Implication of Digital Aviation for Airlines and MRO · Implication of Digital Aviation for Airlines and MRO London, ... transmission Post flight data ... Digital Aviation & MRO 4

www.cranfield.ac.uk

Implication of Digital Aviation for Airlines and MRO

London, 5th September 2017

Students: Victor AGOPIAN

Hatim NOURBAY

Patriot SILITONGA

Daniel VILLANUEVA PEÓN

Supervisors: Dr Ip-Shing FAN

Dr Zakwan SKAF

Mr Jim ANGUS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. MRO Business

2. Research methodology

3. Digital aviation involving MRO

4. Results

5. Conclusion

3

New Aircraft Generation

New Generation

E-enabled AircraftBig Data

Analysis

Maintenance

support controlHealth

Monitoring

Flight deck

Integration

In-Flight data

transmission

Post flight data

transmission

ENB

A350 XWB B787

A320 NeoB737 MAX

1. MRO Business 2. Research Methodology 3. Digital Aviation & MRO 4. Results 5. Conclusion

4

Opportunities and Challenges to MRO

• Shortage of qualified staff

• Upskilling current staff

• Systems designed for 20th

Century

• Implementation of Predictive

Maintenance

• New technological devices

(Wearables, Tablets, RFID…)

Source: Oliver Wyman 2017-2027 Fleet & MRO Forecast

Global Commercial Air Transport Fleet Forecast by Aircraft Vintage

by Decade of Platform Launch


5

Aircraft health

Database

Flight Safety Analysis

ACARS

VHF

QAR Data

Reports

Aircraft / Engine / Part

health Database

Database for

maintenance

SATCOM

Voice

SatComCPDLC

OEM, Aircraft

manufacturer…

MRO

Airline

Voice VHF

Software

(AMOS…)

ATC

Airport

Software (Airman, MyBoeingFleet…)

Communication Systems


6

Communication Systems Update

E-enabled aircraft

10x Data

LSAP

E-enabled organisations

Aircraft health

Database

Flight Safety Analysis

ACARS

VHF

QAR DataReports

Aircraft / Engine / Part

health Database

Database for

maintenance

SATCOM

Voice

SatComCPDLC

OEM, Aircraft

manufacturer…

MRO

Airline

Voice VHF

Software

(AMOS…)

WiFi

ATC

Airport

WiFiCellular

Software (Airman, MyBoeingFleet…)


7

MRO Business

Types of MRO

• Stand alone

• Part of airline group

• Partners with OEM

• OEMAdapted: http://www.adlittle.com/downloads/tx_adlreports/ADL_The_future_of_the_MRO_industry.pdf

Smith, A. et al., Aviation MROs - Delivering long-term value in a transformed aftermarket.

Source: http://www.adlittle.com/downloads/tx_adlreports/ADL_The_future_of_the_MRO_industry.pdf

Smith, A. et al., Aviation MROs - Delivering long-term value in a transformed aftermarket.


http://www.adlittle.com/downloads/tx_adlreports/ADL_The_future_of_the_MRO_industry.pdf

http://www.adlittle.com/downloads/tx_adlreports/ADL_The_future_of_the_MRO_industry.pdf

8

Data Management Process

Data Gathering Data Storage Data Consumption Data Treatment and

Analysing

ACARS self-diagnostic message

OEM Data Storage

OEM Data Treatment Solution

Interface Software

Maintenance Reliability

Improvement

Operations and Crew

Improvement

Airline Data Treatment Solution

Airline Interface Software

Software Provider Solution

Outsourced storage

MRO Data Storage

In-flight

On-Ground

Data generated in Operations

Manually QAR data retrieval

Airline Data Storage

Crew and aircraft reports

QAR extraction (cellular, Wi-Fi…)


9

IMP

AC

T

Easy

Hig

h

10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Lo

w

Difficult EASINESS OF IMPLEMENTATION

Impact Effort Diagram

Solutions

Continuous

Reliability

Assessments IP Com. on Ground and

Inflight

Data Storage Infrastructure

(Internal and Cloud

Solutions)

Software Applications Integration

LSAP Wireless UpdatesIT Skills

Training & Development

Automated

MRO

Documents

Harmonisation

RFID (Radio Frequency

Identification Device)

Augmented Reality for

Maintenance

Tablets for Line

Maintenance

Wireless On-Ground

enablement

Inflight IP Comm

ETL (Electronic Technical

Logs)

Maintenance

Planning

with Health

Data

WALKCRAWL RUN


10

Roadmap

20222017

Inflight IP

Communication

Maintenance

Planning with

Health Data

Continuous

Reliability

Assessments

ETL (Electronic

Technical Log)

VR/AR assisted

MRO

RFID

Software Applications Integration

On Ground Wireless /

LSAP Wireless Updates

Automated MRO documents

harmonisation

Data Storage Infrastructure

(Internal and Cloud

Solutions)

Tablet device

implementation for line

maintenance

WALK

Fleet reliability & availability

• Optimised RT Operations

and Engineering

CRAWL

Regulatory compliance

• Data management

RUN

Fleet life and cost optimisation

• Data analysis for Reliability

Engineering

• Predictive maintenance


11

Cra

wl

Roadmap

• Aircraft - MRO Bid Information Integration

Common

• Wireless LSAP Update

• Training and Operations Monitoring

• Provide Portable Devices To Crews

Airline

• Smart Inventory Management; Maintenance Planning and Organisation

• Digitalised Operations Monitoring

• Quality Control and Monitoring.

MRO

Airline MRO

Common

Skills and Capability Framework


12

Conclusion

Major MRO Challenges

Prepare IT Strategy Concerning The New Generation Aircraft

Exploitation of the New Data Generated

Necessary Investment

IT Infrastructure to Implemented New Digital Aviation Technology

Re-skill and Re-tool Deliver Workforce

Digital Aviation Opportunities

Serve Expanding Market of E-enabled Aircraft

Offer Higher Value Adding Services to New Fleet and New Operators


www.cranfield.ac.uk

T: +44 (0)1234 750111