PAM APAC 2026 has opened in Singapore, bringing together airlines, MROs, OEMs and technology specialists to explore how predictive maintenance is evolving into more intelligent, connected and actionable airline operations.
Held at the Marina Bay Sands Expo Centre on September 21-22, the two-day event combines airline case studies, industry presentations, panel discussions and networking, with delegates examining how aircraft data and emerging technologies can deliver tangible improvements in maintenance, reliability and operational performance.
Richard Brown, managing director of NAVEO Consultancy, is serving as conference chairman, guiding the discussions across both days of the event. At the opening, Brown said: “Predictive maintenance is not simply an IT project. It is an engineering, maintenance and supply chain discipline. Value comes when people trust the output and use it to make better decisions.”
Day one opened with a keynote from Nicholas Tan, vice president of the Singapore Institute of Aerospace Engineers, looking at the progression from predictive towards prescriptive maintenance and the importance of connecting data, engineers and processes to translate predictions into action.
That theme continued throughout a busy opening day, with speakers examining everything from condition-based maintenance and aircraft records to AI, engine health monitoring, inventory optimisation and the relationship between predictive insight and the aviation supply chain.
A major airline perspective came from Joan Ng, data analytics & digitalisation lead at Singapore Airlines, who delivered an Airline Spotlight on operationalising predictive maintenance at the carrier. The session explored Singapore Airlines' predictive maintenance journey, including the development and deployment of in-house alerts alongside OEM solutions and external collaboration.
Two panel discussions brought together different parts of the aviation ecosystem for wider debate.
The first, ‘From Digital Vision to Operational Reality’, examined the challenge of moving beyond simply collecting increasing volumes of aircraft data towards using it more effectively across maintenance operations. Moderated by Prakash Babu Devara of Ramco Systems, the discussion featured Dr Nithia Kumar of Malaysia Airlines, Mangalam Pandey of Air India and Jamie Gabriel of Boeing Digital Services. The panel explored the barriers still restricting digital adoption at scale and the collaboration required between airlines, OEMs, MROs and technology providers.
The afternoon panel, ‘Engine Analytics in the Age of AI’, turned the spotlight on one of the industry's most important maintenance areas. Moderated by Lee Hayhurst, chief operating officer at Aviation Business News, the session brought together Geert Van Damme of CTS Engines, Amy Shen of GE Aerospace and Sam Jacob of Ramco Systems to examine how AI-driven analytics are being applied to engine health monitoring, anomaly detection and reliability forecasting – as well as the practical challenges of integrating these capabilities into everyday engineering workflows.
Across the day, presentations from GE Aerospace, GAMIT, Veryon, Boeing, Teledyne, Skywise, Safran, CFM and SITA added further perspectives on how the maintenance sector is moving towards smarter and increasingly connected decision-making.
The programme concluded with an industry spotlight from Jason Dickstein, president of Washington Aviation Group and General Counsel of the Aviation Suppliers Association, examining how earlier predictive insight into component requirements must be matched by traceability, quality assurance and regulatory compliance as operators increasingly look towards USM and alternative sources of supply.
Away from the conference stage, networking breaks provided opportunities for delegates to continue discussions and make new connections throughout the day.
And the conversations will not end when the conference sessions finished, with delegates heading to K Bowling for an evening of entertainment and networking following the close of day one.
Thanks to all speaker, sponsors and delegates for making the first day a great success.
PAM APAC 2026 returns on September 22 for its second and final day, with discussions set to cover aircraft asset intelligence, digital twins, maintenance execution, paperless MRO, AI and the crucial challenge of turning predictive alerts into coordinated maintenance action.
