In a recent article our CEO, Chris Turlica, highlights a critical challenge facing many organizations: the potential loss of irreplaceable maintenance knowledge as experienced professionals retire. The stakes are high, with studies showing North American aviation companies losing 11.5% of their maintenance workforce annually, and up to 40% of maintenance professionals potentially retiring across industries within five years.

Chris suggests a straight-forward solution: combining human expertise with AI to create intelligent systems that can capture, preserve, and distribute this critical knowledge. Rather than replacing workers, these AI copilots would enhance their capabilities, helping document insights and making crucial information more accessible to both veteran technicians and new recruits.

Read the full article here. 

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What challenges have you faced in preserving institutional knowledge at your organization, and how do you think AI tools could help bridge the gap between retiring experts and incoming professionals?
Have you seen any successful examples of technology being used to capture and share maintenance expertise?