International Airlines Group (IAG) member Aer Lingus have announced a new commercial partnership with AISmartPlan.
The startup joined the IAGi Accelerator in 2025, a dedicated programme helping IAG’s airlines connect with emerging companies. AISmartPlan’s innovative system has reduced manual processes and helps engineers better visualise their work with its automatic engineer/aircraft pairing software and drag-and-drop tools.
Lucas De Almeida Ramos Faria, Maintenance Production Planning Manager at Aer Lingus, said:
The way maintenance tasks were allocated to our engineers was previously highly manual and time consuming, which limited how far ahead we could plan. The IAGi Accelerator programme provided us with a valuable opportunity to work with AISmartPlan and test an AI optimised approach using real operational constraints. This partnership marks a fundamental change in how we plan and optimise maintenance. What used to take hours each day can now be done in minutes, and with far greater confidence in the outcome.
In just three months the startup advanced their solution from a proof-of-concept to an operational system supporting everyday MRO at Aer Lingus. With the signing of a multi-year agreement, AISmartPlan are also considering scaling their work to other IAG airlines.
Since its establishment ten years ago, the IAGi Accelerator has partnered with more than 120 companies. Nicolas Grondin, Founder of AISmartPlan, commented:
Our goal has always been to fully automate maintenance planning and make complex plans instantly visible and actionable. The IAGi Accelerator gave us an incredible opportunity that early-stage companies rarely get – deep operational engagement with an airline that was willing to test, challenge and cocreate the solution with us. Aer Lingus’ feedback directly shaped the product and proved its market fit in aviation.
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