If you’re a Dash 8 operator, aircraft MRO, or lessor, this post is for you.
This is your go-to resource for the current major Dash 8 components we have available now or in the near term.
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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.
You can’t purchase an APU without knowing the quality and still expect good results. Quality needs to be discussed and evaluated before you purchase.
There are a lot of aspects to quality, and they dictate everything from how much you spend to how long your lead times are…and how much stress you add to your workday.
A failure to properly purchase your APU can cost you thousands of dollars and hours of your time.
Between the financials, the POs, the chasing, the follow-up and all of the small details, there’s a lot to processing your APU purchases.
So what’s the best way to process your next APU?
Part number. Search. Mass RFQ. Repeat. By following this method, you’re leaving time and money on the table. Once you implement a few simple tips, you’ll streamline your APU sourcing process, making it more efficient, because at the end of the day you care about results.
Ready for it?
Maintenance kits! Typically, the maintenance process looks something like this:
We need 3 c-checks completed. It’s a mad dash through crazy land to get it done (remember that thing about sanity?).
From us to our clients and everyone in between, there was a mass scramble to have the right parts in the right place at the right time.
Everything… and I mean everything… was handled at the very last minute.
Hydraulic leaks disrupt an operation. The words AOG screech everyone into a panic. A frenzy.
Maintenance and engineering teams are the best to fix these issues in the field, but with a little bit of planning, your trusted material supply chain can help offset these risks.
In this video, we tackle three incredibly simple strategies to help further reduce your risk of hydraulic issues, in the field.
If you want to explore the hydraulic leak fly-away-kit, check them out right here.
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?
Hundreds of part numbers. A dozen ATA chapters. And an overabundance of possible MROs, all over the world.
Being connected to many executives for large operators, I hear about this problem constantly.
If you could start saving 25% of your maintenance costs right now, don’t you think you’d implement a change to make that happen?
Well, look no further, because I have a solution for you to reduce your wasteful spending around your aircraft maintenance planning initiatives.
You clench your fists. You squeeze your lips, and you...
POP!
Why is it on every aircraft maintenance check project you’re involved with, there’s always an issue?
Always the last minute rush.
It happens to every airline. Every aircraft maintenance facility. Unforeseen issues and problems.
Just between you and me, it happens here at Skylink as well.
It's a key reason we’ve built in “be willing to accept and solve problems” as one of our living core values.
How often do aircraft part repairs cause your belly to ache and your heart to burst?
Stress.
One minute you have a repair requirement, and the next you have 20 repair orders to ship, follow-up on, and approve.
It's the constant source, process, chase, trace and ultimately, MRO babysit doom and gloom.
