AI Scheduling
Scheduling AI for Regional Airline Maintenance
What constraint-based AI scheduling does in a regional fleet and where it materially improves aircraft availability.
Ops Log
Practical Fleet Ops Notes
Notes on aircraft maintenance scheduling, MRO planning, and fleet availability for regional airline operators.
Fleet Operations
Using Data to Cut Aircraft AOG Events
The recurring data signals that precede AOG events and how operators can act before they occur.
MRO Planning
MRO and Flight Ops: Closing the Gap
Why MRO and flight ops often work at cross-purposes, and what is needed to align their plans.
Compliance
Airworthiness Directives: A Fleet Manager Guide
How ADs function, how deadlines are set, and what a missed deadline means for a fleet.
Parts and Supply
Forecasting Parts for Small Airline Fleets
How regional operators can predict parts demand without the procurement staff that large carriers depend on.
Compliance
MEL Repair Intervals: Scheduling Effects
MEL entries have repair intervals that affect maintenance plans. Learn how to track them and what can happen when they are missed.
Data and Systems
Maintenance Planning Data: Seven Sources
A sound maintenance schedule relies on seven data streams, yet some are often absent or out of sync.
Fleet Operations
Measuring Aircraft Availability
The measures used for availability rates, how to calculate them, and what they mean for a regional fleet.
AI Scheduling
Automated Maintenance Scheduling: The Case
Why spreadsheets and calendars suit a five-aircraft operation but fail as the fleet expands.
Fleet Operations
Fleet Age and Maintenance Load for Regional Operators
As aircraft age, scheduled maintenance hours per flight hour rise. Here is how that affects a regional carrier.
Data and Systems
Linking Maintenance and Flight Ops Data
The gap between MRO systems and flight operations platforms, and why it continues to create scheduling conflicts.
MRO Planning
Why Smaller MRO Shops Use Spreadsheets
Enterprise MRO software costs more and is difficult to customize. This is why smaller operators use spreadsheets and what that costs them.