IFS has been selected by SkyAlyne, the prime contractor for the Royal Canadian Air Force’s Future Aircrew Training (FAcT) program, to provide a digital aviation maintenance and asset management platform supporting one of Canada’s most significant defence training initiatives.
Under the agreement, IFS Cloud for Aviation Maintenance will be used to manage aircraft maintenance, compliance, and operational readiness across SkyAlyne’s nationwide training operations. The platform is expected to provide real-time visibility into fleet availability while supporting the regulatory and operational complexity of a long-term, multi-base military training program.
The FAcT program is a 25-year initiative aimed at modernizing how the Royal Canadian Air Force trains pilots and aircrew, combining advanced aircraft, simulators, and digital systems into a unified training ecosystem. Ensuring aircraft availability and maintenance efficiency is a critical component of the program’s success, particularly as training operations scale across multiple aircraft types and locations.
From an enterprise technology perspective, the selection underscores the increasing importance of integrated ERP, asset management, and industrial AI platforms in defence and aerospace environments, where operational uptime, compliance, and data accuracy directly impact mission readiness.
IFS Cloud brings together maintenance management, asset lifecycle tracking, and operational insights within a single platform, enabling organizations like SkyAlyne to reduce manual processes, improve coordination, and make faster, data-driven decisions. For defence programs, this shift toward digital maintenance platforms reflects a broader move away from fragmented legacy systems toward unified, mission-critical enterprise software.
The deployment further strengthens IFS’ position in the aerospace and defence sector, where digital transformation efforts are increasingly focused on sustainment, lifecycle management, and long-term operational resilience rather than standalone IT upgrades.
