All stakeholders in the aviation sector need to do more collaboratively to bring in the next generation of aircraft maintenance tools and protocols.<\/p>\n
David Miret Mora technical director at AJW Group told the 2023 Predictive Aircraft Maintenance (PAM) Conference that he has not yet seen a game changing moment.<\/p>\n
He reported the results of an exclusive survey of PAM delegates and MRO Management readers which found 63% believed that regulations need to be reviewed to advance predictive maintenance.<\/p>\n
A fourth generational phase to predictive maintenance which will harmonise data governance, industrialise Big Data and cloud computing and usher in condition-based monitoring.<\/p>\n
But Mora said the industry continues to rely on traditional maintenance processes despite advances in engines and pressure being applied by regulations like EU261 to improve operational efficiency.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have not seen any major game changer in the maintenance area. This is why it\u2019s great we have these conferences because we can talk to each other and agree what\u2019s the next maintenance generation.<\/p>\n
Mora added that the reason regulations need to change is being product owners, like the airlines, \u201care really ahead of the game while other stakeholders in the industry are quite far behind\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cDo we believe we are really ready for the fourth generation of aircraft maintenance? We have not yet sat down and agree what that looks like.\u201d<\/p>\n
Modern aircraft are now generating huge amounts of data but \u201cthe governance of the data and harmonising of the data is something that e are at the moment lacking as an industry\u201d.<\/p>\n