MRO IT
Ryanair COO: “ATC will be a shambles again – here’s why”
Ultra low-cost carrier Ryanair has posted a full year profit of €1.61 billion after tax, becoming the first European airline to carry more than 200 million passengers in a single year. At Aerospace Tech Week in April, Ryanair's Chief Operations Officer (COO), Neal...
KLM demonstrates how Apple Vision Pro can improve technical maintenance
Historically, augmented reality (AR) has opened up possibilities within the industry, especially around training and inspection. As the technology becomes more refined, its use cases evolve symbiotically. Recently, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines shared how they are using...
AI takes to the skies: The four practical applications of AI in aviation maintenance
AI is answering some of the most difficult questions in aviation. I pose here four questions and show how AI is transforming aviation maintenance in four key areas: Maintenance Scheduling & Supply Chain Optimization Error Detection & Reclassification Automated...
Why Joby selected IFS for its eVTOL aircraft maintenance processes
The electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (eVTOL) market is estimated to be worth $1 trillion by 2030. While these aircraft are currently in various stages of development, one of the front runners is Joby Aviation, which plans to start commercial operations...
British Airways leverages real-time data to predict aircraft maintenance issues
UK flag carrier British Airways is switching to a cutting-edge engineering system using real-time data to predict aircraft maintenance issues. This comes as part of the airline's £7 billion transformation investment where new ML, automation, and AI technologies are...
Oriental Air Bridge Signs with TRAX eMRO
Nagasaki-based Oriental Air Bridge inked a deal with TRAX to implement theweb-based eMRO system to manage maintenance activities on its fleet of Bombardier Dash 8 aircraft. The airline operates charter flights throughout southern Japan in addition to scheduled...
OASES Launches New Secure Private Cloud Platform
OASES, a modular software for airworthiness maintenance and control, is now available via OASES Cloud, a secure private cloud platform for existing and new customers alike. The new software as a service (SaaS) brings the complete portfolio of OASES modules to...
JSSI Acquires SierraTrax
Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI) has acquired SierraTrax, a provider of aircraft maintenance tracking. SierraTrax provides maintenance tracking software for business aircraft worldwide through its modern technology interface. As a Textron Aviation recommended...
American Cancels Hundreds of Flights Over Father’s Day Weekend
American Airlines cancelled hundreds of flights due to several factors including maintenance, staffing shortages and employees out sick. Around 300 flights were cancelled during the weekend with more expected today, Monday, June 21, 2021. The airline said it may...
Bristow Group Selects Ramco
Aviation software provider Ramco Systems announced it will implement its Aviation M&E MRO Software V5.8 to help digitally transform the maintenance and engineering operations of Houston-based Bristow Group Inc. Bristow is among the world’s largest helicopter...
Iraqi Airways Chooses Ramco’s MRO Software
Global Aviation software specialist Ramco Systems announced that it will implement its aviation software, Ramco Aviation M&E MRO Software V5.8 at Iraq’s national carrier, Iraqi Airways Company. Ramco will implement its complete Aviation Software including modules...
Bluetail Celebrates First Anniversary with Introduction of Business/GA MACH Search Capability
Bluetail, Inc., announced that the company is celebrating its first anniversary with the introduction of its newest and most powerful digital records search and automation tool, MACH Search. “A year ago, we marked the anniversary of Charles Lindbergh’s flight across...
Rolls-Royce Opts for QOCO Systems as Digitalization Partner
QOCO Systems has announced a new digitalization partnership with Rolls-Royce. Aircraft engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce chose Software as a Service (SaaS) platform EngineData.io to enable automated communications between airline maintenance information systems and its...
U.S. Air Force to Standardize on Siemens’ Teamcenter as its Product Lifecycle Management Platform
Siemens announced the U.S. Air Force has selected Teamcenter software as the foundational system of record to support its digital acquisition and sustainment strategy for critical systems and technologies across the service. The selection of Teamcenter as the Air...
VallJet Selects AMOS
The French business aviation company VallJet has just signed for AMOS to manage the maintenance and airworthiness follow-up of its growing fleet of executive jets.Although the airline industry is heavily affected of the Covid-19 crisis, there are some aviation sectors...
Ouster New Supplier of Digital Lidar Sensors for Drone Inspections
Lidar has become one of the most important tools in the commercial drone industry. Mainblades reports they have recently established a new partnership with Ouster, a provider of digital lidar technology. Headquartered in San Francisco, the company designs and...
J&C Aero Signs up for OASES
J&C Aero has chosen Commsoft for a contract for the use and implementation of its MRO software, OASES. Formed in 2012, J&C Aero specializes in comprehensive aircraft cabin modification solutions and will use OASES to initially provide Continuing Airworthiness...
RwandAir opts for TRAX eMRO
RwandAir has recently chosen TRAX's eMRO software to implement a complete, user-friendly,and web-based solution. RwandAir Limited is the flag carrier airline of Rwanda. It operates domestic and international services to East Africa, Central Africa, West Africa,...
Stelae Partners with umlaut to Offer Automated Document Transformation Platform for MROs, Aerospace and Defense OEMs
While sensor/IOT data streams have been processed and analyzed, 90% of data in the industry in still in the form of paper or at best PDFs. This ‘dark data’ needs to be unlocked and utilized for predictive maintenance and analytics solutions enabling comprehensive...
Universal Offers Support Solution with Remote InSight Software Update
Universal Avionics (UA) announced the successful on-wing update of an InSight Display System’s core software via remote connection to an aircraft located 6,000 miles away in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Working with Authorized Dealer, Redimec S.R.L., UA successfully...