Team Targets Fatigue Management for Aircraft Mx Techs

Software developer Quantavia, safety and compliance specialist DM Aviation Consulting, and human factors expert Simon Gill of ReThink Safety have created a fatigue risk management platform focused on aviation maintenance technicians. The team will demonstrate the platform at the HeliOffshore conference next month in Athens.

According to a 2024 HeliOffshore survey, 38.8% of maintenance technicians “reported fatigue experienced by themselves or colleagues had led to a safety incident or near-miss in the past three months.”

Targeting MRO facilities and continuing airworthiness management organizations, the platform is designed to help companies reduce fatigue-related risks using predictive fatigue forecasting that can be used to make proactive decisions. It does this by “improving reporting, predictive fatigue forecasting, and decision-making. Designed specifically for [maintenance] teams, it streamlines fatigue risk management, rostering, and communication,” according to Quantavia and DM Aviation.

The reduction in complications due to fatigue will result in operational cost improvements, the team said, using a visual interface designed for reporting, analysis, and operational efficiency in maintenance operations.

“Having been a regulator, I saw firsthand the challenges [maintenance] departments face in measuring fatigue,” said David Malins, director of DM Aviation Consulting. “Together we will develop a solution that will provide clear visibility into fatigue and human performance, ultimately improving the safety of operations.”