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AMC Athena
Gen-AI powered aviation MRO

Every tail number.
Every task card. Every part.

Athena is an integrated digital transformation solution for aerospace and defence: an ERP for aircraft MRO, supply chain management and material planning, with agentic AI across engineering, planning, execution and analytics — so the line, the hangar, the store and finance work from one record of the aircraft.

Aircraft MRO & CAMOCAR-145 & Part-MSovereign & on-premise

8 integrated modules · Tech-log to airworthy · One system of record

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98.2%

Fleet readiness

▲ 1.4 pts QTD

6.2h

AOG turnaround

▼ 1.8h vs plan

94%

Forecast accuracy

▲ 3 pts YTD

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CompleteOn planBehind schedule — agent flagged

Agent activity stream

  1. AGENT

    Airworthiness eY-2345 returned to service; tech-log closed with zero carries.

  2. AGENT

    Material Planner pT-X01 cover at 6 days; PO-7712 raised for 90-day lead time.

  3. AGENT

    Reliability vibration trend on engine 2 flagged; borescope booked before next cycle.

  4. READY

    Tool Crib torque wrench calibration due in 6 days; 2 tasks reassigned.

Integrated modules from tech-log to airworthy
8Integrated modules from tech-log to airworthy
Paper task cards, job sheets and manual sign-off
~0%Paper task cards, job sheets and manual sign-off
System of record for aircraft, engines, parts and costs
1System of record for aircraft, engines, parts and costs
Airworthiness, material and AOG monitoring, always on
24/7Airworthiness, material and AOG monitoring, always on

Overview

The whole airworthiness record — in one place

Athena connects the tech-log, the work package, the rotable, the sign-off and the invoice on a single aircraft record. Line maintenance, the hangar, the store and finance stop being four organisations that reconcile at month end.

  • Continuing airworthiness, continuously evidenced

    CAMO records, AD/SB compliance and airworthiness logs are produced by the work itself, not assembled for the audit.

  • Material planned from the maintenance plan

    Firm demands, backorders, forecasted consumption, safety stock and PO deliveries are netted cumulatively — so parts wait for the aircraft, not the other way round.

  • Paperless execution, complete records

    Digital work cards, barcode time booking and part movement mean the maintenance record is complete as the work happens.

  • PBL cost control, not cost surprise

    Manpower, material, reliability and readiness feed one profitability picture per contract, tail number and fleet.

From tech-log to airworthy

How a defect becomes a signed, billed, analysed maintenance event

1ReportTech-log defect, findings, debrief entryMODULE 01Line Reporting2PlanWork package, task cards, resourcesMODULE 02Planning & PPC3ProcurePO from task, rotables reservedMODULE 04Material Planning4ExecuteDigital cards, barcode time & partsMOBILE APPSLine & hangar5Sign-offCRS, AD/SB compliance, recordsMODULE 03Airworthiness6AnalyseReliability, cost, PBL readinessMODULES 05·06Analytics & QADEFECTS FEED THE FORECAST
Because the line, the hangar, the store and finance share one aircraft record, a tech-log entry raised on the ramp also updates the work package, the material plan and the airworthiness log. There is no reconciliation step between them.

The problem

Four ways an MRO operation loses its margin

None of these appear in the weekly readiness report, because the report is assembled after the fact from records nobody completed at the time.

01

AOG pressure

The aircraft earns nothing on the ground

Every grounded hour burns contract margin and customer trust. Without live readiness and material cover, the response starts when the delay has already happened.

Every grounded hour costs

02

Paper task cards

Work happens, the record lags

Mechanics complete the job and sign paper cards that reach planning days later. Job completion, verification and filing trail the aircraft instead of accompanying it.

Days of unsigned paperwork

03

Parts unavailability

The right part, somewhere else

Rotables sit in the wrong station, shelf life expires unnoticed, and long-lead items are ordered after the need is already critical. The aircraft waits on spares.

AOG waiting on spares

04

Disconnected systems

Line, hangar, store and finance disagree

Maintenance, materials, man-hours and costs live in separate systems. Reconciling them takes days, and only after period close — when recovery is not possible.

Reconciliation at month end

Modules

8 integrated modules. One connected workflow.

Every module below posts to the same data model, and each carries agents that act on it.

01Reliability & AD/SB

Engineering

  • Aircraft configuration management
  • AD/SB management & reliability
  • Technical library & documents
02Maintenance Planner

Planning & Scheduling

  • Maintenance forecasting & RCM
  • Work packages & PPC
  • Material planning
03Line & Hangar

Maintenance Execution

  • Digital work cards
  • Time booking & sign-off
  • Deferred defect control
04Material Planner

Supply Chain

  • Rotables & consignment stock
  • Demand forecasting & MRP
  • Shelf-life control
05Compliance

Quality Assurance

  • Audits & NCR management
  • Part-M & CAR-145 compliance
  • Risk management
06Ops Watch

Flight Operations

  • Tech-logs & debriefs
  • Fleet serviceability
  • Mission capability
07Tool Crib

Tool Control

  • GSE & tool-crib management
  • Calibration tracking
  • Precision instrumentation
08PBL Analyst

Analytics & BI

  • KPI dashboards
  • PBL cost & profitability
  • Predictive maintenance
“The aircraft earns nothing on the ground — every grounded hour is margin lost.”
The Athena Aviation principleSo the system is built around turnaround: plan the work, stage the parts, sign the card, release the aircraft.

Key features

Capabilities that make the operation actually work

01

Digital work cards & mobile task cards

Paperless cards with structured sign-off, task assignment and mobile execution on the line and in the hangar.

02

Time booking by barcode

Book time in seconds on any Android phone — or dedicated kiosks with biometrics. Hours distribute automatically across logged work orders.

03

Part movement by barcode & GPS

Pick, drop and issue parts to work orders with bar/QR codes. Devices work on forklifts and trucks, movements tracked by GPS.

04

Material forecasting & planning

Statistical forecasting — weighted average, linear regression, exponential, Poisson and Weibull — chosen per part, netted against supply.

05

AD/SB & reliability management

Airworthiness directives and service bulletins tracked to embodiment, with reliability-centred maintenance and cannibalization control.

06

Computer vision & RPA

AI models for defect identification, automatic dent-and-buckle recording, and RPA for tech-logs — cutting manual inspection and entry.

Demand forecast vs supply

Rotable coverage across the forecast horizon

604530150JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGFORECAST PERIODSupply deficit Qty: 5 by Aug
Forecasted demandSupply commitsActual consumption
The deficit is visible while there is still lead time to act. The agent converts it into an order recommendation with a date — May, for a 90-day lead time.

Material planning coverage

Availability against the maintenance plan

  • Rotable availability96%
  • Forecast accuracy94%
  • Consignment coverage88%
  • Shelf-life compliance99%
  • AD/SB closure on time91%
  • Tool calibration currency87%
Indicative data shown for illustration. Every indicator is configurable, and an agent flags any KPI that drifts beyond the threshold you define.

Agentic AI

From a maintenance record to an autonomous hangar

Sovereign by design — the agentic layer runs inside your own deployment (on-premise, private cloud or sovereign cloud), against your own operational data, under your own permission model. Your records never leave your jurisdiction.

The aviation agent loop

Every Athena aviation agent runs this cycle continuously against live fleet data — never once, always on

ATHENA AVIATIONMRO AGENTFABRIC6 goal-driven agentsalways-on · auditableSENSEwatch the fleetREASONfind the causePLANrecover the turnaroundACTrun the workflowLIVE SERVICE INPUTSTech-log entriesWork packagesTask cardsRotable stockAD/SB directivesFlight schedulesMan-hours & sign-offTool calibrationSupplier lead timesCost & PBL termsEXECUTED OUTCOMESAOG flagged & triagedWork package re-plannedPO raised from taskRotable reservedAD/SB pack compiledCRS drafted for sign-offCalibration rebookedForecast re-runCustomer billedReadiness brief writtenWHY IT IS DIFFERENTMost MRO tools add a dashboard. Athena adds agentsthat write back into planning, stores, QA and billing flows.HUMAN-IN-THE-LOOPEvery action is permissioned, logged and reversible.No agent releases an aircraft alone.CLOSE THE LOOP
01 SenseWatch every tech-log, work package, rotable, calibration and flight schedule for AOG risk and material shortfall.
02 ReasonTrace the exposure to its driver — rotable cover, lead time, tool currency, crew conflict or reliability trend.
03 PlanChoose the fastest compliant fix: re-plan the package, reserve the rotable, expedite the PO, rebook calibration.
04 ActRe-plan packages, raise POs, reserve stock, draft releases, notify stations — then learn.
Sovereign by design — the agentic layer runs inside your own deployment (on-premise, private cloud or sovereign cloud), against your own fleet data, with your own permission model. Tail numbers, PBL costings and airworthiness records never leave your jurisdiction.

Six agents, six functions, one fleet that never sleeps

Goal-driven agents with adjustable autonomy, permissioned to your workflows

Airworthiness

Continuing Airworthiness Watch

Reads Tech-logs, AD/SB status, deferred defects, flight schedules

Reasons Which aircraft will lose serviceability, and what it takes to keep it

Acts Prioritises the work package and drafts the release paperwork

Autonomy80%

Material Planner

Demand & Supply

Reads Maintenance plan, BOM, consumption history, stock, open POs

Reasons Which rotable will stock out, and when the order must leave

Acts Raises the PO sized to lead time and MOQ, routed for approval

Autonomy85%

Reliability

Failure & Trend Analysis

Reads Removal history, failure data, cycles, flying hours, landings

Reasons Which component is trending to failure across the fleet

Acts Opens the inspection task and adjusts the reliability programme

Autonomy70%

Line Ops

Turnaround & Deferral

Reads Line slots, manpower, GSE, MEL constraints, spares position

Reasons What the turnaround really needs versus what is planned

Acts Re-sequences tasks, reassigns crews and re-plans the window

Autonomy65%

Tool Crib

Calibration & Custody

Reads Tool register, calibration due dates, task assignments

Reasons Which job is about to use an out-of-calibration tool

Acts Blocks the assignment, books calibration and reassigns the task

Autonomy75%

PBL Analyst

Cost, Margin & Readiness

Reads Man-hours, material issues, contract terms, readiness

Reasons Where the PBL contract is leaking margin by tail, line or shop

Acts Writes the readiness brief with the three actions that matter

Autonomy60%

The same grounded aircraft, handled the same way — before and after

Manual process

  1. Defect phoned in from the line; planning re-keys it into a spreadsheet
  2. Work package assembled by hand from manuals and memory
  3. Rotable availability checked by phone — stores, then suppliers, then back
  4. Paper task cards signed in the hangar, filed days later
  5. Timesheets transcribed at shift end and keyed the next day
  6. AD/SB compliance chased across folders before every audit
  7. Cycle: days to weeks — the aircraft waits on process

Athena + aviation agents

  1. Tech-log entry lands directly in the defect and reliability register
  2. Agent builds the work package from the maintenance programme in minutes
  3. Material agent confirms rotable cover and raises the PO before it is critical
  4. Digital cards on mobile; barcode time and part movements as they happen
  5. Hours booked by scan at the task; cost posts to the work package live
  6. AD/SB evidence compiled continuously — audit-ready on demand
  7. Cycle: hours — plan the work, stage the parts, sign the card, release the aircraft

Agentic aviation analytics

Ask your fleet data a question. Get a governed, cited answer.

Athena pairs the aircraft record with an agentic analytics layer that reasons across every tech-log entry, work package, rotable movement, man-hour, sign-off, calibration and invoice. Ask it in natural language and it writes the query, runs it, charts it, explains it, and cites the exact records behind the answer — so a number in a board pack is always traceable to its source.

Paired with LucidA — Agentic Analytics, the same capability extends across finance, supply chain and workforce, so fleet performance is read in the context of the whole enterprise.

  • Natural-language querying

    No report builder — ask in the language the hangar and the planning office already use.

  • Predictive reliability

    Forecasts removals, AOG exposure and stockouts from cycles, hours, landings and failure history.

  • PBL margin intelligence

    Separates labour, material, rotable and reliability cost rather than reporting one blended number.

  • Fleet-wide view

    Every tail, station, shop and supplier ranked by exposure in one list.

Which aircraft is costing us the most in unscheduled maintenance, and is it parts or labour?

Agent answered · 1.2s · 6 sources cited

  • Tail EY-2345 leads unscheduled cost at 34% over budget across 41 events this year.
  • 62% of the overrun is parts — two rotable exchanges at 3× the planned turnaround time.
  • Labour is on plan: 96% of task cards signed same shift, overtime flat year on year.
  • 18 of 41 events repeat within 90 days on fault code HYD-207.
  • Recommended: expedite the remaining rotable batch, raise a reliability case on HYD-207, and pre-empt the 3 sister-ship actuators in the same life band.

AOG & supply risk

Likelihood against operational impact, re-scored from failure and consumption history

123456712345PROBABILITYIMPACTENGINEROTABLEAVIONICSAGENT ACTIONEngine 2 re-scored CRITICAL · borescope booked · rotable reserved for swap
LowModerateHighCritical — escalation required
The risk register is a live output, not a static matrix. Every removal, every late PO, every calibration lapse and every AOG event re-scores the exposure and tells you where to intervene this week.

Full action audit trail

Every agent decision records its inputs, reasoning and the action taken.

Approval gates

Named human sign-off on the action classes you designate. Configurable per workflow.

Sovereign data residency

The agentic layer runs inside your own deployment, against your own data.

Adjustable autonomy

Advise-only, then draft, then autonomous — you change it without redeploying.

Analytics

Measure readiness, not effort

Eight numbers that tell you whether the fleet is actually available. All configurable against your own KPIs.

Fleet readiness scorecard

Configurable across tails, stations and contracts — readiness review, customer reporting or bid analysis

  • Fleet readiness98.2%
  • AOG events closed within 24h91%
  • Forecast accuracy94%
  • Rotable availability96%
  • Tool calibration currency99%
  • Work cards signed same day96%
  • Repeat defects within 90 days8%
  • PBL margin within tolerance89%
Indicative data shown for illustration. Every indicator is configurable, and an agent flags any KPI that drifts beyond the threshold you define.

Fleet readiness

Serviceability index

0.01.01.2+0.98FRI
Share of the fleet available for tasking, updated as tech-logs close.

Forecast accuracy

Planned vs actual demand

0.01.01.2+0.94FAI
Material demand planned against actual consumption across the forecast horizon.

Rotables availability

Serviceable pool by station and component

  • Rotables serviceable96%
  • Consignment cover88%
  • Shelf-life compliant99%
  • AD/SB kits staged91%
  • GSE & tools available87%

Compliance

Built for the regulators you actually answer to

Airworthiness is not a report — it is a record. Athena produces the evidence as a by-product of doing the work, under the frameworks your authority recognises.

Part-M & CAMO

Continuing airworthiness management with complete, auditable logs for every aircraft, engine and component.

CAR-145

Approved maintenance organisation workflows — work packaging, certification and release to service.

Quality Assurance

Audits, inspection checklists, non-conformity reporting and risk management, integrated with maintenance.

AD/SB Compliance

Directives and bulletins tracked from issuance to embodiment, with reliability analysis behind them.

Tool Calibration

Precision instrumentation, GSE and tool-crib control with calibration due-date enforcement.

Sovereign & Secure

SSDLC-built, RBAC-controlled, AES-256 encrypted — on-premise or sovereign cloud, including segregated networks.

Where it applies

Built for everyone who keeps aircraft flying

Wherever there is a tail number, a maintenance programme and a regulator who checks the paperwork.

AirlinesMRO ProvidersDefence AviationBusiness AviationHelicopter OperatorsComponent ShopsEngine ShopsLessors & CAMO

Implementation

Live in weeks, not quarters

A pilot in eight to twelve weeks, then scale by site, function and route.

1Week 1–2

Discover

Fleet, maintenance programme, material master and current planning reality.

2Week 3–4

Configure

Task cards, work centres, approval workflows and KPI baselines.

3Week 5–6

Mobilise

Data migration, devices, store setup and team training.

4Week 7–8

Pilot

One line or one fleet type, running live.

5Week 9+

Scale

Extend by station, fleet type and contract.

Any device, any hangar

Android handset, tablet or kiosk with biometrics — the app works the same.

Live cost, not month-end

Labour and material post to the work package while the job is still open.

Sovereign & secure

On-premise, private cloud or sovereign cloud in your region.

Outcomes

What changes in the first year

↓ 60%

AOG time waiting on material

100%

Digital task-card sign-off

↑ 3×

Forecast accuracy

Indicative outcomes from typical deployments. Actual results depend on scope, data quality and process maturity.

FAQ

Aviation & Aerospace — frequently asked questions

The questions procurement, security and engineering ask before the first call.

What is aviation MRO software?

Aviation MRO software runs the maintenance side of flying: the tech-log defect becomes a planned work package, parts are reserved from rotable and consignment stock, mechanics execute digital task cards with barcode time booking, and sign-off, billing and reliability analysis follow from the same record. Because everything posts to one aircraft record, airworthiness evidence exists as a by-product of the work rather than a project before the audit.

Which modules does Athena Aviation & Aerospace include?

Eight integrated modules: Engineering (configuration, AD/SB management, technical library), Planning & Scheduling (forecasting, RCM, work packages, PPC), Maintenance Execution (digital work cards, time booking, sign-off), Supply Chain (rotables, consignments, demand forecasting, MRP), Quality Assurance (audits, NCR, Part-M and CAR-145 compliance, risk), Flight Operations (tech-logs, debriefs, serviceability), Tool Control (GSE, tool-crib, calibration) and Analytics & BI (dashboards, PBL costing, predictive maintenance).

How does Athena handle material forecasting and planning?

Maintenance demand — firm work packages, backorders and forecasted consumption — is netted cumulatively against usable stock, shelf life, safety stock and expected PO deliveries. Statistical methods (weighted average, linear regression, exponential, Poisson and Weibull distributions) are selectable per part, and the agent converts deficits into dated order recommendations sized to lead time and MOQ.

Does Athena support AD/SB compliance and reliability programmes?

Yes. Airworthiness directives and service bulletins are tracked from issuance to embodiment against affected tails, engines and components, with cannibalization control and reliability-centred maintenance behind them. Removal, failure, cycle, flying-hour and landing data feed trend analysis and Weibull life estimates.

Can Athena meet Part-M, CAR-145 and QA requirements?

Athena's aerospace practice covers continuing airworthiness (Part-M/CAMO), approved maintenance organisation workflows (CAR-145), DO-178C, DO-254, MIL-STD and ARP standards, plus ISO 9001 quality programmes — with complete, exportable evidence trails for every record.

How do mobile task cards and time booking work?

Mechanics execute mobile task cards, book time by barcode on any Android phone — or dedicated kiosks with biometrics — and move parts with bar/QR scans tracked by GPS, including on forklifts and trucks. Hours distribute automatically across logged work orders, and the system works with the same flows offline-capable where connectivity is limited.

How does agentic AI work in an MRO operation?

Athena deploys goal-driven agents running a continuous sense–reason–plan–act–learn loop over live fleet data. They sense AOG risk, material shortfalls and calibration expiries; reason about the real driver — a rotable, a lead time, a tool, a crew conflict; plan the cheapest compliant correction; and act by re-planning packages, raising POs, reserving stock and drafting releases. Every action is permissioned, logged and reversible — no agent releases an aircraft alone.

How does Athena handle segregated and sovereign deployments?

Athena is built under a secure SDLC with role-based access, AES-256 encryption and TLS throughout, and supports segregated Red/Blue network operation with controlled, encrypted transfer between them. It deploys on-premise, in a private cloud or in a sovereign cloud region, with on-premise large-language-model options for AI workloads that must never leave the perimeter.

Which aviation businesses is Athena built for?

Airlines, MRO providers, defence aviation, business aviation, helicopter operators, component and engine shops, and lessors with CAMO responsibility. The common requirement is a tail number, a maintenance programme and a regulator who checks the paperwork.

Can Athena Aviation & Aerospace be deployed on-premise?

Yes. On-premise, in a private cloud, or in a sovereign cloud region. That matters because airworthiness records, PBL costings and fleet data are commercially and operationally sensitive, and defence programmes additionally require strict data residency. The mobile applications and the agentic layer run inside the same deployment under your own permission model.

Live demo

See aviation & aerospace run on Athena

We will configure a working scenario around an operation like yours, switch the agentic layer on live, and let you judge it against real work rather than a slide.

A working demo, not a slideshow

Configured around a scenario like yours.

Sovereign deployment options

On-premise, private cloud or sovereign cloud.

Phased rollout

Pilot first, then scale by site and function.

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