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Articles by Barend van de Vrande on what is changing in MRO/M&E software: security and data control in SaaS, the economics of AI, and the accountability, certification and calibration gaps operators now carry.
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Conversations with AI-enabled MRO system suppliers at MRO Americas 2026 showed AI is already shaping maintenance decisions. The industry is not yet governing it with aviation-grade discipline. This six-part series follows that thread from application security and data sovereignty to responsibility, regulation and certification.
The conclusion: AI in MRO software needs the same structure aviation applies elsewhere. That means certified suppliers and software, trained users, and AI modules that are calibrated like any other tool.
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AI Economics · July 2026
Cloud cost discipline took years to reach the boardroom. With AI, token pricing, inference costs, governance and data sovereignty became executive concerns within months. The winners will pair innovation with cost transparency.
Read on LinkedIn →MRO Americas · Part 6 · May 2026
Aviation certifies aircraft, organizations and people, and calibrates its tools. AI that prioritizes maintenance has no certification aligned to its impact. A proposal: certify supplier, software and user, and calibrate AI modules continuously.
Read on LinkedIn →MRO Americas · Part 5 · May 2026
Operators use AI-enabled systems they may not fully understand, suppliers treat AI as a feature, and regulators are clear that accountability does not move. You can outsource the software, not the responsibility.
Read on LinkedIn →MRO Americas · Part 4
AI is moving into real operational workflows such as predictive maintenance. Regulators in different regions are responding at different speeds, leaving operators and suppliers to work across uneven rules.
Read on LinkedIn →MRO Americas · Part 3
AI is lifting productivity inside software organizations, including MRO vendors. The strategic choice is whether to bank the savings or use them to compete with larger players.
Read on LinkedIn →MRO Americas · Part 2
As MRO software moves to SaaS, the question shifts to who owns, controls and can access an operator's maintenance data, and what that means for compliance and continuity.
Read on LinkedIn →MRO Americas · Part 1
After MRO Americas, application security moved from background noise to centre stage. What changes for operators when maintenance systems run as SaaS and embed AI.
Read on LinkedIn →AMTC2 helps operators, MROs and CAMOs set up governance, validation and calibration for AI in their maintenance systems. It also helps software suppliers build assurance models that hold up in front of regulators.