MRO demand

Why Used Parts Scarcity Will Negatively Impact Your Operation

Why Used Parts Scarcity Will Negatively Impact Your Operation

What’s one thing that will save you millions of dollars and months of your time?

Used Serviceable Material (USM).

Without them, you’d throw good money after bad, chase long, complicated lead times and get little OEM support, especially for older aircraft models.

That’s why this post is so crucial for you to read.

It’s a trend that has no foreseeable end, unless particular things happen within the aviation industry, of which, none exist.

The trend is, used serviceable parts are becoming more expensive and scarce.

The Two-Year MRO Demand Forecast For Commercial Aircraft Equipment & Furnishing: A Comprehensive Look At ATA 25

The Two-Year MRO Demand Forecast For Commercial Aircraft Equipment & Furnishing: A Comprehensive Look At ATA 25

As an MRO provider or operator, ATA 25 is a juggling act of miscellaneous equipment and furniture flying at you.

A coffee maker is damaged and there’s no aftermarket availability -- nothing, “ready to go.”

Paying list price from OEMs is an option, but still unreliable on manufacturing times.

According to Inside MRO, “capacity is not strictly limited to production. Often, the bottleneck is with engineering, given the high degree of customization involved, especially for first- and business-class seating programs.

So, what do you do?

Here, we’ve compiled comprehensive data on what the next two years look like for ATA 25, as it pertains to total MRO demand.

Why Operators Spend 1.5% Of Their Total MRO Demand On Hydraulics & What You Can Do About It

Why Operators Spend 1.5% Of Their Total MRO Demand On Hydraulics & What You Can Do About It

A simple way to improve your aircraft hydraulic maintenance costs in less than 30 days. Do you know how much your operation spends on ATA29? If not, I’ll give you the answer. The total world MRO demand for 2018 and 2019 is $184 billion. Of that $184 billion, ATA29 takes up $2.9 billion. That’s 1.57% of the total world demand!