Real-Time Data Platforms for Ground Handling and MRO

What makes ground handling and MRO software different?

Ground handling runs on minutes. Staff, vehicles, and equipment have to be in the right place when an aircraft blocks in, and every turnaround depends on knowing when that will actually happen — not when the schedule says. MRO runs on planning: matching aircraft availability, parts, hangar slots, and certified staff against maintenance requirements. Both are often coordinated through spreadsheets, whiteboards, and phone calls, because their core systems were not built for real-time data.

What does AeroCraft build for handlers and MRO providers?

• Live inbound feeds with ADS-B positions and ML-predicted arrival times for resource planning
• Turnaround coordination tools showing tasks, staff, and equipment per flight
• Equipment and vehicle tracking with utilisation reporting
• Maintenance scheduling and hangar planning tools integrated with fleet and parts data
• Alerts when a delay threatens a turnaround or a maintenance slot
• Integrations with airline, airport, and existing handling systems

How does delay prediction improve turnaround performance?

Rosters and equipment plans built on scheduled times break down as soon as the day goes off plan. Feeding predicted arrival times — derived from the inbound aircraft's live position and a model trained on historical movements — into resource planning lets teams re-sequence work before an aircraft arrives early or late, rather than after. The result is fewer idle crews, fewer missed slots, and earlier warning when a delay will cascade.

See also: Aviation intelligence platforms

What foundation does AeroCraft bring?

The live tracking and ML delay prediction we offer handlers are the same components that run Skyinfo, which covers 7,883 airports and more than 500 airlines with 24/7 live data. Our 16-endpoint API exposes them for integration into existing tools, and our engineers build the custom operational software around them when off-the-shelf products do not fit the way your operation works.

What does a typical first project look like for a ground handler?

Most handlers start with a single station and a single view: a live board of inbound flights with predicted on-block times, colour-coded by the risk of arriving off-schedule. Station supervisors use it alongside their existing tools for a few weeks, and we measure how often the predictions gave useful early warning against what the schedule alone would have shown.

Once the board is trusted, it is connected to staff and equipment planning so that changes in predicted arrival propagate automatically, and then rolled out to further stations. For MRO providers, the equivalent first step is usually a maintenance planning view that combines aircraft availability from live data with hangar slots and parts status.

Projects are sized so that a single station can see value within weeks, and the cost of extending to further stations is clear before any commitment is made. Data from the pilot also gives the business a baseline for punctuality and resource use against which later improvements can be measured.