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

A method of managing maintenance of fleet aircraft for airline operator customers by a management service provider entity (integrator) separate from said airline operator, comprising the steps of:

• (A) organizing a group of maintenance, repair and overhaul organizations (MROs) under the management of said integrator to provide maintenance for the aircraft;
• (B) organizing a group of suppliers to provide parts to the MROs for use in the maintenance;
• (C) collecting data from each aircraft relating to the operating status of the aircraft and useful in conducting the maintenance, said data comprising real-time data related to the operation of each of said aircraft;
• (D) providing the data collected in step (C) to the part suppliers;
• and,
• (E) improving the quality of parts using the data provided in step (D).

A method of managing maintenance of commercial fleet vehicles for airline operator customers a management service provider entity (integrator) separate from said airline operator, comprising the steps of:

• (A) organizing maintenance service providers under the control of said integrator to provide maintenance services for the vehicles in the fleet;
• (B) organizing part suppliers under the control of the integrator to provide parts used in the maintenance services;
• (C) collecting real-time data related to the operation of each of the vehicles and useful in connection with the maintenance of the vehicles;
• and,
• (D) transmitting the data collected in step (C) to the part suppliers for use in improving the quality of the parts.