DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
DIGITAL STRATEGIES IN AVIATION
Airlines and engineers operate an ever-increasing amount of aircraft . How are digital strategies and platforms changing the way aviation performs ?
WRITTEN BY : ALEX TUCK
Unplanned downtime due to aircraft defects and spontaneous repair work is extremely costly for airlines . Before the pandemic , the costs most recently amounted to around USD $ 62bn annually . In addition to this , by 2025 it ’ s estimated that a further 38,000 planes will be in the sky and with their arrival , a vast new raft of data to learn from . As the aviation industry continues to power globalisation , how are airlines and engine manufacturers using digital strategy to ensure that data can transform their clients ’ capabilities ?
Lufthansa has been providing technical aircraft services for over 65 years . More than
25 years ago , Lufthansa Technik became a division of its own within Lufthansa Group to strengthen and focus on its core competence : technical services for aircraft , its engines and components . Currently , it has more than 4,500 aircraft under exclusive contracts . With some 35 subsidiaries and affiliates , the Lufthansa Technik Group is one of the leading providers of technical aircraft services in the world .
AVIATAR by Lufthansa Technik Jan Stoevesand is Senior Director of Digital Solutions and Analytics for the AVIATAR digital platform , with which the business
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