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Pan Am turns to Trax for digital maintenance reboot

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Trax, a global provider of paperless aviation maintenance and engineering software, has announced that Pan Am — one of aviation’s most storied and recognisable names — has chosen the company to support the relaunch of its maintenance operations. The revitalised carrier will deploy Trax’s eMRO platform, its full suite of eMobility applications, and a cloud-based hosting solution to underpin its next phase of growth.

By adopting the eMRO maintenance management system, Pan Am will be able to streamline and unify core operational functions within a single scalable platform. The system brings together aircraft maintenance oversight, regulatory compliance tracking, inventory control, and strategic operational planning. This integration allows the airline to maintain tighter control over fleet health while improving efficiency and accuracy in day-to-day decision-making.

The addition of Trax’s eMobility apps takes the transformation further by enabling a thoroughly paperless workflow. Flight crews, engineers, and inspectors will be able to execute tasks digitally, with real-time data flowing across devices and departments. This modernised approach supports faster turnaround times, improved coordination, and a substantial reduction in administrative overhead.

Both the eMRO and eMobility systems will be hosted within Trax’s cloud infrastructure. Cloud deployment offers Pan Am seamless system updates, strong cybersecurity protections, and the flexibility to scale its footprint quickly as the airline expands its operations. It also ensures global accessibility, an essential feature for an operator with ambitions to grow across multiple regions.

Rajan Bindra, Trax’s Vice President of Business Development, welcomed Pan Am to the Trax ecosystem, saying the company was “excited to be part of Pan Am’s resurgence”. He noted that the combination of eMRO and eMobility apps will give the airline the real-time insight and automation required to run a “connected and responsive modern maintenance operation”.

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