Economic advantages of proactive over reactive aircraft maintenance

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Economic advantages of proactive over reactive aircraft maintenance
The term proactive, in general terms, refers to exhibiting anticipatory or self-initiatory characteristics or behavior. Proactive maintenance in mechanical terms refers to taking steps in order to solve a problem of equipment malfunction before it becomes a bigger issue. The process of proactive maintenance involves taking steps in advance before the occurrence of a future situation, rather than waiting then reacting. On the other hand, reactivity refers to taking action after an avoidable situation culminates into a big problem. Reactivity maintenance approach refers to unscheduled actions taken as a consequence of a systems failure. The reactive approach is basically adopting a “wait and see” attitude to doing things. Aviation is one of the largest industries in the world and directly or indirectly has economic consequences to everyday life. Because of this, it makes more sense to maintain a proactive approach to maintenance of aircrafts as opposed to a reactive maintenance approach.
The proactive approach involves predicting potential challenges that might interfere with the operations of mechanical equipment. The industry avoids unscheduled downtimes by adopting a proactive approach. The industry holds operations in most, if not all the countries in the world and largely affects the economies of these countries. For instance, the aviation industry in the United Kingdom makes up over £11 billion of the GDP, and has created over 186000 employment opportunities (Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee, 2009 p 390). Unscheduled shutdown and indefinite downtimes would adversely affect the economic standing of