Reading Time: 3 minutes During the last few years the gradual fleet renewal process has become a truly global phenomenon. As airlines struggling to cut down costs continue to demand more fuel efficient aircraft, the largest manufacturers have raised their production rates to a historical maximum and display no signs of downsizing their operations any time soon. On the
Reading Time: 3 minutes A conventional inventory management plan is usually based on an implicit assumption that nothing goes wrong in the supply chain. However, it quite often does. For instance, supply chains are as vulnerable to natural disasters as any other areas of aviation business. In order to prevent or at least minimize the chance of possible malfunctions
Reading Time: 3 minutes urrently the number of orders for all Boeing 737 versions has passed 11000. As the manufacturer is planning to introduce its 737MAX into service in 2017, this figure is likely to grow considerably. With the record breaking production rates pushing the current generation of these aircraft into premature retirement, more and more aftermarket players are
Reading Time: 2 minutes Speaking to the computer will no longer mean that you have suddenly gone crazy because of all the stress at work – you might just be in search for a spare part for your AOG-ed aircraft! Locatory.com has once again justified its name as one of the most innovative companies in the region. This time
Reading Time: 3 minutes At the Dubai Airshow this year the total amount of orders for the newest products of the two largest aircraft manufacturers – Boeing and Airbus – has already exceeded 400. Moreover, both competitors have been raising their production rates in order to keep up with the schedules whilst at the same time also trying to
Reading Time: < 1 minute Locatory.com, an industry leader in supporting the aviation industry with IT-based Supply Chain Optimisation solutions worldwide, has selected Pentagon 2000SQLTM for integration with its own trading platform catered specifically to the aircraft spare parts aftermarket. Responding to the rapid growth and the most recent trends in the aviation industry, Locatory.com has started its business process