Vueling is taking a step forward in the digitalisation of its aircraft maintenance by integrating Airbus’ Skywise Predictive Maintenance technology.

The technology will allow the airline to anticipate and plan unscheduled maintenance of its fleet further in advance, thus achieving greater optimisation of its operations.

Vueling has already implemented the predictive technology model in 53 aircraft – that’s almost half of its fleet – with plans to continue rolling out the technology to its aircraft over the next few years.

Isabel Garcia Alvarez, director of operations planning at Vueling, part of the IAG Group, said: “We are a digitally native company with a strong commitment to innovation.

“With this project, we are investing in the improvement of our operations through predictive models that allow us to anticipate the needs of our fleet and thus offer a better service to our passengers.”

In recent years, the low-cost airline has built an artificial intelligence-based ecosystem to address key challenges in operational maintenance efficiency.

As part of this strategy, the project began with the mass digitisation of aircraft and engine data. This process improves maintenance planning, optimises the execution of scheduled tasks, and synchronises fleet plans, capacity, and availability for the execution of maintenance tasks.

The Airbus solution is the first project driven by the Airbus Digital Alliance, which includes Delta TechOps, General Electric, and Airbus, to combine different predictive maintenance algorithms.

The technology covers a wide range of aircraft and engine components from different manufacturers and represents a proven predictive maintenance system with more than 200 algorithms covering different aircraft systems.

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