Aircraft operators and independent maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) providers need to cooperate more to make the best of the bottlenecks that constrain support services, according to Prince Aviation CEO Srđan Kragojević. Speaking at the recent Biz Av Maintenance conference in London, the Serbian business aviation services group's founder said that companies "need to cooperate more rather than try to keep everything for ourselves” to get work completed in a timely way.
According to Kragojević, there are three main causes of delays that are largely beyond the control of MRO groups: the ongoing global parts shortage; aircraft manufacturers focusing on new production instead of aftermarket options; and a shrinking pool of experienced maintenance technicians. “We are capable of building hangars and buying equipment, but there is still no artificial intelligence that can replace the technician,” he stated.
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