Custom software for aviation operators, MRO organisations, and aerospace manufacturers whose maintenance programmes, compliance obligations, and operational complexity require more than generic CMMS platforms or paper-based technical records.
Aircraft technical records with full maintenance history, component tracking, and airworthiness directive compliance
Maintenance programme management with task scheduling, work package planning, and engineer assignment
Parts management covering serviceable stock, component traceability, and shelf-life control
Flight operations software for crew scheduling, route planning, and operational control
What you can count on
Retention
3+ years
Average client relationship across active accounts
First milestone
Week 1
A straight read on what to keep and what to rebuild
Pricing
Fixed price
Scope and cost agreed before work starts
Team
No handoffs
The senior engineers who scope the build also ship it
Maintenance engineers spending the first hour of every input searching paper technical records to confirm which tasks are due and what work has been completed, rather than having that surfaced automatically?
Compliance tracking spread across multiple spreadsheets with no single view of airworthiness status across the fleet, creating a real risk every time an aircraft approaches a scheduled maintenance interval?
Short answer
RaftLabs builds custom aerospace software for aviation operators, MRO organisations, and manufacturers: MRO management built to EASA Part-145 or FAA Part 145, airworthiness compliance and AD tracking, aircraft parts traceability, flight operations, and engineer records. A validated v1 typically launches in 14 to 20 weeks at a fixed cost with full source code ownership, usually $65,000 to $260,000 depending on scope.
Airworthiness compliance is not a back-office function. It's the operating licence.
Aviation maintenance software operates in a regulatory environment where traceability, documentation, and compliance aren't optional. They're the conditions under which an aircraft is legally permitted to fly. A maintenance task completed without a traceable work record, a component installed without a verified serviceability certificate, or an AD compliance check missed: any of these creates a finding that can ground an aircraft pending investigation.
We build aerospace software with the compliance architecture that aviation regulation requires. That means complete maintenance history against each aircraft serial number, component traceability from installation to removal, airworthiness directive applicability checking, and the documentation output that satisfies a CAMO audit. The regulatory framework (EASA, FAA, CASA, or other applicable authority) is identified during discovery and the compliance logic is built to that framework from the start.
01 Diagnosis
Problems we solve in aerospace
01
Problem
Your airworthiness status lives across three spreadsheets and nobody is confident they're current
Solution
When AD compliance dates, component life limits, and scheduled task intervals are tracked in separate files maintained by different people, a single missed update creates a compliance gap nobody sees until an audit or a near-miss. The risk isn't just regulatory: an aircraft can depart on a task that's technically overdue because the spreadsheet wasn't refreshed. A single compliance record per aircraft, updated automatically from work order completions, removes that risk.
02
Problem
Engineers spend the first hour of every maintenance input searching paper records to confirm what work is due
Solution
When historical technical records are in binders, and task cards reference AMM revisions that may or may not reflect the current approved data, engineers start every job with a records search rather than a spanner. That hour per aircraft per input compounds across the fleet. Oliver Wyman's Global Fleet and MRO Market Forecast (2024) put global MRO spend at roughly $104 billion a year. Labour is the largest and fastest-growing share of it as the technician shortage bites, so every hour lost to a records search is billed against the shop's most expensive line. A digital technical record with the current task schedule, component history, and AD compliance status surfaced at aircraft selection removes the search step entirely.
03
Problem
Parts issued to work orders sometimes lack valid release documentation
Solution
When a stores technician checks serviceability by reading a paper certificate and comparing it to a manually maintained shelf-life list, the process fails when someone is busy, distracted, or working a night shift. A part with an expired release document or an exceeded shelf life reaching an aircraft creates a potential airworthiness finding. A parts management system that validates serviceability automatically at issue, checking the release document, the shelf-life date, and the life limits against the work order, makes the check consistent and auditable.
04
Problem
Your quality assurance audit preparation takes two weeks
Solution
When preparing for an internal or regulatory QA audit means gathering maintenance records, engineer authorisation files, AD compliance evidence, and training records from paper files, email chains, and legacy systems, the preparation effort is substantial and the result is never quite complete. A system that produces the required audit evidence as a structured output of normal operations, not a manual compilation exercise, cuts audit preparation from weeks to hours.
02 What we ship
Aerospace software we ship
01
Aircraft technical records management
Every maintenance action, inspection, and defect is captured against the aircraft: task reference, the engineer who completed it, the date, and the release to service certification. Component history shows every installation and removal for each life-limited and serialised part, with hours and cycles at each event. AD compliance records show the applicability determination, compliance method, completion date, and next due date for every applicable directive. Maintenance programme task tracking shows what's complete, what's approaching due, and what's overdue across the fleet. Your team gets an accurate picture of what work is due without searching paper records, and your CAMO auditor gets a record that holds up.
02
MRO work order management
Work packages assemble scheduled maintenance tasks, defect rectifications, and additional work items into a planned input before the aircraft arrives. Task cards reference the applicable approved data, whether AMM task, airworthiness directive, or engineering order, linked to each work step. Engineer assignment checks the required licence category and type rating endorsement against the engineer record before assignment. Parts and tooling are reserved against the work order so stores and tool control can prepare in advance. Completion recording links the maintenance release certification to each task, and work package close-out confirms all tasks are signed off before the aircraft returns to service. The coordinator stops tracking status by phone call.
03
Parts management and traceability
Every item in stores carries part number, serial number, batch number, traceability documentation, and shelf-life expiry. Serviceability checking validates that a part has a valid release document, hasn't exceeded its life limit, and is within shelf-life before it's issued to a work order. Incoming goods inspection flags parts without adequate traceability documentation for quarantine. Rotable component tracking shows current installation location, accumulated hours and cycles, and next scheduled shop visit for life-limited and on-condition components. Parts loan and exchange management covers AOG situations where a component is borrowed from another operator pending return of the serviceable unit. An unserviceable or inadequately documented part doesn't reach an aircraft.
04
Airworthiness compliance management
AD applicability determination matches directive references against the aircraft type, engine type, and component part numbers in your fleet to identify which ADs apply to each aircraft. Compliance method recording shows the terminating action, recurring inspection, or alternative means of compliance selected for each applicable directive. Due date calculation for recurring ADs uses the compliance method, the aircraft hours or cycles at last compliance, and the current utilisation rate. Alert generation fires when an aircraft approaches an AD compliance due date, with lead time configured to give maintenance planning sufficient notice to schedule the work. Continued airworthiness documentation for engineering orders, service bulletins, and optional modifications is tracked per aircraft.
05
Flight operations software
Flight scheduling and dispatch covers route planning, slot coordination, ground handling requests, and fuel uplift. Crew scheduling checks licence currency, rest period compliance, and crew qualification against route and aircraft type. Operational flight plan generation handles performance calculations, fuel planning, and alternate aerodrome selection. Flight following shows the current position and status of each aircraft in the fleet with ETAs updated from actual departure times. Load and balance calculation runs for each departure. Operational control communications connect the operations centre and flight crew. The dispatcher's workflow stops depending on phone calls and manual updates.
06
Engineer records and training management
Licence and rating records show the current scope of certifying authority for each engineer, the licence expiry date, and the aircraft types they're authorised to certify. Training records cover type rating courses, continuation training, human factors, and dangerous goods: completion date, training provider, and expiry date for each qualification. Recency monitoring fires alerts when engineer authorisations approach expiry so renewals are planned before the engineer loses certification. Competency assessment recording covers elements of the maintenance organisation's training scheme. The nominated post-holder gets a current view of who is authorised to certify what without maintaining a separate spreadsheet.
03 How we work
How we build aerospace software
01
Discovery
We map your regulatory framework: EASA, FAA, CASA, or other authority, and the specific certification scope of your approved organisation. Fleet types, maintenance programme structure, AD applicability logic, and documentation requirements are all captured before any development begins.
02
Architecture
We design the data model around the aircraft as the primary entity: technical record structure, component history schema, AD compliance logic, and work order workflow. Integration points with ERP, parts supplier systems, and regulatory databases are confirmed at this stage.
03
Build
Two-week sprints with working software at each checkpoint. Core technical records and work order management ship first. Compliance tracking, parts management, and flight operations follow in subsequent sprints, so your team can validate the data model against real aircraft records early.
04
Launch and support
Parallel running with your existing records for the first maintenance cycle, with migration of historical aircraft records completed before full cutover. Post-launch support covers new aircraft type additions, regulatory updates, and operational workflow changes as your approved organisation scope evolves.
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04 How we deliver
What every aerospace build includes
01
Compliance built to your authority
EASA / FAA
02
Cost, agreed before work starts
Fixed
03
Then iterate toward the full platform
v1 in 14-20 wks
04
Source code ownership
Full
05 Why us
Why choose us?
01
We've seen your problem before
Across dozens of industries and 100+ products, we recognise your situation fast, then frame the fix around your margin and your operations, not a generic template.
02
We own the number, not the ticket
We measure success the way you do: hours saved, revenue earned, margin recovered. We stay through launch and growth, so the result is ours to own.
03
Serious businesses trust us
Vodafone, T-Mobile, Cisco, Energia, Aldi, Nike. Building since 2015, 100+ products in production. Serious businesses keep coming back because we stay accountable long after launch.
06 Questions
Frequently asked questions
The compliance logic is built to the regulatory framework applicable to your operation: EASA Part-145 and Part-M/CAMO for European-certificated organisations, FAA Part 145 for US-certificated repair stations, CASA for Australian operators, or other civil aviation authority requirements. Airworthiness directive sources, maintenance programme formats, and documentation standards differ by authority. These are identified during discovery so the system is built to the requirements of your specific certification. If you operate under multiple authorities, the system can maintain separate compliance records per authority.
Yes. Aerospace operations often have existing systems for parts procurement, finance, or fleet management that need to exchange data with the maintenance system. Common integrations cover parts availability from an ERP inventory module, financial coding for maintenance cost allocation, and flight data for updating aircraft utilisation hours. Integration scope is assessed during discovery based on the APIs or data exchange formats your existing systems support.
The system produces the documentation formats required for a continuing airworthiness or Part-145 audit as structured outputs of normal operational activity, not a manual compilation exercise. Technical records, work order archives, component traceability documents, AD compliance records, and engineer authorisation records are all accessible in the formats an auditor would review. The specific documentation requirements for your authorised organisation are identified during discovery so the system is configured to produce what your Quality Manager needs.
An MRO management system covering technical records, work order management, and parts traceability typically runs $65,000 to $130,000. A more complete platform with airworthiness compliance management, flight operations, and engineer records typically runs $130,000 to $260,000. Fixed cost agreed before development starts.
Yes. Data migration of historical aircraft records: paper logs, Excel exports, legacy software data, is a standard part of aerospace software projects. We structure the migration around aircraft serial numbers, component histories, and AD compliance records so the new system starts with an accurate historical baseline. The migration scope and approach are confirmed during discovery.
Tell us your operation type, your regulatory authority, and where your current maintenance tracking creates compliance risk or operational overhead. We'll scope the right system and give you a fixed cost.
Scope and cost agreed before work starts. No surprises. No obligation.
Working prototype within 3 weeks of kickoff.
Pay by milestone. You see progress before each invoice.
60-day post-launch warranty. Bug fixes, UI tweaks, and deployment support. No retainer.
