General Approach

  • MCTF is the only airline volunteer group that gathers and analyses aircraft maintenance cost information under strict confidentiality rules.
  • MCTF started in 1959 as Production Performance Measurement Working Group (PPM WG)
  • Once a year, airlines worldwide submit maintenance related information on a standardized toolset - questionnaire to IATA
  • A report is produced by IATA containing all comprehensive Aircraft Maintenance Cost data
  • The MCTF is run by its Steering Committee (Airlines, IATA, and Participating Member OEMs)
  • 8 Airlines have seats in the SC (currently chaired by Qantas)
  • The SC meets twice a year, holds monthly conference calls, organizes the agenda for the Annual Maintenance Cost Conference, creates and approves the Annual Aircraft Maintenance Cost Report
  • Airframe and engine OEMs are key supporters of the data collection and reporting process. The large airframe OEMs and an engine OEM representative are active participants of the Steering Committee