MRO Middle East – Emirates signs for Airbus Skywise support 

The airline signed with Airbus for the implementation of a Skywise Fleet Performance+ (S.FP+) advanced predictive maintenance and fleet health monitoring solution and Core X3 analytics platform.  

The implementation is part of a movement that Airbus said at the show could lead to half a billion dollars in maintenance cost savings for the industry.

The agreement was signed by Ahmed Safa, head of Emirates Engineering and Laurent Negre, vice president, customer services Airbus Africa and Middle East.

The adoption of Airbus’s cutting-edge S.FP+ solution is set to further improve aircraft dispatch reliability while enabling strategic data-driven decision-making for Emirates’ fleet of commercial Airbus A380 and A350 aircraft. Using the platform’s advanced capabilities, Emirates Engineering teams will be able to monitor real-time aircraft performance and health data, identify potential issues inflight, and determine maintenance actions during turnarounds.

Safa, said: “As a highly efficient, customer-centric operation, Emirates is always looking at ways to leverage leading-edge technologies that improve operational reliability and punctuality, minimise unscheduled downtime and ensure our fleet operates at the highest standards, ultimately elevating the customer experience. Adopting Airbus’s Skywise Fleet Performance+ is a step forward to support our Airbus fleet, harnessing the latest advancements, and transforming traditional maintenance activities into streamlined, precision led processes that optimise our time in the skies.” 

Skywise Fleet Performance Plus features automated pre-departure monitoring of cabin temperatures, operations, and key systems, powered by advanced analytics.

The platform also integrates Aircraft Condition Monitoring System (ACMS) data for critical aircraft monitoring, delivers predictive diagnostics with real-time alerts and solutions, and provides comprehensive status insights for Emirates’ Airbus A380 and A350 fleets. The integration of the Core X3 analytics platform will help Emirates Engineering to manage vast amounts of data, connecting different systems for single source, up-to-the-minute insights through an enhanced user interface that can be intuitively used by multiple teams.

Speaking at the MRO Middle East show today, Sonia Dumas, head of Airbus Services marketing, said that airlines adopting Skywise were already reporting significant savings.

“Predictive maintenance is shifting unscheduled to scheduled,” Dumas said as Airbus forecast up to half  billion dollars of savings by 2043.

“Commercial aviation and services will evolve towards more digital and connected operations,” Dumas said. “Overall, services demand is expecting to reach global value of $32 bn in the region by 2043 (4.5% 20 years CAGR), seeing its biggest growth in South Asia, China and the Middle East.”