The Boeing Italy KC-767A Tanker Performance-Based Logistics (PBL) Program team has been selected as a finalist for the Aviation Week Program Management Excellence Awards 2018 in the category Original Equipment Manufacturer Aftermarket (modifications and MRO - Maintenance, Repair and Operating supply). The Team, which guarantees PBL support to the Italian Air Force's KC-767A Tanker fleet at the Pratica di Mare base (Rome), is one of the 19 finalists of theExcellence Award promoted by Aviation Week magazine.
The Aviation Week award celebrates the world's most important programs in terms of results, innovation, efficiency and customer value. The winners in each category will be announced at the official Defense Chain Conference and Program Excellence Awards ceremony October 23-24, in Virginia.
Among the finalists in the OEM Aftermarket category, the Boeing KC-767A Tanker PBL Program Team will be honored for its long-standing commitment to ensuring high performance for the Italian Air Force's tanker fleet. The maintenance process of the KC-767As of the Italian Air Force is totally performance-based and guarantees a complete support which includes the so-called line and heavy maintenance, the supply chain, the revision of flight and maintenance manuals, engineering support and 'training.
From January 2011 to the present, the KC-767A Tanker fleet has achieved an extraordinary overall mission accomplishment result of 98,8%, flying nearly 25.000 hours and completing over 6.300 missions. This PBL performance dynamic, which overturns the classic concept of "commercial support activities", is part of the offer of Boeing Global Services (BGS), the new business unit dedicated to services created by Boeing in July 2017 and focused on customer needs. government, space and commercial markets around the world.
"We are very pleased with Aviation Week's recognition not only as an industrial leader, but also because this nomination is a tribute to the excellent work done every day by the Boeing team in Pratica di Mare for such an important client as the Italian Air Force.”Commented Robert Abernathy, Boeing Italy KC-767A Tanker Program Manager. "It is truly a source of pride for the entire Team and demonstrates how a solid relationship and collaboration between industry and the Armed Forces can lead to exceptional results.".
"We are pleased to see how the success of the PBL model has been recognized internationally by a prestigious magazine such as Aviation Week ”, added Antonio De Palmas, President of Boeing Italy and Managing Director for Southern Europe. “In the life cycle of a military system, 30% represents the acquisition cost and the remaining 70% the cost of logistic support. The Performance-Based Logistics support that Boeing offers to the Italian Air Force is a cutting-edge approach, which guarantees unparalleled value to customers through an economically sustainable model based on performance measurement. We clearly see this model as the future of logistic support in Italy and other countries".
