Boeing and AFRA have set out a joint industry vision to tighten data, transparency and traceability in aircraft end-of-service management. The effort is aimed at measuring the economics and emissions of retirement, parts reuse, material recovery and recycling more consistently across the sector.
AFRA is building voluntary KPIs and reporting rules for its accreditation system, while Boeing is pushing lifecycle traceability and stronger data governance for ageing fleets. The work extends existing data sharing between OEMs, suppliers, MROs, dismantlers and recyclers, and sits alongside Boeing’s Aircraft Recycling Program and its role in IAEG Working Group 14 on circularity.
The next test is execution: common metrics must turn end-of-life aircraft data into usable commercial and sustainability intelligence.