The Boeing Company

David R Leonhardi

Robert L Avery

Wendy Cronie

Cheryl Khera

Paula M Kirkish

Erik Fromm

Patricia Rhodes

Jay P Maloney

Margaret Nomi

Matthew Bueser

Grant T Thacker

Jay P Moloney

Stephen T Lane

Grant H Thacker

Matthew C Bueser

Patricia L Rhodes

Wendy A Cronie

Margaret L Nomi

Turnkey maintenance of a customer's aircraft fleet is managed by a single management service provider (MSP) controlling integrated maintenance and materials services from a central operations site. The MSP converts data received directly from on-board aircraft systems into information it uses to manage maintenance service providers and parts suppliers. The MSP contracts with and manages maintenance, repair and overhaul organizations (MROs) who perform the maintenance on the customers' aircraft at line and base stations. The MSP either remotely manages part inventories at the customer's site, or manages suppliers who deliver the parts to the MROs. Maintenance planning, scheduling and execution information is exchanged between the MSP, MROs, part suppliers and the customers through a shared data communication network controlled by the MSP. The MSP charges the customer for the maintenance services based on a flat rate per unit of aircraft flying time.

Central server for managing maintenance and materials for commercial aircraft fleets with fleet-wide benchmarking data

Centralized management of maintenance and materials for commercial aircraft fleets with information feedback to customer

Integrated materials management for commercial aircraft fleets

Integrated maintenance and materials services for fleet aircraft using aircraft data to improve maintenance quality

Integrated maintenance and materials services for fleet aircraft using aircraft data to improve quality of materials

Centralized management of maintenance and materials for commercial aircraft fleets

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David R Leonhardi