CMMS for airport ground support equipment
Tractors, belt loaders, high loaders, ground power units, stairs: a piece of ground equipment out of action means an aircraft waiting. Yet at many ground handlers, maintenance of this equipment still lives in logbooks, spreadsheets and radio calls.
Aircharge CMMS is the maintenance module of the Aircharge platform, used every day on fuelling fleets. It covers all ground support equipment: preventive maintenance by calendar or by meter (engine hours, kilometres), work requests on a tablet with photos, parts drawn from workshop stock, a signed history for each unit.
Fleet availability is visible in real time: a unit declared out of service is flagged to operations immediately. Maintenance KPIs (MTBF, MTTR, cost per unit) are calculated without spreadsheets.
Key features
Calendar- or meter-based preventive maintenance for every unit: engine hours, kilometres, regulatory checks
Work requests on a tablet: criticality, photo, parts used, signature
Real-time fleet availability, maintenance KPIs and history per unit
Built for fleets that move
Industrial CMMS tools are made for fixed machines. Ground equipment moves, changes shifts and stands several times a day. Aircharge CMMS tracks each unit wherever it is used, with its meters, routines and history.
Routines by equipment type
Daily checks, services, regulatory inspections of lifting equipment. Triggered by calendar or by meter, with no spreadsheet tracking.
Work requests from the field
The driver reports the defect from the tablet, with a criticality level and a photo. The workshop manager prioritises and assigns the job.
Workshop stock under control
Spare parts catalogue, stock issues linked to each work order, reorder thresholds. You know the real cost of every unit.
All your ground equipment
Tractors and pushbacks, belt loaders, high loaders, ground power units, air conditioning units, stairs, service vehicles: each unit has its own record, meters and history.
Maintenance KPIs
Fleet availability, preventive ratio, MTBF, MTTR, overdue routines, cost per unit. Indicators to decide between repairing and replacing.
Audit-ready
Every check is time-stamped, signed and linked to the unit. The full history can be pulled in minutes for customer and internal audits.
From defect to unit back in service, with no paper and no radio
Plan
Routines generate work orders automatically, by calendar or as soon as a meter reaches its threshold.
Report
On the apron, the driver reports a defect from the tablet: criticality, photo, comment. Nothing gets lost between the team and the workshop.
Flag and repair
A unit declared out of service shows as unavailable to operations. The technician carries out the work, records parts used and signs off.
Return to service and analyse
The return to service is recorded and the unit is available again. KPIs and history update automatically.
Why not a generic CMMS?
A generic CMMS manages machines. Ground equipment is a mobile fleet, used by rotating teams under the pressure of flight times. Aircharge CMMS starts from that reality.
The Aircharge platform is trusted by Airfuel, SAP, GPA and Klinzing
Benefits by role
For the workshop manager
Preventive work triggered at the right time, by calendar or by meter
Documented field requests, backed by photos
Parts stock and costs tracked per unit
A signed record of every work order
For operations management
Fleet availability visible in real time
Fewer flights delayed by unavailable equipment
Maintenance KPIs without spreadsheets
Audits prepared in minutes
Aircharge CMMS for ground support equipment
Do I need the full Aircharge platform?
No. The CMMS can be deployed on its own for ground equipment. It delivers even more value connected to Aircharge dispatch, which automatically removes out-of-service vehicles from allocations.
Which equipment can be managed?
All ground support equipment, motorised or not: tractors and pushbacks, belt loaders, high loaders, ground power units, air conditioning units, stairs, service vehicles. Each unit has its own record, meters and history.
Can preventive maintenance be triggered by meter?
Yes. Routines are triggered by calendar or by meter: engine hours or kilometres. Work orders are generated automatically.
How much training do drivers and technicians need?
Very little. Requests and work orders are handled on a tablet in a few taps: criticality, photo, comment, signature. The tool is designed for use on the apron.
Can maintenance costs be tracked per unit?
Yes. Each work order links its parts and labour to the unit. Costs, MTBF and MTTR are calculated automatically to help decide between repairing and replacing.
Talk to the Aircharge team
Our team will walk you through the platform using a case close to yours: flight schedule, fleet and contracts. Call us on +33 1 55 49 07 80 or use the contact form.