Purpose
Strategic Partners in the Digital Aircraft Operations Area of Involvement will participate in the production of best practices, guidelines and a roadmap of how to best achieve digital supply chain in aircraft maintenance.
Digital Aircraft Operations Strategic Partnerships Summary
- Work towards achieving industry-wide acceptance and standard implementation of RFID tagging of parts and standard usage of e-documentation and e-signatures
- Produce best practices, guidelines and a roadmap of how to best achieve digital supply chain in aircraft maintenance
- Influence the streamlining of the maintenance supply chain process, thereby reducing costs and promoting more efficiency
- Help reduce regulatory penalties resulting from non-compliant documentation
- Help reduce maintenance costs resulting from errors in documentation
Activities
- Aircraft Leasing Advisory Group
Benefits
- Work with 15-20 key IATA member airlines to explore the future trends of digital supply chain and related industry solutions
- Collaborate with industry leaders
- Be part of the team that develops RFID guidelines for airlines
- Obtain the opportunity to drive supply chain related innovation alongside airlines, Strategic Partners through discussions related to future trends and visions of the digital supply chain
- This group typically holds two meetings per year to discuss best practices and the possibility of developing a digital supply chain conference, workshops, standards, etc.
- Opportunity to be invited to contribute to a panel discussion during the Digital Aircraft Operations conference
Focus Areas
- Methodology on Maintenance Reserves
- Parts replacement matters
- Lease return conditions (best practices/guidelines to reduce costs, etc.)
- Increasing understanding of lessor and lessee positions in a neutral environment when no negotiation takes place
- Simplifying the aircraft leasing process and eliminating paperwork
- Electronic aircraft record transfer
Designed for
- Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs)
- Leaders in MRO IT industry
- RFID providers
- Aircraft part suppliers
- Freight/Logistics companies
- Leasing companies
Please view the full list of Strategic Partnerships Program benefits (pdf).
Contact
Strategic Partnerships Program