Korean Air said on the 17th that it signed a strategic partnership with U.S. Boeing to strengthen cooperation in aircraft predictive maintenance. The signing ceremony was held that morning at the MRO Asia-Pacific event in Singapore.
Predictive maintenance is maintenance that predicts when an aircraft component or system will develop a defect and is carried out proactively before an actual failure occurs. Performing maintenance at the optimal time can reduce the time and expense required for maintenance.
It also helps improve on-time performance by reducing the number of delays and cancellations caused by aircraft defects.
Under the agreement, Korean Air and Boeing will carry out predictive maintenance-related projects together. They also plan to research and develop better predictive maintenance programs and apply them in the field.
Korean Air established a predictive maintenance team under its maintenance division in Aug. 2023. It is applying its self-developed operating solution to actual aircraft maintenance.
A Korean Air official said, "Extensive aircraft operation experience and big data secured through actual operations, Boeing's engineering knowledge and experience, and maintenance software development capabilities will create synergy," adding, "Based on this partnership with Boeing, we will secure competitiveness in the rapidly changing field of aircraft predictive maintenance."