Procurement in Aviation: All in One System
Aviation businesses rely on many processes, maintenance checks, and systems. These keep aircraft in service, repairs on track, and operations running smoothly. A single delayed part can lead to a grounded aircraft or delayed repair. Parts suppliers miss bids by not being able to respond quickly enough. MROs receive penalties for turnaround times that take […]
How Smart Work Order Management Boosts MRO Turnaround
In aviation, it is turnaround time (TAT) that ultimately determines the success or failure of an MRO. TAT counts the time from component receipt to return to service. The shorter the TAT, the less time an aircraft spends on the ground, thus making customers happy and increasing the flow of revenue. Most MRO teams run […]
How Aviation ERP Inventory Management Reduces AOG and TAT
In the aviation industry, time directly translates to financial impact. Aircraft on Ground (AOG) events cost operators thousands of dollars per hour. Parts traders lose the sale if they cannot meet an urgent AOG need. Maintenance shops face stalled repairs and unhappy customers who wait longer than expected. Turnaround Time (TAT) is the total time […]
Aviation Business Intelligence: Turning ERP Data into Actionable Dashboards
In the aviation industry, the level of competitiveness and the amount of data available are as common as air itself. Each time the plane flies, performs maintenance, or supplies new parts, digital crumbs get left behind. Unfortunately, much of this rich resource in the aviation industry has remained stuck in silos, deep within elaborate spreadsheets. […]
Using Aviation KPIs to Reduce Turnaround Time (TAT) and Improve On-time performance (OTP)
Time in a commercial air transport operation is not just a unit of measurement; it is a currency that costs the most. Each minute spent attached to the gate is a minute unproductively spent and could otherwise be spent earning profits. For airline management and aviation operations teams, achieving optimal levels of turnaround time (TAT) […]
How Aviation ERP Supports FAA & EASA Compliance Without Relying on Manual Spreadsheets
Aviation regulatory compliance (FAA/EASA) is dependent upon three core elements: evidence, timing, and traceability. To stay compliant, aviation companies must keep accurate and timely records of maintenance-related activities, including tracking of all materials used, the completion of all maintenance-related approvals and releases, and the documentation of all transactions. Having documentation that can be searched later, […]
Aviation Accounting Explained: Linking Work Orders, Inventory, and Financial Reports
The aviation accounting process relies heavily on the accurate representation of operational events on the ledger at the time they occur. Work orders are processed in real-time within the hangar environment, while inventory is processed across multiple locations and may not have been fully captured in the ledger in the correct format and in a […]
How Aviation ERP Software Helps Eliminate Purchase Order Delays
For parts traders and MROs, aviation purchase order management avoids delays by integrating procurement and receiving into a single platform. Although aviation organizations often treat “Procurement” and “Receiving” as separate departments, they operate as a single control chain. The result is a deeper understanding of how procurement establishes vendor delivery-related expectations, certifications, timelines, and internal […]
A Practical Guide to Aviation Sales Order Management for Parts, Repairs, and Exchanges
‘Time is money’ is far from a cliché; it’s a reality check in the aviation industry. With an aircraft on the ground (AOG), the resulting pressure on the supply chain is enormous. At the center of it all is the aircraft parts sales management, the engine that drives the entire process in motion. Handling sales […]
Why Inventory Inaccuracy Breaks Aviation Operations and How ERP Fixes It
In aviation MROs and Parts trading operations, the inventory determines whether maintenance plans can be completed or fail. An aircraft’s parts and components data is an operational dependency that affects the aircraft’s availability, the integrity of its compliance, and its financial reliability across all aviation inventory operations. Mismatched inventory can halt entire aviation operations and […]