Showcase: Data Migration from AMASIS to operational AMOS System at ASL
We've been working on many data migration projects, but this one with ASL Airlines Belgium was special in a different way. It was the first time we needed to migrate all the applicable aircraft data into an already operational MRO software system used to manage similar aircraft types.
About ASL Belgium Airlines
ASL Airlines Belgium, formerly TNT Airways, is a Belgian cargo airline operating chartered cargo flights. It has its head office and hub on the grounds of Liège Airport. ASL Airlines Belgium is part of the ASL Aviation Group. The cargo operator has a fleet of 40 aircraft – 5xB747, 10x B737NG, 22xB737
Challenges
Critical path in this aircraft data migration exercise was the migration of airworthiness data into an already operational system used to manage similar aircraft types
Migrating the aircraft according to a pre-set schedule rather than a big bang approach.
Another critical point was the extraction of data from the source AMASIS system that required additional techniques available in EXSYN’s aircraft data management platform.
Due to Covid the go-live needed to be performed fully remote
Solution
Migration of all relevant airworthiness and maintenance data into an already operational system by using EXSYN’s aircraft data management platform including NEXUS ETL engine and EXSYN expertise without risking accuracy and integrity of overall aircraft maintenance data.
EXSYN performed the following activities:
Workshop with business users to perform full data mapping between the already operational AMOS systems and AMASIS
Activation of the EXYNS’s aircraft data management platform infrastructure, including NEXUS and required plugins
Baseline data load to gauge state-of-play of all data
Iterative process for scripting of required Extraction-Transformation-Loading scripts
Automated verification in NEXUS to ensure data integrity and quality towards new standards
Creation of required output formats/routines based on selected AMOS release
4 full data loads, including end-user verification according defined verification templates from EXSYN
Final User Acceptance and Sign-off
Cut-over
Since go-live continuous loading of additional aircraft
Benefits
Higher Performance and Productivity
EXSYN’s data migration tool NEXUS can handle large data volume from multiple sources and guarantee a repetitive process providing enhanced performance with almost 60 percent reduction in average handling time.
Higher Data Quality
Based on EXSYN’s automated data transformation and processing logics, migration of each entities data into the new data standard without the need for manual intervention.
Time and Cost Savings
Based on EXSYN’s proven framework and years of experience timely and controlled data migration process and eventually go live of the running ASL Group AMOS system.
Simplifying aircraft data standardization
Based on EXSYN’s ETL approach, managing complex data issues between part definitions, vendor definitions, part requirements or maintenance program task card setups easily. With an easy iterative execution, users can see how their data will look like based on decisions and assumptions made. Adjustments are easily made and data can be reloaded for a renewed assessment by key-users.
“ASLB with EXSYN support has managed to perform the B737-400 data migration from AMASIS and integration into the ASL Group AMOS airworthiness management system in the initially allotted timeframe, even in the middle of this extremely difficult period the world is going through. Remote collaboration by both teams has been excellent, and it shows how means to reach aggressive targets can always be found by motivated aviation people“
- Javier Tena, AMOS Project Manager ASL Belgium
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