Falcon Aviation Services: Charting a clear course

Introduction

Falcon Aviation Services (FAS) is a premier provider of corporate jet and helicopter services in the UAE and GCC region. With a diverse fleet and a reputation for excellence, Falcon is committed to maintaining the highest standards of safety, quality, and customer service. However, the company faced challenges in managing their safety and quality assurance tasks due to an outdated, paper-based system.

The challenge

Falcon Aviation Services needed to address several critical challenges:

• The manual approval process for documents was slow and inefficient, with all approvals routed through the Quality Manager.
• Audits were conducted using hardcopy PDF templates, making scheduling and tracking laborious and time-consuming.
• Risk management relied on Excel spreadsheets, which provided limited oversight and control over hazards, threats, and risks across the business.

Finding the right solution

Falcon Aviation Services chose Ideagen for their ability to: 

• Centralize and automate quality, safety, and risk management processes. 
• Provide real-time visibility and control over all aspects of safety and compliance.
• Streamline document management, audit processes, and risk oversight, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.

Implementation and impact

The transition was a transformative step for Falcon Aviation Services. The new system has become an integral part of their daily operations, providing peace of mind and confidence in their safety and quality assurance processes: 

• All quality, safety, and risk processes were integrated into a single electronic system, improving efficiency and reducing the potential for errors.
• The document approval process was significantly shortened, with relevant process owners now able to approve documents directly, reducing delays. 
• Audits are now planned, scheduled, and completed electronically, with corrective and preventive actions automatically highlighted, leading to faster resolution.
• The risk management module provided Falcon with greater visibility into hazards and risks, allowing them to monitor controls and ensure that all risks are effectively managed.
•  Falcon can now monitor and assess their complete list of suppliers in terms of quality and performance, ensuring that only approved suppliers are used.
• All aircraft and related activities, such as certificates of airworthiness, are now controlled within Ideagen, with automatic notifications for review dates and necessary actions