DO YOU CONDUCT OR OUTSOURCE HEAVY MAINTENANCE? IF SO, THIS IS A MUST-READ FOR YOU.

Think of it as your high-level heavy maintenance check forecasting resource.

It’ll help you ask and answer critical questions for your operation.

The article is broken down into the following sections:

• Annual Aircraft Heavy Maintenance Demand

• Annual Heavy Maintenance Material Demand

• Annual Heavy Maintenance Labor Demand

Each section will provide information on: 

• Airframe Heavy C Check

• Airframe Heavy D Check

Let’s begin.

ANNUAL HEAVY MAINTENANCE CHECK DEMAND

In 2022, $4,905,643,488 will be spent on heavy maintenance.

Airframe Heavy C Check will account for $2,323,401,740, and Airframe Heavy D Check $2,582,241,748.

Most of the heavy maintenance will serve Boeing and Airbus fleets, but this is how it breaks down by top ten aircraft manufacturers:

• Boeing: $2,463,651,741.00

• Airbus: $1,782,520,848.00

• Yabora Industria Aeronautica: $253,068,054.00

• Mitsubishi: $117,175,563.00

• ATR: $101,832,561.00

• Viking Air: $66,626,970.00

• BAE Systems: $28,256,928.00

• Hawker Beechcraft: $18,550,538.00

• Embraer: $18,408,776.00

• Regional Aircraft: $17,458,548.00

ANNUAL HEAVY MAINTENANCE CHECK MATERIAL DEMAND

$1,908,069,081.00 will be spent on annual heavy maintenance check material in 2022.

Here's how the numbers break down:

• Airframe Heavy C Check: $819,101,920.00

• Airframe Heavy D Check: $1,088,967,161.00

Here is the total heavy maintenance material spend based on aircraft manufacturer:

• Boeing: $1,074,422,320.00

• Airbus: $662,896,119.00

• Yabora Industria Aeronautica: $71,943,382.00

• ATR: $27,079,291.00

• Mitsubishi: $26,975,395.00

• Viking Air: $18,483,600.00

• Embraer: $6,781,692.00

• BAE Systems: $4,933,871.00

• Regional Aircraft: $4,442,638.00

• Fokker: $3,058,616.00

ANNUAL HEAVY MAINTENANCE CHECK LABOR DEMAND

44,048,811.00 labor hours will be allocated to heavy maintenance in 2022, costing $2,997,574,401.00 in total labor.

Here is how it breaks down per expense category:

• Airframe Heavy C Check: $1,504,299,816.00

• Airframe Heavy D Check: $1,493,274,585.00

Here's how the labor hours are broken down based on aircraft type:

• Single Aisle: 25,172,814.00

• Twin Aisle - Long Range: 6,288,138.00

• Regional Turbofan: 4,359,494.00

• Twin Aisle - Medium Range: 2,834,382.00

• Turboprop: 2,486,764.00

• Twin Aisle - Ultra Large: 2,230,219.00

• Twin Aisle - Short Range: 677,000.00