability to create the work schedules automatically, based around when AISG’s customers’ aircraft were coming in. So, the Ultramain system now takes a forecast of the flights that are coming in to the cities served by AISG and looks at the resource requirements to build an optimized work schedule that conforms to the Labor laws in Mexico which vary from city to city with differing regulations about when people can travel to and from work. All of that gets put into the system which then delivers highly optimized schedules to ensure that the technicians needed are not in training, they’re not on a day off or on their holidays or any other leave.

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That’s the issue with getting resources to the aircraft. Mobile Mechanic™ (figure 1) is then used to deliver the assignments out to the individuals; they can look, by station, to see what they are assigned to and the work that has been allocated to them.

Another module from the software that AISG uses, Labor Optimization (figs 2-4), is also helpful in forecasting future needs, taking into consideration the schedules, the technicians, the aircraft types, the airlines, restrictions from the authorities and the union and permissions from the authorities about each specific aircraft.

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There is also Mobile Inventory™, the ability to scan parts in and out without necessarily needing a traditional barcode reader but using Blue Tooth fobs associate with technicians’ mobile phones which helps to keep the cost of infrastructure down.

HOW THE SOLUTION WORKED FOR AISG

The mobile App has proved to be the most helpful because it frees technicians from the need to go back to the office, sit at a computer and key in all the relevant information about a job. Having it all in a mobile device makes the process really simple with a real-time solution. AISG uses the Mobile Mechanic to register all activities in real time and uses Mobile Inventory to register consumables used. So, if an aircraft is on the ground and the technician decides that it needs oil, he can deliver it from the can but can deduct it from the Mobile Inventory so that, if the inventory is getting low on stock, it can be seen by someone in the office who can order more. That is a very good solution for AISG.

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AISG uses Mobile Inventory to make sure that the technician has everything they need to service each flight, it’s also used for audits and, at the time of writing, AISG was starting to use it for managing vehicles. ULTRAMAIN also allows users to track all ground support equipment with full asset management capabilities and AISG is starting to include those in the system.

SELECTION AND IMPLEMENTATION

At AISG, we considered the options available to us in the market as well as recommendations such as from Cathay Pacific Airways and we saw the system working because Cathay is an AISG customer as well as using the ULTRAMAIN solution. We did look at other software but seeing the solution in use with an airline who was also an AISG customer helped a lot with the initial approach from Ultramain which supported the decision to go with them. We were also impressed at their willingness to hep AISG to create a solution for our business model and that was another driver to choose ULTRAMAIN.

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On the implementation, we were fortunate to get a recommendation to someone who had worked on a similar implementation with a previous airline. That helped AISG to achieve a better understanding from a consultant who had already used the software. So, that person was brought on to the team and we started the implementation which has taken, from the start, six months at the time of writing and with some further implementation still to do as well as bedding in some of the software to work better for AISG’s specific needs. The implementation was not too smooth at the beginning, given the many variables to be considered as well as there being so many airline customers and scenarios; also, Ultramain had to first learn AISG’s business and then start to program for that. That was the most challenging time and took longer but after that, it started to run smoothly; introducing the solution, starting testing and seeing the system working in about six months. It had been a larger challenge than Ultramain had anticipated, particularly with the full extent of the numbers of variables in the operation and the complexities of getting literally thousands of permutations based on all the data that AISG had. In the second phase, Ultramain assigned a number of its own specialist staff to support the implementation. By working together, we were able to power through. COVID did come at this time and the impact, as for the whole sector, was mainly on resources because AISG was not able to continue with the planned schedule; we had planned to get more modules in use but resources were compromised. There was not that much available activity to work with to create more scenarios and carry out more tests which meant that those kinds of project were not able to be completed in the time planned.

TRAINING

OTHER CHALLENGES

As has already been stated, there were many variables identified and many challenges that were not apparent at the beginning; those were the drivers that started increasing the complexity of the project. Of course, there was a budget to start with and then it started increasing; but that went well because the owners said ‘this is what we want; this is what we’re going to do’. There were some challenges with the approval but the deal was good, Ultramain understood AISG’s needs and, since this is going to be a long-term relationship, they were willing to help AISG in that.

Because there was not that much activity, the problems faced by the project were reduced and AISG was able to see the different scenarios and solve them because there was sufficient time available; that said, there were actually not that many problems to solve. But we were able to prepare for the next step which is what was underway at the time of writing.

“As part of its continual enhancement to the solution and in response to specific requests from AISG, Ultramain was able to make the required adjustments that AISG could see would work for us. There also were some changes to AISG processes to ensure that we got the best from the new software…”

The first approach to training was to train the trainers; that way the Ultramain team could provide the information to key AISG staff. Bearing in mind that there was also a language barrier that could be difficult at times but it was done. First, AISG needed key staff to know the new system and be able to teach and start training other staff. These key staff were then competent to use the system and understand how it works before passing that knowledge on down the line. The approach was, train the trainer in-house and then they could train the station managers and on down to the technicians who would be using the system most.

USING THE ULTRAMAIN SOLUTION AND MODULES

It’s always a challenge to implement a new software system because people get used to doing things in certain ways and, when that changes, they find everything difficult and complicated. There was a learning curve in the early days using the new solution because older mechanics wanted to stay on paper (no technology), and younger mechanics wanted a solution that was more like normal phone apps. However, after they started using it, the mechanics of all ages found the new solution intuitive and a real time saver. It was a challenge for AISG to make the users of the new system believe that this was a system that would create a solution for the future. We still believe that to be the case and, notwithstanding the challenges, the goal is still the same. If AISG can meet eighty percent of our original requirements, that will be a great deal.

GETTING APPROVALS

LESSONS LEARNED

As always with a project on this scale, we learned a few new things along the way. First, we learned that you have to create the scenarios and learn to work with the software managers and project managers to see and decide what is going to be the solution. Having many variables already understood by both parties to the project helps to get to the final decision. Often, in projects such as this, there will be a project team that has a lot of ideas about what they want the future project to be but other than a few key corporate strategies there’s often no-one asking ‘how do we want to do business?’ For the software provider,

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having the opportunity with the customer to do that is very beneficial and gets the project away from all the independent ideas that a committee tries to push forward after the contract has been signed. Also, with any software vendor, there will always be the limitation of how the software works. Solutions are all designed to work a certain way. Having an idea of how you want the business to run but then sharing that with and collaborating with the software vendor is the key to success. It ensures that the vendor understands how the client wants their business to be run and the client understands how the software works. Alignment between the vendor and the customer is a very important component in any successful project. As part of its continual enhancement to the solution and in response to specific requests from AISG, Ultramain was able to make the required adjustments that AISG could see would work for us. There also were some changes to AISG processes to ensure that we got the best from the new software but, in the end, it was mainly a matter of getting used to doing things in a different way. If there is a solution that is going to save the user time, that is not a problem. Potential customers for new software solutions need to think about how they want to do things in the future, how they want their company to work. Maybe the next step for the future in a project is to think about the affected work force; how old they are and how they will face the changes. The solution needs to be userfriendly. It will be necessary either to change the personnel or change the software. Some will immediately say that the new way is great, some older people might not take to it at first. The good thing in AISG is that our technicians have already been exposed to many different software solutions because our customers use different solutions. Having tested all the software, we came to the conclusion that ULTRAMAIN was the best solution for our company.

BENEFITS, NEXT STEPS AND FUTURE PLANS

AISG is still discovering the benefits as the timescale rolls out. But we already enjoy having real-time information, saving time on all the data that needs to be entered into the system; a job that can now be done on a mobile device. There is also a good system for organizing data to be able to analyze it and to create helpful reports that support planning and inform the business. The next steps include, as already mentioned, extending the asset management capability to vehicles and ground equipment. Beyond that, the plan will be to integrate invoicing into the solution; have information available in real time and be able to feed the invoicing software system with the information that’s already in Ultramain. AISG was already, at the time of writing, moving to Ultramain hosting and going fully onto the Cloud. ULTRAMAIN’s next release, called v9.0 Unity, is going to greatly improve the current capabilities with the release of a full browser-based html client. That will give users the ability to create their own user experiences

within the software, so it’s not just the dashboards that are available today but it will be ‘build your own dashboards’ and ULTRAMAIN will be taking that to the next step enabling users to really assemble screens any way they want inside ULTRAMAIN and, if there are rough edges in the user experience, they can be trimmed down and made easier to use by users like IASG. Ultramain is always looking to improve optimization, something valued by users such as AISG. A good thing with Ultramain is that, when other companies join the user population, and bring different problems and requirements with them, and they get solved, AISG and other customer get the benefit of that. Or when there is a different software update or a new function, all users will get that advantage at a reasonable cost. For instance, there was recently, in Asia, a Go-Live with ULTRAMAIN in a similar business to AISG who requested some enhancements and they have all been made available to AISG and others. The software is always evolving, pushed by customer ideas as well as Ultramain’s development process.

ALEJANDRO BRAVO

Alejandro has 24 years’ experience in Aviation Management Planning and Production Control. He is currently working at A&P International Services / AISG, as Sr. VP Production Control & COO, providing Line Maintenance services for Worldwide Airlines. His qualifications were earned at Texas Aero Tech, plus he has an MMBA in Management from Anahuac College, Certified A&P AMT by FAA and EASA. His technical training includes narrow and wide body aircraft from both Airbus and Boeing.

AISG

Aviation Integrated Services Group (AISG) is a leading aircraft services company for commercial airlines. Every year the Company performs over 125,000 maintenance operations, serving more than 70 airlines from around the World, at 30 airports in Mexico AISG and its ground engineers hold several aircraft approvals and certifications from airworthiness authorities and airlines from around the world, including: EASA under Part 145, the FAA, and Transport Canada.

ULTRAMAIN

ULTRAMAIN® is the leading paperless M&E / MRO software in the aviation industry. It provides mature maintenance and engineering software designed with and for aviation organizations from around the world. ULTRAMAIN® v9 is industry leading, web-based, paperless M&E / MRO software. The key to efficiently monitoring and managing any major operation is real-time data collection. INTERACTIVE GIVE US YOUR OPINION CLICK HERE TO POST YOUR COMMENT INTERACTIVE SUBSCRIBE HERE CLICK HERE TO READ ALL FUTURE EDITIONS

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“…including a data quality working group as a part of the project in paperless initiatives ensures that underlying data issues are addressed…” THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS

The low hanging fruits in maintenance data management

Henrik Ollus asks why is it that, while the amount of data generated and recorded in aircraft operations has skyrocketed in the last few decades, the promised business benefits from the data have been slow to materialize. AIRCRAFT IT MRO • SPRING 2022 • 66

The most impactful promises for what data utilization can deliver are extended component life and predictive maintenance. These have the potential for increasing the up-time of high-value assets and transitioning most unscheduled maintenance events to scheduled maintenance. They are made possible by the ever-increasing amount of data recorded by modern aircraft and AI-powered data analytics. Yet, the actual impact of implemented solutions to date has often fallen short of the expected benefits.

THE CHALLENGES

The main reason that the benefits are not achieved is that data management maturity for most airlines is low, and as with any data analytics applied, the quality of what you get out is determined by what you put in. Prerequisites for solutions offering extended life and predictive maintenance are high data quality and seamless data sharing between collaborating parties, e.g. original

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equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and airlines. To achieve full benefit from the solutions, additional data flows are required from the operators’ operative systems, such as the Maintenance & Engineering (M&E) system. The first challenge here is inadequate data quality. Paper-based maintenance process, manual data entry and sharing of records in .pdf format compromise data quality and cause delays in data entry. The second challenge is the implementation of automated data exchange between the operator and OEM. The wide range of systems used within the industry results in a low level of standardization of data and data models across systems. For example, the M&E systems market is fragmented and there are multiple widely used systems, each with varying data models and integration capabilities.

THE SOLUTIONS

In many cases, the OEM can offer added value through analytics but expects the airline to independently implement data exchange and ensure high data quality. Some OEMs understand the challenges this poses for airlines and offer integration and data quality monitoring as a part of their leading-edge solutions. One good example is Rolls-Royce that, as a part of their Blue Data Thread Program, is rolling out an automated data exchange service for all their Trent-engine family customers. You can read more about Blue Data Thread in this AircraftIT MRO Issue 50 case study: Rolls-Royce and QOCO; working together for PLM. But what are the low hanging fruits for operators that cannot currently meet the prerequisites in data management maturity?

There are many opportunities for airlines to improve their data quality as a part of other ongoing digitalization initiatives. For example, including a data quality working group as a part of the project in paperless initiatives ensures that underlying data issues are addressed, while comprehesive user training and a well-made user experience design for the end-users will go a long way towards ensuring that high data quality is maintained. Airlines that want to take it one step further would implement automated data quality monitoring as a part of any new integrations to their operative systems. Automated validation logic and crosschecking of data can be enabled with well-designed integration architecture and a solid integration platform or data exchange service. Currently, industry-relevant integration projects are, for example, M&E system integrations with the eTechLogs or mechanics mobile apps and external integration to MRO service providers’ and OEMs’ systems. Implementing ad hoc point-to-point integrations is tempting, but eventually, they become costly as they lead to a complicated integration architecture, low technical reliability and compromised data quality. In the long run, it pays to avoid the ‘minimum viable integration’ mindset. Opting for a generic, industry-agnostic integration platform is often a valid option but requires configuration, monitoring and maintenance by the IT department. Airlines that are looking to minimize their burden can choose a truly hands-off data exchange service offered by aviation industry specialized vendors with expertise in the aircraft data domain. Let’s take eTechLog implementation as an example, as this is on the agenda for many airlines. A

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typical eTechLog integration to the M&E system is implemented with minimal effort as a point-to-point integration. While this does the job for data transfer, it does not include data quality monitoring and cross-checking between systems. In addition to lacking integration reliability, each new point-to-point integration makes the overall integration architecture complex, which causes additional costs in support and maintenance, and may also compromise information security. The recommended alternative is for the airline to bring in an integration platform or data exchange service which can perform data validation and cross-checking, ensure that input errors are detected, check that data in both systems remains reconciled, and proactively raise alerts to catch problems as early as possible. The additional benefit is, of course, that future integrations can be implemented using the same platform or service for simplified overall integration architecture. Using an aviation data exchange service greatly reduces the internal IT burden. In summary, while there is a gap between the promises of leading-edge technologies and airlines data quality maturity, there are opportunities to bridge that gap while achieving short term benefits.

HENRIK OLLUS

Henrik is a Customer Success Manager at QOCO Systems ltd., with extensive experience in delivering data exchange solutions for collaborative parties in the aviation industry. In his current role, he is working within strategic relationships to oversee global deliveries of the EngineData.io SaaS solution, which enables OEMs, Airlines, MRO service providers and other key players in the aviation industry to share data and jointly create value. INTERACTIVE GIVE US YOUR OPINION CLICK HERE TO POST YOUR COMMENT INTERACTIVE SUBSCRIBE HERE CLICK HERE TO READ ALL FUTURE EDITIONS

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MRO Software Directory Key ‘at-a-glance’ information from the world’s leading MRO software providers. IT is a powerful force but, to leverage its greatest value, it must be harnessed and directed. It must also be able to handle huge and growing data streams that record every aspect in the lives of aircraft and the processes by which they fly. This challenge has attracted the best brains and most innovative enterprises to create IT solutions for one of the most demanding working environments, Aircraft MRO and M&E. Inevitably, there are many such developers and vendors offering solutions ranging from single function `Specialist Point Solutions’ to complete `End-to-End’ solutions covering the whole process. Only readers will know the specific requirements of their businesses but we have assembled a directory of the best MRO software providers and listed them alphabetically to make it easier for you to undertake a brief-ish (there are 37 providers and the number continues to grow) survey of the market, as a preliminary to starting on any specification and selection process. Or you might simply read it to keep up to date with what is available today.

2MoRO

ADSoftware

W: www.2moro.com T: +33 (0)559 013 005 E: sales@2moro.com

W: www.adsoftware.fr T: +33 (0)4.50.89.48.50 E: contact@adsoftware.fr

Locations: France (HQ), Canada and Malaysia

Location: France, Thailand, South Africa, Brazil

ADT: Applied Database Technology W: T: T: E:

www.adbtech.com +1 (425) 466-5013 +1 (614) 377-9644 sales@adbtech.com

Location: Bellevue, Tampa USA; Istanbul, Turkey

NAME OF PRODUCT MARKETED • Aero One, Aero-Webb, BFly

NAME OF PRODUCT MARKETED • AIRPACK

NAME OF PRODUCT MARKETED • Wings NG

KEY BUSINESS/SOFTWARE AREAS • MRO: Line, Base, Engine maintenance • Airworthiness and Fleet Management • Flight and Crew management • Material Management • ERP: Finance, Purchasing, Sales, HR

KEY BUSINESS/SOFTWARE AREAS • AIRTIME — Fleet management & CAMO • AIRSTOCK — Inventory control & Logistic • AIRDOC — Documentation management • AIRSTAT — Reliability and statistic reports • AIRWORK — Time Tracking Software

KEY BUSINESS/SOFTWARE AREAS • Fleet Management • Maintenance Engineering • Material Management • Production Planning • Labor Collection, Billing

2MoRO is a software development company dedicated to the aviation market. Our teams are located in Europe, America and Asia. We work with partners and resellers worldwide and our software solutions are used in more than 20 countries. We propose 3 different software solutions in order to fit every type and size of Aviation, Aerospace and Defense companies. Our solutions have been chosen by aircraft and engine manufacturers such as Airbus Helicopters, Dassault Aviation or Safran Group but also by aircraft operators, airlines or independent MROs. We also have a R&D department and can help you in data migration. Aero One® and Aero-Webb® have been designed to complement your ERP solution regarding aviation and MRO specific needs. They are certified by SAP®, and Aero-Webb® can also be used as stand-alone. BFly®, our latest software, is a new way to create customized software for aviation and enables users to collaborate, design personalized screens, workflows and business processes.

ADSoftware has developed an integrated fleet management system and logistic package called AIRPACK. This 6 module system answers to the needs of aircraft and helicopters operators, as well as MRO and CAMO centres. It meets all requirements in terms of functionality, traceability, performance, aviation legislation and regulations. Today, ADSoftware counts more than 54 clients worldwide. The strength of ADSoftware is the simplicity of its products; they are Microsoft Windows® ready, Web-enabled, available in various languages and a complete training program can be done in just five days. The company also provides a 24/7 online technical support and extremely competitive pricing conditions.

APPLIED DATABASE TECHNOLOGY (ADT) is a professional services and software development firm that provides MRO software solutions for aircraft operators as well as aircraft repair and overhaul organizations. Our commitment to this business segment is proven with our software package, WINGS, designed specifically for aerospace companies. ADT has been in the software business since 1992 and has built an excellent customer reference base. Our first priority is always customer satisfaction; thus we have obtained 100% customer satisfaction since 1992. ADT has a proven record to develop reference accounts in the Aviation industry along with other high technology companies which are considered to be leaders in their fields.

At 2MoRO, we are proud to offer a very dedicated customer service, as reflected by our 95% retention rate. We work mainly on a fixed-price base and we are ISO 9001 certified for aviation software development, maintenance and support.

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Aerostrat

APSYS

ASQS (Advanced Safety and Quality Solutions)

ATP

W: www.aerostratsoftware.com T: +1-888-558-2860 E: info@aerostratsoftware.com

W: www.apsys-airbus.com T: +33 (0) 5 61 30 99 00 E: contact@apsys-airbus.com

W: www.asqs.net T: +43 1 306 1234 E: sales@asqs.net

W: www.atp.com T: +1 415-330-9500 E: marketing@atp.com

Location: Seattle, USA

Location: France

Locations: ASQS GmbH, Vienna, Austria; ASQS Ltd., Bangkok, Thailand; Calgary, Canada

Location: Brisbane, California; Toronto, Canada; Austin, Texas; and Bonita Springs, Florida

NAME OF PRODUCT MARKETED • Aerros

NAME OF PRODUCT MARKETED • AMASIS, IBIS (BI), Simfia and Simlog

KEY BUSINESS/SOFTWARE AREAS • Heavy/Base Maintenance Planning • Capacity/Workload Planning • Maintenance Schedule Optimization • Maintenace Event Performance Tracking • Heavy/Base Production Schedules

KEY BUSINESS/SOFTWARE AREAS • Consulting Services • Risk Management • Cybersecurity • Safety & Airworthiness Management • ATM&UTM • Digitalization and Analytics • Maintenance & Engineering • IOCC & MCC • Predictive Maintenance • Sustainability Management • Green aircraft & H2

NAME OF PRODUCT MARKETED • IQSMS (Integrated Quality and Safety Management System) • Flight Data Monitoring (FDM) Service • The IQSMS Suite consists of a total of 10 modules, varying according to the operator. (Airlines, Business Jets, Helicopter, Airports, MROs...)

NAME OF PRODUCT MARKETED • ChronicX • SpotLight • ATP Libraries • ATP Aviation Hub • Flightdocs

Aerostrat is based in Seattle, WA and offers one product called Aerros, a one-of-a-kind program that manages an airline’s or MRO’s aircraft maintenance schedule. Aerros enables users to optimize the maintenance program by managing various maintenance and operational constraints, which maximizes event yield, drives costs down, and enables the organization to plan proactively, not reactively. Aerros provides robust ‘what-if’ scenario capabilities that allow users to see the effect of different variables. This aids in making sound business decisions concerning the maintenance and fleet plan. Some of these variables are maintenance programs limits, min/target/max yield, aircraft hr/cy utilization, track/requirement compatibility, and maintenance allocations. To forecast an optimal maintenance plan within an operation, Aerros also provides a Capacity Planning feature. This feature allows users to input and view vendor capacity available and labor hour demand to better manage the labor force. Aerros also provides easy-to-navigate scenarios with drag and drop event movement and manipulation. Scenarios can be published so others (including vendors or operators) can view the plan. Aerros provides excellent system stability and reliability with standard IT practices. It is also integrationready and designed to work as an extension of a user’s existing information systems.

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KEY BUSINESS SOFTWARE AREAS • Quality Management Module • Reporting Module • Risk Management Module • Document Distribution Module • Emergency Response Planning Module

A subsidiary of Airbus, APSYS is a Consulting and Research Company based in Toulouse; specialized in reliability, safety, cyber protection and support of transport systems as well as industrial infrastructures, in compliance with environmental requirements. APSYS is involved in the design, manufacturing and operating phases of products and also develops digital solutions.

ASQS (Advanced Safety and Quality Solutions) is a global supplier of highly innovative QMS and SMS software for the aviation industry, supporting more than 200 large and small operators, including airlines, business jet and helicopter operators, groundhandling agents/FBOs, airports and maintenance organizations, in creating a safe and productive work environment.

With over 30 years in aircraft maintenance APSYS offers AMASIS a reliable and scalable maintenance management solution, as well as associated services, analytics, BI, customization and R&D solutions.

The company specializes in intuitive, integrated, web-based solutions with exceptional customer support. ASQS’s core product IQSMS allows clients to manage operational data 24/7 online and offline with a single integrated tool which significantly simplifies daily tasks. The easy handling of the software creates a positive reporting culture, enables comprehensive quality management and proactive risk management to maximize productivity, reduce operating costs, and optimize internal and external working procedures. IQSMS automates laborious processes like the submission of ECCAIRS or IDX compliant incident reports which, combined with a consolidated, up-to-date regulations database, ensures legal compliance with national and international requirements and standards.

Simfia is applied for simulation and analytics (R.A.M.S Studies) and Simlog models integrated logistics support (ILS) simulation and analytics.

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KEY BUSINESS/SOFTWARE AREAS • Maintenance Operations Solutions • Maintenance Tracking • Flight Operations • Reliability Tools • Aircraft Troubleshooting • Business Intelligence for Aircraft • Recurring Defect Analysis ATP is a global information services and software solutions company focused on making flying safer and more reliable. ATP Information Services is the general and business aviation industry’s source for aircraft technical publications and real-time regulatory information. ATP Software Solutions is the leading provider of maintenance tracking, flight operations, inventory management, repetitive defect analysis, and troubleshooting software. The company’s applications help reduce operating costs, improve aircraft reliability, and supports technical knowledge sharing and collaboration within the general and business aviation, military/defense, commercial aviation, and OEM industries. The company has deployed solutions for multiple Fortune 100 companies, supporting more than 75,000 aircraft maintenance professionals worldwide. As a global company, ATP has more than 7,500 customers in 137 countries, with nearly 50 years of experience in the information services and software industries.

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Aviation InterTec Services

The Boeing Company

Comply365

W: www.aviationintertec.com T: +1 807-625-9260 E: info@aviationintertec.com

W: www.boeing.com/supportandservices T: +1 206-655-2121 E: BoeingSupportandServices@Boeing.com

W: www.comply365.com T: +1 (877) 366 2365 E: info@comply365.com

Locations: Canada, Malta

Location: Over 65 locations around the world

Location: USA

Location: UK

NAME OF PRODUCT MARKETED • RAAS

NAME OF PRODUCT MARKETED • Airplane Health Management • Business Consulting • Maintenance Performance Toolbox • Optimized Maintenance Program

NAME OF PRODUCT MARKETED • ProAuthor (XML-Based Authoring Solution) • Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) • Digital Briefing • Document & Communication Manager • Training Solution (LMS Learning Manager)

NAME OF PRODUCT MARKETED • OASES Modules • OASES Mobile • OASES Techlog • OASES Cloud • OASES Web

KEY BUSINESS/SOFTWARE AREAS • XML-Based Authoring Solution (ProAuthor) • Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) • Digital Briefing Flight Release • Document Mgmt. and Distribution Platform • Targeted Distribution w/ Compliance Tracking

KEY BUSINESS/SOFTWARE AREAS • Continuing Airworthiness • Material, Warranty & Commercial Management • Planning & Production • Line Maintenane • Complete MRO workflows

KEY BUSINESS/SOFTWARE AREAS • Production Planning and Management • Inventory and Procurement • Inspection Document Management • Reliabiliity and Performance Analysis • Financial and Flight Operations Integration RAAS is an MRO and CAMO software system designed to meet the needs of mid-tier commercial fleet operators. Enabling modern, high-efficiency workflows in a powerful and straightforward package, RAAS is the best fit for midsize fleets and user groups. Scalable, intelligent and 100% browser-based, RAAS includes efficiency-creating features such as automated real time airframe time updating and exchange of aircraft next due items, electronic technical dispatch, MPD/MRB driven program management and check package creation, purchase order e-approval and e-signature, integration with finance/accounting for payables or inventory value management, and of course approved paperless and e-signature maintenance processes from the hangar floor to the cockpit. RAAS customers enjoy the benefits of a widely accessible and easy-to-use inventory management and maintenance support system that through continued use is able to reduce maintenance costs by increasing maintenance procedure efficiency, reducing held inventory, providing proof of quality for inspection escalations, and by directly reducing clerical manpower requirements. The quick deployment, ease of support, and low TCO inherent in cross-platform browserbased information systems coupled with high levels of integration, easy-to-use user interfaces, and many automated reporting and data analysis features make RAAS a leader in its field.

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KEY BUSINESS/SOFTWARE AREAS • Technical Content Management • Vehicle Health Mana gement • Maintenance Optimization Consulting Boeing is the world’s largest aerospace company and leading manufacturer of commercial jetliners and defense, space and security systems. Boeing Support and Services combines airplane design and manufacturing expertise with unique access to fleet-wide operational data to offer optimization solutions. With these offerings, Boeing addresses the evolving need for integration and optimization of data and information across the aviation ecosystem to empower smart decision-making. The portfolio includes services and solutions for flight operations, maintenance & engineering and procurement organizations to optimize the operational efficiency of airplanes and operations. Boeing has more than 250 customers for its optimization solutions. The portfolio draws on solutions from a family of Boeing companies: AerData, Inventory Locator Services and Jeppesen, serving operators of Boeing and non-Boeing airplanes.

Comply365 delivers secure, cloud-based solutions, focusing on Authoring, EFB and Digital Briefing Solutions, as well as Targeted Distribution of Mobile Manuals. The Authoring Solution, features ProAuthor: the aviation industry’s first and only XML-based solution for authoring, revising and distributing publications. Comply365’s proven Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) solution lets crews access mission-critical information throughout each phase of flight.

Communications Software (Airline Systems) W: www.oases.aero T: +44 1621 817 425 E: info@oases.aero

Commsoft’s Open Aviation Strategic Engineering System (OASES) is the all-in-one software for airworthiness maintenance control, meeting strict regulatory requirements. It enables airlines, fixed wing and rotary operators, MROs, and CAMOs to increase efficiencies in the management and monitoring of every procedure or intervention. OASES is used by 130 aviation organisations — national carriers, large third-party maintenance providers, and independent operators — and supported in 55 countries across 6 continents. Commsoft is an MIT group company, part of the Valsoft Corporation portfolio.

Digital Briefing helps turn planes faster for more on-time departures with instant feedback to dispatchers when the flight crew accepts a release and signs Fit for Duty. Comply365’s full-featured Document Management and Targeted Distribution Platform boosts productivity by delivering any type of manual or document directly to any mobile device or stationary workstation.

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Conduce

CrossConsense

EmpowerMX

eTT Aviation

W: www.conduce.net T: 0044 333 888 4044 E: info@conduce.net

W: www.crossconsense.com T: +49 69 4035 7600 E: contact@crossconsense.de

Location: Nuneaton, UK

Location: Frankfurt Germany Heusenstamm Germany

W: www.empowermx.com T: +1 866-498-3702 E: info@empowermx.com

W: www.ettaviation.com T: +1 208-424-9424 E: info@ettaviation.com

Location: Frisco TX, USA

Locations: Boise, ID, USA

NAME OF PRODUCT MARKETED • eTechLog8 • eCabinLog8 • eCentral8 • eTraining8 • eForm8 • eDoc8

NAME OF PRODUCT MARKETED • Aircraft Fleet View • ACSIS • AviationDW

NAME OF PRODUCT MARKETED • FleetCycle® Execution Suite — MRO Manager (FCXM)

NAME OF PRODUCT MARKETED • MISA: Complete Aviation Management Information System

KEY BUSINESS/SOFTWARE AREAS • FleetCycle® Execution Suite: Production Manager (FXPM), MRO Manager (FCXM) and Line Manager (FCXL) • Maintenance Program Manager (FCMPM), Planning Manager (FCPM), Reliability Manager (FCRM), Material Manager (FCMM), and Maintenance Intelligence (FCMI), Electronic LogBook (FCELB) • Coming Soon: FleetCycle® Executive Suite — Shop Manager (FCXS))

KEY BUSINESS/SOFTWARE AREAS • Accounting • Maintenance • Inventory Management • Purchasing • Human Resources/Payroll

KEY BUSINESS/SOFTWARE AREAS • Electronic Logbook (ELB) • Cabin Log • Electronic Forms Designer • Document Viewer Conduce pioneer mobile aviation solutions. eTechLog8 is our world leading Electronic Log Book (ELB), fully approved by multiple Airworthiness Authorities and trusted by customers worldwide. eTechLog8 eliminates the paper technical, cabin, and deferred defect logbooks, and replaces these with an easy to use, workflow controlled mobile solution. Available on both Windows and iOS, eTechLog8 is fully integrated with all the leading MRO and M&E systems. All eTechLog8 customers report significant benefits, ranging from improved efficiency, data accuracy and consistency to faster turnarounds, all contributing to reduced costs. Conduce also offers a fully integrated suite of companion applications, which provide mobile paperless solutions for the cabin log, CBT training, custom forms, and ensuring key documents are at your fingertips. Conduce has a sliding pricing scale, depending on fleet size and operates as a subscription model, with one flat fee, per tail, per month covering everything: hardware, software, 24/7/365 support, mobile data, future proofed upgrades and more. There are no hidden costs. Ask us today for a tailored proposal.

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KEY BUSINESS/SOFTWARE AREAS • Support and Hosting • Consulting and Data Migration • Business Intelligence solutions • App and dashboard development CrossConsense’s portfolio runs from AMOS Support, BIManagement, Data Migration and Hosting to the products Aircraft Fleet View, ACSIS (tool for predictive maintenance) and AviationDW. AMOS Support: CrossConsense has a long tradition in providing support for AMOS with one single point of contact for 1st and 2nd level; also realizing well-planned and organized data migration projects for airline customers and Reporting and Business Intelligence Analytics for AMOS users. Aircraft Fleet View is a user-friendly Progressive Web App (PWA) that gives an always up-to-date view on an airline’s fleet status. It indicates AOGs, delays and other important information with the right level of detail to be useful but not crowded with information. ACSIS is a powerful software tool developed to assist any airline, operator, MRO facility and OEM to avoid AOGs, delays and turnbacks, improve aircraft utilization, and enhance safety. ACSIS integrates with any MRO / M&E Software for better insights into aircraft health and potential future problems to be dealt with during scheduled maintenance. AviationDW: information visualization made easy: AviationDW is a managed data warehouse, tailor-made for use with your backend system, e.g. AMOS. AviationDW simplifies KPI creation based on MRO System data.

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EmpowerMX is an aviation industry-recognized software development/consulting-services business. We are purely focused on empowering our customers with the ability to decrease the costs of making air travel safer by equipping their decision makers with reliable, real-time/globally available intelligence for minimizing maintenance turn times/ OpEx while maximizing airworthiness/profits. FCXM allows MROs, airlines, and lessors to effectively control the entire maintenance lifecycle or only the portions for which they are responsible. Airlines can jointly manage their outsourced and insourced activites like engineering reliability, QA and maintenance programs at the line, heavy and shop levels with an expected reduction in cycle times and increase in labor productivity on the magnitude of 16-30 percent. Third-party MROs can run their entire operation from bidding through contracting to invoicing.

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The Management Information System for Aviation (MISA), is a fully integrated, and expertly supported product that provides extensive tools for an aviation company to manage all aspects of their business, including accounting, maintenance, inventory management, purchasing, flight operations, employee training, human resources, payroll, labor collection, government contracting, and flight school management. It is a common practice for aviation companies to use multiple applications to manage their operations. Often, such applications have limited interfaces necessitating duplicate data entry — a recipe for inducing errors and decreasing efficiency. And even when interfaces exist, they can be difficult to manage and require resources to build, maintain, and support them. MISA provides the solution for these issues by standardizing, streamlining, and integrating business processes across all the various departments and functional areas within the company; and this integration improves the bottom line while providing employees a user-friendly and consistent application experience across the whole organization and access to real-time, comprehensive, and relevant information from a single system rather than from disparate sources. MISA boasts impressive customer loyalty as evidenced by a number of aviation companies who have used MISA as their ERP system for more than two decades.

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EXSYN Aviation Solutions

Flatirons Solutions

Gamit

IDMR Solutions

W: www.exsyn.com T: 0031-20-760 8200 E: hello@exsyn.com

W: www.flatironssolutions.com T: +1.303.627.6535 E: info@flatironssolutions.com

W: www.gamit.co.uk T: +44 1279 818800 E: roam@gamit.co.uk

W: www.IDMR-Solutions.com T: +1-347-565-4367 E: sales@IDMR-Solutions.com

Location: Amsterdam

Locations: Europe, Asia, USA, Middle East

Location: London UK (HQ), Basel Switzerland, Beirut Lebanon

Location: New York/Tel Aviv

NAME OF PRODUCT MARKETED • Avilytics, TITAN

NAME OF PRODUCT MARKETED CORENA Suite

NAME OF PRODUCT MARKETED • InForm

KEY BUSINESS/SOFTWARE AREAS • Aviation Analytics solution • Aircraft Reliability Management solution • Predictive Maintenance solution • Robotic Process Automation • Data Migration • Consulting Service

KEY BUSINESS/SOFTWARE AREAS • Content Management System (CMS) • Interactive Electronic Technical Publisher (IETP) • Maintenance & Engineering • Flight Operations • Tablet Solutions & Mobility

NAME OF PRODUCT MARKETED • ROAM — Online digital airworthiness records archive and records complance manager. • RDOC — ROAM Document OCR & Classification engine, through the use of configurable algorythems RDOC can recorgnise your documents easily, accuratly and fast.

EXSYN Aviation Solutions is specialized in the field of aircraft data, analytics & processing and provides user-friendly and innovative aviation IT solutions for aircraft reliability management and predictive maintenance. Also offered are data processing and managed services for data migration, interface design and software implementation management. They also build customized solutions and software tools if off-the-shelf products do not meet a customer’s needs.

Flatirons provides consulting, technology, and outsourcing for content lifecycle management (CLM). For more than 20 years, we have served global Fortune 1000 customers in aerospace, automotive, electronics, financial services, government, healthcare, and publishing. Our customer engagements help organizations efficiently deliver the right information, at the right time, to the right people by leveraging structured content and digital media — Turning Content into Knowledge®. The CORENA Suite by Flatirons is the leading content lifecycle management (CLM) solution developed specifically for organizations that rely on missioncritical data to design, manufacture, operate, or maintain complex assets over their product and service lifecycles as well as across multi-echelon business networks. For more than 25 years, the world’s leading airlines, aerospace manufacturers, OEMs, and defense organizations have relied on the CORENA product suite to create, manage, and deliver large volumes of technical information throughout its lifecycle. Today, CORENA customers rely on the CORENA suite to modernize their IT infrastructures, improve customer satisfaction, and maintain their competitive advantage.

Avilytics is EXSYN’s Predictive Maintenance, Aircraft Reliability, and Engineering & Maintenance KPI Solution, reducing AOG’s through informed decision making to prevent delays, cancellations and save costs. TITAN is a source independent data processing solution for data migration purposes during an MRO software implementation and for aircraft phase-in & phase-out. Because of its unique technological framework TITAN eliminates most human intervention during migration of aircraft airworthiness & maintenance data and allows repetitive usage to directly migrate fleets between MRO software systems.

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KEY BUSINESS/SOFTWARE AREAS • Airworthiness records archive • Status Builder • Document Indexing • Communication module • Outsourcing Gamit was founded in 1990 to provide technical support for operators, MRO’s and leasing companies, including on spare parts, technical support, records auditing, on site representation, and technical consultancy. Through years of experience, Gamit developed ROAM, airworthiness records management solution and an online enterprise solution that is more than scanning a document into a PDF and storing on the company server. It uses advanced technologies to deliver an aviation specific document management solution. ROAM is highly scalable making it beneficial for an engineering team looking after 5 or 500 aircraft.

KEY BUSINESS/SOFTWARE AREAS • Technical Publication • Engineering Orders • Task Cards • Planning • Maintenance Programs • Electronic Signatures IDMR Solutions Inc. is a global leader offering enterprise SaaS and mobile solutions for content management, document distribution, electronic task cards, and e-signatures in the highly regulated aviation industry. InForm is a software engineered to provide end-to-end comprehensive business solutions integrated with leading M&E systems. InForm supports the industry leaders’ remote and mobile workforces enabling safe and efficient operations. Every day, thousands of engineers, maintenance planners, technical writers, and maintenance technicians rely on InForm for digital delivery of operational content, replacing paper-based documentation. With aviation leaders trusting IDMR, InForm is the solution of choice for several national carriers, Heli-operators, e-commerce, defense and logistics contractors, and MRO organizations.

One of the key benefits is allowing users to have full access to an entire library of records from birth, online. This means its users can simply navigate and identify key documents and prepare an aircraft for sale, lease or lease redelivery. The user can package up records quickly and easily, either themselves, or outsourcing the task to the ROAM support team.

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IFS

Jetraxx

KeepFlying™

W: www.ifs.com T: + 613-576-2480 E: AndInfo@ifsworld.com

W: www.jetraxx.com T: +1 (214) 214 5180 E: info@jetraxx.com

W: www.keepflying.aero T: 1-201-490-206 / 65-9235-2654 E: info@keepflying.aero

Locations: 60+ Worldwide

Location: Dallas, Texas

Location: Singapore, USA, Australia

Location: Germany, Switzerland, USA

NAME OF PRODUCT MARKETED • IFS Cloud, IFS Maintenix

NAME OF PRODUCTS MARKETED Asset Management and MRO Management Number of Modules: 4

NAME OF PRODUCT MARKETED • Engine Shop FinTwin™ • Hangar FinTwin™ • Operator FinTwin™ • Lessor FinTwin™

NAME OF PRODUCT MARKETED • DocManage Product Suite, DocSurf Mobile, EFFOM, DocCreate

KEY BUSINESS/SOFTWARE AREAS • Fleet and Asset Management • Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (incl line, heavy, complex assembly, component repair) • 3rd-party MRO bidding, quoting, invoicing, product lifecycle management, enterprise operational intelligence IFS is a globally recognized provider of software solutions for global aerospace & defense (A&D), including airlines and fleet operators, A&D manufacturers, defense in-service support and independent MROs. IFS’s solutions support project and program-centric manufacturing; a complete spectrum of maintenance management capabilities for sea, land and air assets, from heavy, complex, and component MRO, to line maintenance or at-platform/asset support; as well as all types of procurement models. IFS’s innovative enterprise solutions are designed for the regulated A&D industry and markets where manufacturing, MRO, project and service functionality are business- and operationally-critical whilst also supporting global, core enterprise capabilities for managing finance, inventory and human resources. With flexible, modular and enterprise breadth, IFS solutions empower A&D organizations to quickly adapt and manage change whilst delivering bottom-line value, increasing efficiencies and cost savings, and safeguarding compliance. IFS customers include BAE Systems, Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics, SAAB, GE Aviation, Pratt & Whitney, HAL, Emirates, LATAM, Qantas, China Airlines, Air France-KLM, and Southwest Airlines.

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KEY BUSINESS/SOFTWARE AREAS • Engine Asset Management • Digital Lease Return • Lease Return Project Management • Digital MRO • Document Management/Repository Maximize the value of your aviation assets by simplifying and automating asset management. For both MROs and Engine lessors, Jetraxx’s asset management solutions simplify compliance, standardize data, and streamline processes, with up-to-the-minute views into your entire portfolio anytime, anywhere. Record keeping for aviation assets has long been time-consuming, cumbersome, and inconsistent. Lease returns were stressful for everyone involved, with disagreements about documentation and responsibilities lengthening the process. Whether you are managing a single asset or a fleet, Jetraxx can simplify and streamline all aspects of records management — saving you both time and money. Jetraxx is your behind-the-scenes partner, providing technical records assistance and portal-based records management, customized with your brand’s look and feel. With customizable workflows and auto-generated data packs, Jetraxx’s cloud-based, proprietary records management system automates document acceptance, approval, and rejection to ensure data integrity and compliance with your process. MROs can benefit from Jextraxx’s proven digital work order management system, which eliminates burdensome paper handling, automates workflows, and provides real-time updates to clients. The streamlined system is convenient for clients and ensures clear communication from the outset.

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KEY BUSINESS/SOFTWARE AREAS • Shop / Hangar Visit Models • Asset Driven Capacity Planning • RUL Revenue Models • Asset Risk Analytics • Asset History Data Wrangling The Digital FinTwin™, powered through an Aviation DSaaS (Data Science as a Service) platform, is a data-to-dollar enabler. The KeepFlying™ platform allows: • Operators, Financiers and Lessors visualize their Asset’s Revenue Potential over its Remaining Useful Life (RUL) • MROs to capitalize on an Artificial Intelligence driven Analytical platform for Profitability & Capacity Planning of an Asset’s Maintenance Visit (Hangar, Shop). The Data Wrangling layer absorbs, transforms, classifies and categorises every Aircraft, Engine & Component’s historic, dynamic data using unique mathematical techniques. The Digital FinTwin™’s highly configurable Finance and Risk models use the processed data to assist commercial decisions by generating deep financial insights. Eliminate Guesswork. Reimagine Revenue Hours.

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Lufthansa Industry Solutions

W: www.lufthansa-industry-solutions.com T: +49 40 5070 30000 E: marketing.sales@lhind.dlh.de

KEY BUSINESS/SOFTWARE AREAS • IT Solutions and Process • Consulting for MRO • Electronic Flight Operation Manuals • Airline Job Card Content Management • Predictive Analytics and Maintenance • RFID Lufthansa Industry Solutions is an IT service company for process consulting and system integration. This wholly-owned subsidiary of Lufthansa Group supports its customers with the digital transformation of their company. Its customer base includes both companies within Lufthansa Group as well as more than 150 companies in various other industries. The products EFOM and DocSurf Mobile were developed together with Lufthansa Airlines based on 15 years of common experience and excellence in electronic flight operations manuals and processes to fulfill both current and future requirements. EFOM — A manufacturer independent Content Management System. Functionally mature and based on 17 years of experience, EFOM makes it possible to fulfill FlightOps requirements, e.g. expandable for new publishing backends; flexible to integrate new documents; open for customized enhancements or to integrate business processes such as Compliance Management. DocSurf Mobile — A Library Viewer for MRO and FlightsOps documents is available as a native iOS app or Windows application. The revision service allows change lists to be checked and content to be compared with a previous version. Navigation is intuitive and includes a fast and easy search. A user independent management of favorites and notes is provided, keeping this information revision safe and available.

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M3 Solutions

MRX Systems

NVable

QOCO Systems

W: www.m3-solutions.net T: +1 888-318-4808 E: sales@m3-solutions.net

W: www.mrxsys.com E: contact@mrxsys.com Location: Luxembourg/Monaco

W: www.nvable.com T: +44 141 280 0050 E: contact@nvable.com

W: www.qoco.aero T: +358 10 501 4001 E: hello@qoco.aero

Location: Glasgow, UK

Location: Finland

NAME OF PRODUCT MARKETED • Blue EYE, Blue MRO, Blue STOK

NAME OF PRODUCT MARKETED • ConNVerge for Aviation

NAME OF PRODUCTS MARKETED MROTools.io, EngineData.io, OpsMetrics.io

KEY BUSINESS/SOFTWARE AREAS • Quotation & Invoicing • Project Management & Reporting • Work Report Automatic Generation • eJobCard iPad App • Supply Chain Management

KEY BUSINESS/SOFTWARE AREAS • Electronic Techlog • Electronic Forms (Assessments) • Document Management • Operational Analysis • Station Operational Compliance

KEY BUSINESS/SOFTWARE AREAS • Intelligent maintenance • Data management and integrations • Lean operations • Process consulting • SaaS solutions

The MRX Systems software solution is a fully-integrated digital platform enabling aviation professionals to access real-time data and take control over their fleet and their operations.

The concept behind our CoNVerge platform is simple. We believe that businesses should have the flexibility to easily innovate and add new applications to their toolbox, without being stifled by legacy technology or a single technology brand.

QOCO Systems Ltd helps the aviation industry to succeed in the changing world by creating new ways to work, to communicate, and to utilize data, having been a trusted partner of airlines, MROs, and aircraft OEMs for over ten years.

CoNVerge is all about minimising risk, fuss and capital costs and maximising efficiency. Provided as a service, it combines a hosted environment and web portal with mobile applications and data interfaces to virtually any system.

QOCO Systems’ solutions provide significant improvements to the industry’s complex processes. They enable our customers to achieve more by doing less and to realize time-savings in labour-intensive tasks. They also bring visibility to customers’ operations to support decision-making based on real-time information.

Location: Fort Lauderdale USA, Europe, Asia

NAME OF PRODUCT MARKETED • M3 Platform – Mobile Device Synchronization and Asset Management Solution KEY BUSINESS/SOFTWARE AREAS • MRO Maintenance Mechanics — Device Synchronisation & management. • Above & Below the Wing Specialists — Device (asset) management • Device Management (SW) — Tablet, Laptop, Desktop, Scanner, Radio running MacOS, Windows, iOS & Android. • Device Management (HW) — Charging, Access Control & Surveillance. M3 Solutions is the company and innovator behind the powerful and versatile M3 Platform, a comprehensive hardware and software solution for portable device and content management. M3 solutions has sales and distribution offices in North America, Europe and Asia, as well as a global partner network to service customers worldwide in various environments including Airlines, Military and training. The solution allows administrators to fully control the managing, distributing, charging, and monitoring of an organization’s portable device inventory and enables easy remote and unattended content distribution including OS, App & Content deployments, across all devices in the network, anywhere around the world, within minutes. The M3 Platform supports most laptops and tablets and can work with different device types running any OS, within the same installation. For access control, inventory management, security, privacy, user identification, content deployment, networking administration, and reporting regarding your portable devices and their content, the M3 Platform provides the ideal solution.

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Thanks to more than 10 years of customer feedback and perpetual development, MRX Systems brings a complete, secure and scalable solution to challenges faced by operators, CAMOs and MROs. The system is divided into three modules, each of them designed to meet the specific operational needs of their users. Blue MRO — designed for MRO management, this module enables you to digitalize maintenance process from issuing quotations, assigning jobs to technicians, reporting repairs and findings until compiling all related paperwork into one exhaustive and automatically-generated full work report. Multi-User, 100% paperless, always up-to-date, and Cloud based, all data is accessible at any time worldwide enhancing operation and maintenance efficiency

The platform is easily integrated into your existing business systems and brings together the best tools to handle data acquisition and data analysis — all on scalable infrastructure. Best of all, we even take the day-to-day management off your hands. Our CoNVerge platform is blazing a trail in the aviation sector. In a hi-tech industry, where the stakes are even higher, long-standing clients such as British Airways Cityflyer know they can rely on NVable and our custom-designed software to make things simple, safer, more secure and streamlined. We provide airlines with technology solutions that reduce effort, improve processes and produce useful information, with one simple goal — to change things for the better. Bring everything together and do IT better when you bring onboard CoNVerge and NVable.

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Solutions offered include the following SaaS solutions: MROTools.io for tool management in aircraft maintenance, EngineData.io for intelligent integrations between collaborating players in aviation, and OpsMetrics.io for fully transparent collaborative decision making. QOCO also provides a wide range of consulting services for customers’ unique needs in the areas of digitalization, process improvement, data analytics, and more. All this is realized by the business’s team of professionals with expertise in aviation and software development. Agility and customer-centricity is built into QOCO’s way of working, which allows them to quickly and cost-efficiently deliver solutions that fulfill the customer’s real needs.

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Ramco Systems

ReMAP

ROTA.technology Inc.

Rusada

W: www.ramco.com/aviation-suite/ T: +91 44 2235 4510 E: contact@ramco.com

W: https://h2020-remap.eu/ T: +351 239 700 997 E: mferreira@ipn.pt

W: rota.technology T: +1 321 710 7682(ROTA) E: info@rota.technology

W: www.rusada.com T: 03333 440730 E: information@rusada.com

Location: 21 offices worldwide

Location: Netherlands, Spain, France, Portugal, Switzerland, Ireland, Greece

Location: Melbourne, FL USA and global

Location: Switzerland, USA, UK, UAE, India, Singapore, Australia

NAME OF PRODUCT MARKETED • Ramco Aviation M&E Solution, Ramco Aviation MRO Solution, Ramco Anywhere Apps, Ramco flyMORE

KEY BUSINESS/SOFTWARE AREAS • Aircraft maintenance • Condition-Based Maintenance • Integrated Fleet Health Management • Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) • Prognostics Health Management (PHM)

NAME OF PRODUCT MARKETED • Consulting, MXF Software, PDS(Process Development System) and custom applications

NAME OF PRODUCT MARKETED • Envision

KEY BUSINESS/SOFTWARE AREAS • Maintenance & Engineering • Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul • Mobility Solutions Ramco Systems offers Aviation Maintenance solutions on premise and on cloud, with multi-tenant capability and nextgen mobility for Airlines, Heli-Operators, MROs and Charter operations. Its comprehensive scope spans the spectrum of organizational needs, including Finance, HCM, Manufacturing, Planning and Optimization, in one integrated platform. Ramco Aviation’s latest Next-Gen digital technologies include: Mobility Solutions: Ramco’s next-gen mobility solutions for maintenance operations are available through an app ecosystem wherein everybody involved can seamlessly execute critical operations on the go, from anywhere, anytime; The BOTS Revolution: Ramco intelligent CHATBOTS deliver parts data, manage AOGs, and perform daily admin tasks for a more personalized and immersive ERP experience; HyperConnected Ecosystem: B2B integrations with AeroXchange, Gains, Logistics providers and OEMs bringing Suppliers, Customers and Logistics providers together on ONE platform

ReMAP (Real-time Condition-based Maintenance for Adaptative Aircraft Maintenance Planning) will contribute to reinforce the European leadership in aeronautics by developing an open-source solution for aircraft maintenance, the Integrated Fleet Health Management (IFHM) system. By replacing fixed-interval inspections with adaptive conditionbased interventions, ReMAP will have an estimated benefit to European aviation of more than 700 million Euros per year. This is due to a direct decrease in maintenance costs, reduced unscheduled aircraft maintenance events, and increased aircraft availability.

KEY BUSINESS/SOFTWARE AREAS • MRO IT Software Implementations • MRO IT Software Upgrades • MRO IT Software Support/Managed Services • MX Long Range Planning • MRO IT Custom Software Development With MRO systems projects and support spanning both the military and commercial markets ROTA brings proven experience to all sides of aviation. Our team has been embedded for years in the business functions we support. In both military and commercial. Specializing in system implementations and upgrades ROTA brings deep knowledge of aviation business processes, integrated into custom built software, to provide not only all testing documentation but also leave customers with a full manual of SOPs moving forward. Aside from upgrades ROTA has completed a number of data projects from cleaning up aircraft configuration to system security overhauls. After these upgrades or projects, training and ongoing admin support can be provided for any MRO IT needs.

KEY BUSINESS/SOFTWARE AREAS • Fleet Management • Base Maintenance • Line Maintenance • Flight Operations • Materials Management Rusada develops ENVISION - an industry leading MRO and Flight Operations solution. With over 100 customers worldwide and a combined fleet of 2,000 fixed wing and rotary aircraft, ENVISION is used by aircraft operators and MRO’s to successfully manage their operations. The latest version of ENVISION is web-based and deviceagnostic with an intuitive and user-friendly interface. Modules, which can be purchased individually or as part of an integrated solution, include: Fleet Management, Base Management, Line Maintenance, Component Maintenance, Materials Management, Financial Management, Resource Management, Quality & Safety Management and Flight Operations.

Ramco Series 5 reduces Turn Around Time (TAT) while increasing operational performance and compliance through user-friendly interfaces. Ramco has always been an innovator in maintenance IT — enabling clients to focus more on business-critical activities, while the solution processes transactions and decision support, based on intelligent rules. Powering 4000+ aircraft and 21,000+ end-users, Ramco is used by more than 75 operators world-wide.

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Seabury Solutions

StaffNow

Swiss Aviation Software

TRAX

W: www.seaburysolutions.com T: +353 860 621311 E: mkt@seaburysolutions.com

W: www.staffnow.aero T: +35 987 857905 E: info@staffnow.aero

W: www.swiss-as.com T: +41 61 582 72 94 E: marketing@swiss-as.com

W: www.trax.aero T: +1 305.662.7400 E: sales@trax.aero

Locations: Ireland, Argentina, Australia, Canada, Germany, Kenya, Korea, Netherlands, Philippines, and the USA

Location: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

Location: Basel, Switzerland; Miami, FL, USA; Singapore; Tokyo, Japan

Location: Miami, FL, USA; West Sussex, UK; Tokyo, Japan; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

NAME OF PRODUCT MARKETED • Alkym, EPAS, eAuthority

NAME OF PRODUCT MARKETED • StaffNow

NAME OF PRODUCT MARKETED • AMOS

NAME OF PRODUCTS MARKETED

KEY BUSINESS/SOFTWARE AREAS • Technical Operations • CAMO • MRO • Performance Analytics • Regulator Applications

KEY BUSINESS/SOFTWARE AREAS • Staffing • Engineering • Production • Quality

KEY BUSINESS/SOFTWARE AREAS • Material Management • Engineering • Planning • Production • Maintenance Control • Component Maintenance • Commercial • HR • QA • Financial Management • Mobile suite • Flight simulators • Multi-entity functions

Seabury Solutions is a leading global aviation software development and consultancy company. It was established in 2002 and forms part of the Seabury Capital. Seabury Solutions has built its reputation in the market by delivering industry leading aviation IT solutions catering for some of the largest airlines across the world, down to the smallest operators. We have built upon decades’ of aviation expertise in-house, to leverage this knowledge into a suite of products, that enhance the decision making process for Airlines, Regulators and MROs. With a truly global reach, the network of offices are located in Argentina Australia, Canada, Germany Ireland, Kenya, Korea, Netherlands, Philippines, and the USA. Our integrated aviation software range from Maintenance Systems for Airlines & MROs, Safety Management Software for Aviation Authorities and a range of performance analysis tools within the Enterprise Performance Analysis System (EPAS) Suite. The suite includes modules for Route Profitability, Maintenance Performance, Contract & Invoice Verification Budget Planning, Fuel Planning and Distribution Channel Performance.

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StaffNow is the first digital platform connecting aviation maintenance technicians with MRO/OEM companies in a fast, transparent, reliable and streamlined way. StaffNow transforms the real staffing industry processes into digital ones following EASA/FAA regulations. All available contractors in StaffNow are pre-checked to ensure their eligibility to work. The profiles are ready for your Quality and Production departments’ review. This ensures that you get the contractors you need exactly when you need them. Ready to streamline the way you source? Try StaffNow - your digital contracting workforce source.

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Swiss-AS positions itself not as a pure software house, but as a company tightly linked to airline business. Being in touch with active aircraft maintenance on a daily basis and therefore able to capture MRO trends at a very early stage, Swiss AviationSoftware unites more than 30 years of IT experience with profound MRO expertise and offers its customers a functionally unsurpassed and technologically state-ofthe-art maintenance system. AMOS is a comprehensive, fully-integrated software package that successfully manages the maintenance, engineering and logistics requirements of modern airlines and MRO providers by fulfilling demanding airworthiness standards. To date, over 190 customers from all over the world steer their maintenance activities with AMOS, which makes AMOS one of the industry-leading MRO software solutions worldwide. The ever growing ‘AMOS community’ ranges from pure operators, major charter, regional and low-cost carriers up to large airline groups and MRO providers — proof that AMOS is fit for any environment, regardless of size or geographical origin.

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• eMRO • eMobility KEY BUSINESS/SOFTWARE AREAS • Engineering & Planning • Production & Shop • Technical Records & Reliability • TRAXDoc Document Control • Supply Chain Management • E-enabled Aircraft Capabilities • Aircraft Mobility apps • Maintenance Mobility apps • Paperless Maintenance • Warehouse Mobility apps TRAX is the global leader in the aviation industry for MRO ERP software, with over 200 airlines and MROs using their products. TRAX has the most advanced maintenance software solutions available for airlines and MROs worldwide with fleets consisting of all types of aircraft. TRAX eMRO is a completely integrated product, in addition, the eMobility suite offers a range of iOS apps to provide mobile accessibility. Organizational efficiency gains can be substantial when using TRAX eMRO and eMobility, and ROI is quickly realized. TRAX maintains its advantage over the competition by developing software that works for customers through modern technology, world class support and strong customer relationships.

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TrustFlight

Ultramain

Vistair Systems

Yonder

W: www.trustflight.io T: 44 (0) 330 229 0219 E: info@trustflight.io

W: www.ultramain.com T: +1.505.828.9000 E: sales@ultramain.com

W: www.vistair.com T: 01454 550663 E: info@vistair.com

W: www.yonder.info T: +41 43 215 27 94 E: contact@yonder.info

Location: Leamington Spa, UK; Edinburgh, UK; Luton, UK; St Helier, Jersey

Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Location: United Kingdom and USA

Location: Zurich, Switzerland

NAME OF PRODUCT MARKETED • Tech Log, Task Cards • Digital Logbook • CAMO (service) • Aircraft Registry (service)

NAME OF PRODUCT MARKETED • ULTRAMAIN® v9™ M&E / MRO • ULTRAMAIN Mobile Mechanic™ • ULTRAMAIN Mobile Inventory™ • ULTRAMAIN ELB™ • ULTRAMAIN M&E / MRO: 31 modules including: Configuration Management; Line/Base Mx Planning; Line/ Base Mx Scheduling; GATe; Quality Assurance; Asset Management

NAME OF PRODUCT MARKETED • DocuNet • SafetyNet

NAME OF PRODUCT MARKETED • Yonder Mind

KEY BUSINESS/SOFTWARE AREAS • Aircraft log books • Aircraft maintenance task cards • Digital and paperless working • CAMO support • Aircraft Registry support From inception, TrustFlight has been ingrained in the aviation industry. Founded by two commercial pilots with a proven track record at the intersection of technology and business, the business has grown considerably and with stability, having recently celebrated the opening of a fourth office. Throughout, TrustFlight gained an incredible team with backgrounds spanning different areas of aviation and technology, ensuring a solid presence in the industry. Now offering a range of products and services within the sector, TrustFlight helps to remove costly paperwork and associated errors, preserve aircraft value, and increase efficiency and safety in aircraft operations. Five values shape TrustFlight’s culture, guide the business’s work and the way it grows. Integrity Transparent and open: offering trust to partners and assuming it from them. Responsibility Owning the work they do and taking responsibilty for it: striving to make it the best possible. Leadership Leading from within: providing support for the team to do incredible work and drive the industry forwards. Innovation Products are crafted for the future needs of the industry, going beyond what exists in the market. Excellence Every one of TrustFlight’s values contributes towards the excellence in their products.

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KEY BUSINESS/SOFTWARE AREAS • Maintenance & Engineering • MRO • Military Maintenance • Maintenance Planning & Scheduling • Paperless Customer Care on Mobile Devices • Electronic Technical Logbook Ultramain Systems, Inc. develops M&E / MRO and ELB software for the aviation industry and is the only aviation software provider with customers running full, end-to-end paperless operations from the cockpit to the ground. ULTRAMAIN v9, featuring Mobile Mechanic and Mobile Inventory enables real-time paperless data collection for the full maintenance and inventory process. Combine ULTRAMAIN v9 with ULTRAMAIN ELB, the easy-to-use electronic logbook, and the entire maintenance process becomes paperless. Contact us to learn what you need to equip your organization with customer mobile devices and see why elite aviation customers around the world are choosing ULTRAMAIN to reduce costs and increase aircraft up time.

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KEY BUSINESS/SOFTWARE AREAS • Aviation Document Management (All format types inc. PDF, XML, S1000D, I Spec 2200) • Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) • Document Management and Distribution Platform • Maintenance & Engineering • Flight Operations • Compliance Tracking • Form Creation and Management • Aviation Safety Management Software Vistair provides document, safety, and quality management technology solutions to support the delivery of improved safety, compliance, and operational efficiency that results in significant commercial savings to aviation organizations. Combining technology, development expertise and service delivery, Vistair’s suite of aviation technology solutions provides both commercial airlines, aerospace and defense organizations with an approach that helps demonstrate a clear link between increased reporting and a change in procedures and behaviors, which fundamentally drives a safer organization. Document Management: DocuNet is the aviation industry’s leading end-to end document management solution, providing a coherent, single point of control for editing, publishing, distributing, and viewing all operational documentation. It provides the flexibility to access documents via the web and mobile devices and can also manage documents in all formats.

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KEY BUSINESS/SOFTWARE AREAS • Content Management System • Workflow-based Content Distribution • Compliance Tracking • Content-based Learning Stay in control of your content and bring reliable, rolespecific information to frontline employees — with one fully customizable content management solution. Yonder Mind is an easy-to-use content management solution designed specifically for controlled information like operation manuals, guidelines, rules, or regulations. Our unique approach allows users to work with dynamic content instead of static documents. Dynamic content will display the right information at the right time, depending on the user profile and on the context of use. A powerful search function further improves end-user satisfaction. Yonder Mind brings operational documentation and manufacturer manuals together in one solution. Pilots work with the easy to use YM Offline App and enjoy role-specific revision updates instead of having to go through hundreds of revised pages. Editors create and enhance content in the YM Editor while revisions become manageable again thanks to the fully integrated YM Workflow. Company guides (e.g. Winter Ops Guide) can be created without having to worry about duplicates anymore since information is only contained once in Yonder Mind. And never miss a change in regulation again thanks to our IQSMS Connector. We have over 15 years of experience with electronic documentation in aviation that we can leverage to our customers’ benefit. Our team has a diverse background ranging from a former EFB administrator for a large international airline to a long-haul captain knowing, from his own experience, what crews need.

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CASE STUDY: ATR steps up to a modern MRO IT solution

VENDOR JOB CARD: Aerostrat

CASE STUDY: A new MRO IT solution for AISG’s multiple locations

WHITE PAPER: Planning for a digital future

COLUMN: What IT can do: The low hanging fruits in maintenance data management

VENDOR JOB CARD: Rusada

COLUMN: How I see IT: Upgrading IT – Which software solution approach should you choose?