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Digitizing
Inspections

Revolutionary
Reporting

Financial
Benefits

Data
Collection

Data is collected either manually or automatically
through the use of a drone.

Digital
Inspection

Automated
Inspection

Manual inspections
using a digital App

Experts from AkzoNobel use the digital App to store the information collected, such as dry film thickness, color variation, gloss and general appearance, as an Audit Report on an iPad or tablet. The data is then fed back to a database which tracks the fleet's performance over time.

As part of our digital inspection package, you'll also receive:

  • Condor full body harness
  • BYK Spectro2Guide
  • iPad Pro w/ Falcon Heavy Duty Case
  • PosiTector 6000 Pro FN3

Inspection Services?

Automated inspections
using drone technology

Automated inspections are conducted by drones which fly in a set grid over the plane's surface, taking up to 1,000 HD photos.

This standardizes the inspection and is more objective. The drones’ machine learning algorithm analyzes the photos and identifies issues on the paint surface in exactly the same way, every time.

It is also faster and more in-depth than a manual inspection; an automated drone can scan an entire narrowbody aircraft in less than an hour.

Inspection Services?

Real-time Reporting
& Predictive Maintenance

Detailed reports for the here and now and future maintenance scheduling.

Reporting

Data

Predictive Maintenance

Real-time Dashboard
& Data-Driven Reporting

Detailed audit reports

A detailed audit report provides the baseline against which a future paint schedule can be defined. It includes dry film thickness measurements, gloss readings, color and a general appearance rating on all parts of the airplane, from the radome, captain and forward entry through to the fuselage, wings and engines.

Fleet dashboard

An audit flow dashboard provides an at-a-glance view of the overall fleet condition with specific detail on a coating’s age, upcoming audits and a repair list plan.

Repair reports

A repair report highlights areas of concern where a touch-up or more extensive repair may be required prior to an airplane requiring a full repaint.

Real-time Dashboard
& Data-Driven Reporting

Fleet data over time

By analyzing this information, and mapping it over time, a more accurate maintenance and repaint schedule can be calculated using quantitative data. It becomes easier and more accurate to determine when an aircraft needs to be repainted, rather than simply using time or flight hours.

Flight data

Schedules can be created that balance the practical performance of a coating and where the aircraft in a fleet are being operated (i.e. the different flight paths, distances, heights, etc.) against the aesthetic/marketing (i.e. branding) and business needs of the airline.

Weather data

Schedules also take into account the environment in which the individual aircraft have been flying, and the potential impact of different climactic conditions on the aircraft coating.

Proactively Manage
Your Repaint Cycle

Multiple Data Sources

Multiple data sources enable you not only to determine when an aircraft needs to be repainted now, but also predict when it will need repainting in the future. By analyzing data across the entire fleet, it can also predict when similar aircraft, with similar coatings and flying similar routes will also need to be repainted.

Model the optimal maintenance cycle

Predictive maintenance allows for aircraft to be on the ground in a more operationally efficient and cost-effective way.

Value Calculator

The proof is in the numbers

Calculate how much you could save based on the size and status of your existing fleet.

Size of fleet

Average Repaint Cost/AC

Average OOS Revenue Loss/AC

8 year cycle
9 year cycle
10 year cycle

Annual Aircraft Repainted

8

Repaint Cost Annually

Out of Service (OOS)
Revenue Loss Annually

Total Cost Annually

Annual Aircraft Repainted

8

Fewer Aircraft Repainted Annually*

Annual Repaint Cost Savings*

Annual OOS Revenue Retention*

Out of Service (OOS) Revenue Loss Annually OOS Revenue
Loss Annually

Repaint Cost
Annually

* vs. 8 year cycle

Average age of repaint

1 year 5 years 10 years