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

partnership@iata.org