MRO Europe Preview: Cabin Connectivity, Predictive Maintenance, Profitability

Lindsay Bjerregaard September 14, 2017

Tom Cooper, VP, Oliver Wyman/Cavok

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"Declining airline profitability, labor challenges, and unprecedented fleet transition will make the next 10 years especially challenging in Europe. A significant evolution in MRO will be required to meet these challenges."

Lukas Bucher, Head of Connectivity, Lufthansa Technik

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Q: What new technology/solutions are you excited about that might reform/evolve your current practices?

"The ability to provide certified high-bandwidth connectivity solutions with short lead times to airlines is very exciting."

Birkan Guneralp, SVP Aircraft Maintenance (IST), Turkish Airlines Technic

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Q: What is the biggest challenge for your department in 2018?

"Gaining more efficiency. We want to do more with what we have, R&D projects are prioritized..."

Daniel Goering, Head of Product and Ancillary Revenues, Eurowings

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Q: What new technology/solutions are you excited about that might reform/evolve your current practices?

"New media sales possibilities with the introduction of inflight connectivity. This is a completely new area of opportunities where we can create value for both customers traveling with us and the company."

Nikita Babkin, Director, Engine Services, Engineering – The Aviation Maintenance Holding

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"As a company we are monitoring the development of predictive maintenance solutions and looking for the best tool for our organization."

Filipe Morais de Almeida, VP Innovation & Development, TAP Maintenance & Engineering

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Q: What new technology/solutions are you excited about that might reform/evolve your current practices?

"We believe predictive maintenance allied with mobility will be a key driver to reduce operational cost in the future."

Some of the speakers headlining MRO Europe 2017 gave us a preview of the topics they will discuss and their thoughts on trends within the industry. Here is a snapshot of what they had to say.

Lindsay Bjerregaard

Lindsay Bjerregaard is managing editor for Aviation Week’s MRO portfolio. Her coverage focuses on MRO technology, workforce, and product and service news for AviationWeek.com, Aviation Week Marketplace and Inside MRO.