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ASIAN AIRLINES & AEROSPACE
Changing Landscape
The MRO industry is undergoing a transformation right before our
eyes, and it is digitalization and big data that are fueling it. The mas-
sive amount of data generated by new generation aircraft and the use
of new technologies such as digital twins, which helps companies
save money and time with prescriptive and predictive analytics,
robotics, Artificial Intelligence, blockchain and drones for aircraft
inspection are changing the way companies work. According to
industry experts, digitalization could help airlines to save more than
US$5 billion a year by decreasing fuel, maintenance and delay costs.
The percentage of e-enabled new generation aircraft in the global
fleet is set to increase from about 30 percent in 2017 to 60 percent in
2027. As many as 23,500 aircraft are forecast to be equipped with
Aircraft Health Monitoring (AHM) by 2027, increasing the importance
of data analytics and predictive maintenance in bringing down opera-
tional costs.
With capabilities of MROs increasing, the expectations of customers
have grown as well. There is a growing sense of urgency among
every section of the industry - carriers, OEMs, MROs and suppliers –
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
major challenge for MROs, and it remains to be seen what strategies
they would adopt to counter the restrictions OEMs might impose on
the use of the intellectual property they own or the licenses they
provide. Two other issues that are likely to generate plenty of debate
in the future is the ownership of the massive amounts of data being
generated and cybersecurity in MRO.
The other major talking point in the industry is the push back by
suppliers against plane makers who have been pressurizing them for
substantial price cuts. The acquisition of Rockwell Collins by United
Technologies Corp. to form Collins Aerospace Systems, will result in
a super supplier big enough to challenge existing industry equations,
resist pressure from OEMs and may trigger further industry consoli-
dation. At a time when the industry is at a crossroads, one can be
certain only about one thing: New strategies are the need of the hour.
The future is shaky for companies unwilling or unable to innovate.
Editor
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