A department that is responsible for communication, coordination, and monitoring of maintenance-related issues of an aircraft line maintenance organization.
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Digital Transformation Approaches for Aircraft Maintenance Operations
Ercan Kivanç (The Institute of Pure and Applied Sciences, Marmara University, Turkey), Özalp Vayvay (Faculty of Business Administration, Marmara University, Turkey), and Zeynep Tuğçe Kalender (Faculty of Engineering, Marmara University, Turkey)
Copyright: © 2021
|Pages: 20
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-2402-2.ch011
Abstract
Digital transformation is one of the critical drivers of change in aviation as in many areas. Aviation operations are always aimed to be carried out with a high degree of safety and security standards. Efficient aircraft maintenance management makes a significant contribution to meeting these standards. The digital revolution offers excellent opportunities for safety, reliability, and efficiency advancement for aviation continuing airworthiness. This chapter provides a basic overview of aircraft maintenance processes and highlights some of the maintenance management issues. This chapter addresses some of the industry 4.0 technologies that have been tested for use or currently used in aircraft maintenance operations and discusses the impact of these technologies on current management problems. Consequently, this chapter is expected to present useful information and comments for the aircraft maintenance community, including managers and professionals, and encourage them to think about other possible innovations beneficial to their processes.