Aerogility Says Intelligent MRO Planning Is Crucial for Summer Success
23 May 2019, London: Leading predictive maintenance software company Aerogility is recommending that airlines should be using intelligent tools to plan their heavy base maintenance and fleet optimisation, in order to maximise yield and minimise downtime.
Phil Cole, Business Manager - Civil Aviation at Aerogility says: “In the volatile airline market, the change to summer schedules means increased pressure on airlines to have an optimised fleet ready to fly passengers across their network. Any downtime, due to unforecast maintenance can cause serious damage to the successful running of a carrier during this crucial time.
“By using intelligent tools to schedule heavy base maintenance – such as C Checks, 6-Year Checks and landing gear replacements – to coincide with the winter months, airlines do not have to worry about aircraft being out of service for avoidable long periods.”
A major benefit of intelligent planning is the speed with which planners can react to change. For example, analysing the effects of an increase in maintenance duration and costs. Airlines that have best prepared for the highly competitive summer months, such as easyJet – who last week announced the launch of five new routes from Bristol Airport – have utilised intelligent MRO planning to forecast their required maintenance, accounting for the capacity and resource available and avoiding the critical high season.
Cole concludes: “Effective use of intelligent planning tools will ensure heavy base maintenance events continue to fall due during the winter months of future years, resulting in higher yield and lower whole-life costs.”
About Aerogility
Aerogility delivers ground-breaking enterprise decision-support and maintenance scheduling systems to global civil and Defence companies. Aerogility’s software allows companies to run intelligent ‘what-if?’ analysis and detailed business simulations of their operational performance. They help companies make more informed business-critical decisions, delivering higher availability, lower costs and safer operations. www.aerogility.com
