If you’re a Dash 8 operator, aircraft MRO, or lessor, this post is for you.
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Do you have surplus aircraft part inventory?
This unnecessary buildup occurs when you order inventory in preparation for near term consumption.
When that consumption never occurs. Voila! Surplus inventory builds up.
Here’s the impact that this causes to your operation.
It’s not the price you pay, how business savvy you are, or how excellent your negotiation skills are. This is the MOST IMPORTANT skill you need when purchasing aircraft parts.
Your surplus aircraft material was sitting. Rotting. Wasting away on your shelves.
Slowly eating away at your operational results. Chomp. Chomp. Chomp.
Cash was being sucked down the surplus drain. And the only thing you could do was…
Price. How important is it to you? How often do you try and get the lowest price? I’m sure you’re thinking to yourself, “It’s incredibly important.” and “Every chance I get.” And that’s fair. It’s also common to ask how much something costs. Or to reduce the cost of something. We often use price and cost interchangeably. That’s a mistake.
Have you ever been AOG for grease?
You may be sitting across from this screen laughing, but I’ve seen it. Seriously!
One of our team members get’s a frantic call. The client panicking.
We’re “AOG” for grease -he clamored. You could tell by his voice someone made a big mistake. He was having to pay for it. They ran out of aircraft grease and didn’t replenish. Whoops!
Andres Fabre had a vision. A vision of being the CEO of an airline.
But he wasn’t just born into the role. He had to work hard, create value and transform the people and operations around him.
He started his career in the heat, tossing luggage into carts.
After time, he noticed that wasn’t going to be enough. Not to be CEO. He had to create value for others. He had to WORK faster, harder, and longer.
Andres began to realize something…
When you hear the 3 letters, A-O-G, it makes you cringe.
Your heart rate starts to race, your palms begin to sweat and you frantically think I-have-to-fix-this-now.
AOG are stressful. But if you're prepared before the AOG, it’ll make your aviation life much easier.
In a few day's your bird will hit the hangar and begin its c-check.
You feel your heartbeat beginning to race. Thump-thump. Thump-thump-thump. Thump-thump.
Your blood pressure is rising. You have no idea of what issues are going to arise or how you'll resolve them.
For now, you just have to wait.
Do you feel overwhelmed having to manage your aircraft component repair process?
You deal with hundreds of assets, dozens of MROs and the logistics that has to happen to and from your MRO partners.
And that’s just the beginning. You then have to approve, deny, or cry over the work order quotes you receive. Hoping. Pleading, that nothing was overlooked.
It’s a complicated process. You have to notice all the small details, ask questions, and trust the partners you’re working with.
And maybe this situation sounds all too familiar to you...
Are your repair turn-around-times (TAT) a mess?
They’re a headache.
Believe it or not. You’re not alone. The problem remains the same for everyone. Whether you’re a large airline or a small aircraft MRO. You feel the pain.
We recently spoke with The VP of Maintenance at Japan Airlines and he mentioned the same issue. He’s frustrated. Even with the contracts that he has in place, working with the largest OEMs and MROs, repair lead times and quality are a constant frustration.
How does that make you feel? He pays premium prices and still has the same problems as you. See. It could be worse.
Do you want things to be easier? Of course, you do. Don't we all. After a recent conversation with a purchasing professional from Air Arabia, she stated it beautifully..."We live and work in the most complex supply chain in the world." And that sums it up. We all get so caught up in the day that we forget to take a step back. To step back and look at the position and area we work in. To work on ways to eliminate redundancy and increase efficiency.
Two titanium alloy wing attachment bolts from a commercial airlines failed during the course of a routine service operation. And there was a series of aircraft bolts fitted on a landing gear assembly that failed within a few months of each other. This was a trigger to look closer.
If you’re not using maintenance check kits you’re missing out on a huge opportunity. An opportunity to save time, money, and even your sanity. It's quite possible you lost that a long time ago. Whatever it is, let me show you how to use maintenance check kits to your advantage.
You're going nuts. You spend a ton of time processing, organizing and following up with aircraft material purchases. It's all you do...all day long. It's time consuming. It costs money. It's not efficient. Yet, it has to get done.
So what are you going to do? The first thing is to take a step back. Look at the big picture. What’s your biggest underlying problem? Most airlines and MROs get so caught up in what they have to do or what they have to resolve in the day and they forget the most important part of their operation…efficiency.
