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AIRLINE MARK MARTIN, is director, Operator Edition Product Line, Aviation & Defense Business Unit, IFS. mroamericas.aviationweek.com THE EXCLUSIVE EVENT FOR AIRLINES & MROs 1,5 0 0 + A I R L I N E AT T E N D E E S April 10-12, 2018 Orlando, FL Orange County Convention Center North Concourse 1] The Exhibition | 850 + Solution Providers 2] The Conference | Industry Thought Leadership 3] Networking | 15,000 + Attendees 3 Reasons to Attend Early-bird Discount Register by April 6 Save $300 By Mark Martin 46 JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2018 AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGY THE BIG DATA GENERATION IS UPON the commercial aviation industry. According to a 2016 Oliver Wyman MRO Survey, the global fleet of commercial aircraft could generate a massive 98 mil- lion terabytes of data per year by 2026. Between the big aviation players — the OEMs, the airlines, and the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) operators — there is a ton of interest not just in gather- ing data, but sharing it for a number of different benefits, such as predictive main- tenance or health monitoring systems. DATA SHARING Some of the leading players in the industry are starting to work on their own data platforms to get in on the benefits of shar - ing engineering data. GE's cloud-based Predix platform allows third-party MRO operators to download predictive analyti- cal data, store it within their own systems, and share it with customers. Airbus launched Skywise in June and it collects data such as work orders, spares consumption, and flight schedules for MRO operators to perform predictive and preventative maintenance. Early adopt- ers include easyJet, Air Asia, Emirates, and Delta. Like Airbus, many airlines and MROs will have several different customers, part- ners, locations and, in most cases, use dif- ferent programs for each one, this leads to data being siloed and sharing programs being more internally focused. Speaking at a recent MRO Europe panel, David Longridge, vice president services sales for Boeing, said data collaboration between organizations is a key priority in today's aviation landscape. "Collaborating with data will bring more mutual benefits for airlines and MROs, but how to do this effectively between the par- ties is the real challenge," said Longridge. WHY SHARING IS CARING IN THE AVIATION INDUSTRY