Our Methodology
The AMP-360™
Optimization Model
A three-phase, data-driven engagement methodology designed to assess, simulate, and optimize every dimension of your maintenance planning operation — and connect the results to enterprise financial performance.
AMP-360™
Full-spectrum operational assessment — 360° coverage across planning, workforce, packages, financial impact, and systems.
Executive Diagnostic Duration
Senior Advisor Experience
Service Areas Assessed
No Templated Methodologies
Why AMP-360™
Built Around How Airlines Actually Operate
Most consulting methodologies are designed around the consultant's capability set — not the client's operational reality. AMP-360™ was developed from the inside out, by advisors who spent decades running Technical Operations for large-fleet carriers. Every phase, every analytical tool, and every deliverable reflects the way real maintenance planning decisions are made, escalated, and funded.
The 360° in the name is intentional. We assess the full circumference of your planning environment — not just the areas where we happen to have a pre-built template. That means some engagements are weighted heavily toward workforce modeling; others toward financial infrastructure or KPI redesign. The framework is the same; the application is always calibrated to you.
Data-Driven
Every recommendation is grounded in your operational data, not industry averages or generic benchmarks.
Financially Anchored
All findings are translated into board-ready financial models — not operational metrics that stop short of the boardroom.
Implementation-Ready
Deliverables are designed to be executed, not filed. Every recommendation includes sequencing, resourcing, and monitoring guidance.
Phase 01
Assess
Structural Evaluation of Your Planning Environment
The Assess phase is the foundation of every AMP-360™ engagement. Before any recommendations are made, we build a complete, data-driven picture of how your maintenance planning environment actually operates — not how it's designed to operate. This distinction is critical. In most organizations, the gap between the intended planning model and operational reality is where cost accumulates and performance erodes.
What We Do In This Phase
Maintenance Forecast Audit
Evaluation of your long-range maintenance forecast for accuracy, methodology, and confidence. We identify where forecast drift is causing schedule instability and downstream labor cost impact.
Slot Utilization Analysis
Quantitative review of line and heavy check slot utilization across your network. We model the gap between planned and actual slot consumption and identify the structural causes of underutilization.
Workforce Demand Profiling
Mapping of your actual AMT demand profile against current staffing and contract labor deployment. Identification of demand spikes, skill-mix misalignments, and overtime dependency patterns.
Work Package Composition Review
Assessment of current work package density, task sequencing logic, and MEL deferral patterns. We identify fragmentation and consolidation opportunities across your check types.
KPI & Reporting Infrastructure Review
Evaluation of your current performance reporting framework — what is being measured, what is being missed, and whether the right indicators are surfaced to the right decision-makers.
Financial Baseline Establishment
Development of a cost-per-flight-hour baseline and maintenance cost decomposition model, benchmarked against industry comparables, to establish the financial foundation for the opportunity case.
Phase Deliverable
State-of-the-Operation Report
- → Quantified gap analysis across all five service pillars
- → Ranked opportunity map with estimated financial impact
- → Executive summary formatted for board or ownership review
- → Priority recommendations for Phase 2 modeling scope
Phase 02
Model
Workforce, Forecast & Efficiency Simulation
The Model phase translates the findings of the Assess phase into quantified scenarios. Using your operational data, we build simulation models that test alternative configurations — different scheduling architectures, workforce structures, work package designs, and planning system approaches. This is where opportunity becomes tangible: each model produces a specific, financially quantified outcome that your leadership team can evaluate and prioritize.
What We Do In This Phase
Maintenance Schedule Simulation
Modeling of alternative check scheduling configurations against your network constraints, fleet plan, and slot capacity. We test multiple scenarios and quantify the fleet availability and cost impact of each.
Workforce Demand Smoothing Models
Simulation of demand smoothing strategies that reduce overtime spikes without compromising check completion. We model the labor cost savings achievable through scheduling reconfiguration alone.
Work Package Optimization Modeling
Task density and consolidation modeling that identifies the optimal package structure for each check type in your program. We quantify the ground time reduction achievable through package redesign.
MEL Economic Modeling
Scenario analysis of MEL deferral clustering strategies — modeling the maintenance cost, operational risk, and aircraft utilization implications of each deferral approach across your fleet.
Financial Impact Quantification
Translation of all modeled scenarios into financial outcomes: cost savings, productivity gains, fleet availability improvements, and enterprise value impact. Outputs are structured for CFO and board presentation.
Sensitivity Analysis
Testing of key assumptions against realistic variance ranges to give leadership confidence in the projected outcomes. We identify which variables have the greatest leverage on financial performance.
Phase Deliverable
Opportunity Quantification Package
- → Scenario models with financial outcomes for each optimization lever
- → Sensitivity analysis showing outcome ranges under different assumptions
- → Prioritized opportunity register ranked by financial impact and implementation complexity
- → Recommended optimization pathway for Phase 3
Phase 03
Perform
Phased Optimization Blueprint & Implementation Roadmap
The Perform phase converts the modeled opportunities into a structured, implementable blueprint. We don't hand over a report and disengage — we build the roadmap your team needs to actually execute the changes identified in Phases 1 and 2. Every recommendation is sequenced, resourced, and connected to the financial outcome it is designed to achieve. The result is a board-ready deliverable that aligns your operational leadership, finance team, and ownership around a common plan.
What We Do In This Phase
Phased Implementation Blueprint
A structured, sequenced roadmap organizing optimization initiatives by phase, dependency, and financial priority. Each initiative includes implementation guidance, resource requirements, and expected outcome milestones.
Quick-Win Identification
Isolation of the highest-impact, lowest-complexity initiatives that can be implemented within 90 days — providing early proof points for the broader transformation program.
Change Management Framework
Guidance on stakeholder alignment, team communication, and organizational change management to support implementation. We identify where resistance is likely and how to sequence change to minimize disruption.
KPI & Monitoring Framework
Definition of the performance indicators that will track progress against the blueprint. We design the monitoring architecture that gives leadership early warning when implementation is deviating from plan.
Board-Ready Presentation Package
A complete executive presentation synthesizing the Assess and Model findings, the selected optimization pathway, the financial case, and the implementation roadmap — ready for board or ownership review.
Advisory Support During Implementation
For clients requiring ongoing support, we offer a structured advisory retainer to provide senior-level guidance during the critical early phases of implementation — ensuring the blueprint translates into sustained results.
Phase Deliverable
Optimization Blueprint & Board Package
- → Phased implementation roadmap with initiative sequencing and resource requirements
- → KPI monitoring framework with defined leading indicators and alert thresholds
- → Complete board presentation: findings, financial model, and implementation plan
- → Optional: structured advisory retainer for implementation support
The Difference
What Makes AMP-360™ Different
There is no shortage of management consultants willing to review your maintenance operation. What's rare is the combination of deep operational credibility and rigorous financial modeling that AMP-360™ delivers.
Operational Credibility
Our advisors have held Managing Director-level roles in large-fleet Technical Operations. We've run the operation you're trying to optimize — that credibility changes every client conversation.
Financial Fluency
Every finding is translated into financial impact. We build the models that let you present a maintenance optimization case in the language of the boardroom — NPV, IRR, cost-per-flight-hour, and enterprise value.
Implementation Focus
We don't deliver reports that sit on shelves. The AMP-360™ Perform phase is specifically designed to produce a blueprint your team can execute — with sequencing, resourcing, and monitoring built in.
Your Data, Your Models
No generic benchmarks substituted for real analysis. Every model is built from your operational data — your fleet, your network, your labor market, your cost structure.
Executive-Level Partnership
Our boutique engagement model means your advisory team is senior, consistent, and directly accessible throughout the engagement. No bait-and-switch to junior analysts post-kickoff.
6–8 Week Diagnostic
The Executive Diagnostic is structured for speed. In 6–8 weeks, your leadership team has a quantified opportunity map and a prioritized blueprint — not a preliminary assessment of whether an assessment might be warranted.
See It In Action
The AMP-360™ Framework Applied
Our international widebody Phase A-check case study demonstrates all three phases of the AMP-360™ model operating in sequence — from structural assessment of a domestic-dependent planning model, through scenario simulation under severe operational constraints, to a phased implementation that achieved 100% international execution.
Read the Case StudyCase Result
100% of widebody Phase A-checks now executed at international stations.
Begin the Process
Start with Phase 1:
The Executive Diagnostic
In 6–8 weeks, your leadership team will have a quantified opportunity map across all five service pillars — and a prioritized blueprint for what to do about it.