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Changing Landscape
The MRO industry is undergoing a transformation right before our
Editor
Vittorio Rossi Prudente eyes, and it is digitalization and big data that are fueling it. The mas-
vittorio.prudente@gbp.com.sg sive amount of data generated by new generation aircraft and the use
of new technologies such as digital twins, which helps companies
jay.menon@gbp.com.sg save money and time with prescriptive and predictive analytics,
Deputy Editor
Jay Menon
robotics, Artificial Intelligence, blockchain and drones for aircraft
inspection are changing the way companies work. According to
Bangalore Bureau Chief
Atul Chandra industry experts, digitalization could help airlines to save more than
atul.chandra@gbp.com.sg US$5 billion a year by decreasing fuel, maintenance and delay costs.
The percentage of e-enabled new generation aircraft in the global
Singapore Bureau Chief
Aprajita Anil fleet is set to increase from about 30 percent in 2017 to 60 percent in
aprajita.anil@gbp.com.sg 2027. As many as 23,500 aircraft are forecast to be equipped with
US Bureau Chief Aircraft Health Monitoring (AHM) by 2027, increasing the importance
Arun Sivasankaran of data analytics and predictive maintenance in bringing down opera-
arun.sivasankaran@gbp.com.sg tional costs.
Contributors
Geoffrey Thomas With capabilities of MROs increasing, the expectations of customers
have grown as well. There is a growing sense of urgency among
Operations Director
Siva Sachi every section of the industry - carriers, OEMs, MROs and suppliers –
siva.sachi@gbp.com.sg to come up with the right digital strategy in what is a very competitive
market. The greater involvement of OEMs in the aftermarket poses a
Art Director
Miamica Khonglah major challenge for MROs, and it remains to be seen what strategies
maya.khonglah@gbp.com.sg they would adopt to counter the restrictions OEMs might impose on
the use of the intellectual property they own or the licenses they
Web Director
Elmer Valencia provide. Two other issues that are likely to generate plenty of debate
elmer.valencia@gbp.com.sg in the future is the ownership of the massive amounts of data being
generated and cybersecurity in MRO.
Circulation Manager
Akshay Satyamurthy
akshay.satyamurthy@gbp.com.sg The other major talking point in the industry is the push back by
Advertising Contacts: suppliers against plane makers who have been pressurizing them for
substantial price cuts. The acquisition of Rockwell Collins by United
marketing@gbp.com.sg
a super supplier big enough to challenge existing industry equations,
Europe & Americas and all Technologies Corp. to form Collins Aerospace Systems, will result in
other countries: resist pressure from OEMs and may trigger further industry consoli-
Global Communications sas dation. At a time when the industry is at a crossroads, one can be
Tel: +39 049 723548
Ingrid@global-communications.it certain only about one thing: New strategies are the need of the hour.
The future is shaky for companies unwilling or unable to innovate.
Japan
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Jerry.Suppan@gmail.com Editor
India+South East Asia Asian Airlines & Aerospace
Contact: Akshay Satyamurthy
Mob: +919980080246
akshay.satyamurthy@gbp.com.sg
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