São José dos Campos – Brazil, August 12, 2021 – Beacon, the maintenance coordination platform from EmbraerX, announced that it has signed an agreement with Inflite The Jet Centre, one of the largest privately-owned European MRO component support providers. The agreement is focused on supporting Inflite’s teams in gaining efficiencies to accelerate aircraft return-to-service. Inflite The Jet Centre answers over 800 AOG & Line cases per year thanks to its experienced and dedicated team of aircraft engineers on Embraer and other aircraft manufacturer’s products.
Beacon is an innovative platform designed to connect and synchronize industry resources, the aftermarket supply chain, and aviation services professionals in a more agile and efficient manner ensuring the rapid return of aircraft to service. Benefitting from a startup mindset and backed by Embraer’s more than 50-year history of aerospace expertise, Beacon is poised to become the leading platform for aviation maintenance collaboration, creating a new digital era in aviation maintenance services, being capable of serving any manufacturer, anytime, anyplace.
“Joining the Beacon platform is a milestone in Inflite’s efforts to ensure continuous improvement in service. Continuing on our long standing partnership as the first and oldest Embraer Approved Service Centre in EMEA, we are proud to be part of the Beacon community and provide our team with a smart digital tool that takes off most of the burden and time spent in coordination. For us, it is a proactive shift to place digital at the core of our organization to help our teams deal with the increasing pressure in our industry. When we heard about the benefits of Beacon, the intelligence it brings to the operation and how easy it is to get started, it was a no-brainer,” said Sébastien Albouy, General Manager at Inflite.
“Inflite has an excellent reputation around the world for aircraft maintenance and customer support. We are thrilled to welcome an organization that understands that the power of technology relies on empowering people. Together with Inflite, we are pioneering a new era of aviation maintenance where we bring value to all stakeholders working on interruptions and prepare the foundation for a future where the workforce will be an even more scarce resource,” commented Marco A. Cesarino, Head of Beacon.
By signing this agreement, Beacon expands its European efforts and continues to pave a position in the digital aviation services industry. Recently Beacon has signed agreements with ABS Jets and the Mobile Repair Team. Last June, Beacon concluded over 35,000 unscheduled maintenance cases by more than a thousand users. These numbers are expected to grow as the aviation industry recovers from the COVID-19 crisis.
