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Aviation startup Aiir Innovations raises over €2M to transform engine maintenance

Aviation startup Aiir Innovations raises over €2M to transform engine maintenance Aiir Innovations Funding Round 2.1M

Aiir Innovations, a leading startup in artificial intelligence (AI) for the visual inspection of aircraft engines, has raised €2.1M in an oversubscribed investment round. Led by VC fund Borski Fund, with the participation of HearstLab Europe and existing shareholder Mainport Innovation Fund.  Founded in 2016 by a diverse group of Artificial Intelligence students from the […]

Have you met John?

Have you met John? triathlon

Hello John, could you please introduce yourself? My name is John Berkeljon. I am 56-year-old and the father of five children. Since 2002, I have worked as an independent consultant for financial services. Some years ago, of the thousands of applicants, 61 were approved (including myself) to begin the pilot program at the KLM flight […]

Regional Jet Center adopting Aiir Innovation’s AI-powered engine inspection software

Regional Jet Center adopting Aiir Innovation’s AI-powered engine inspection software

Regional Jet Center (RJC), a leading MRO provider for Embraer jets, is adopting Aiir Innovations AI-powered engine inspection software to strengthen its capabilities for inspection of the CF34-10, CF34-8 and PW1900 engines. The adoption of Aiir Innovations software is a key step in Regional Jet Centers’ effort to expand into the lease inspection market. With […]

Have you met Fritjof?

Have you met Fritjof? Hamburg city

Hello Fritjof, could you please introduce yourself? Hi, I am Fritjof, 32 years old and one of the Co-Founders and Head of Engineering at Aiir Innovations. Born in Germany, I came from a software engineering background to obtain the Master’s Degree in Artificial Intelligence at the University of Amsterdam. That’s where I met the rest […]

Have you met Miriam?

Have you met Miriam? Ciudad de Barcelona

Hello Miriam, could you please introduce yourself? I am Miriam Huijser, I am 28 years old and I am Co-Founder & CTO as well as Head of Research at Aiir Innovations. I hold a master’s degree cum laude in Artificial intelligence from the University of Amsterdam and I currently live in Spain with my partner. […]

Have you met Bart?

Have you met Bart? aircraft engine with borescope inspector

Hello Bart, could you please introduce yourself? My name is Bart Vredebregt, I am 30 years old and I am the CEO & co-founder of Aiir Innovations. I was born and raised in The Hague near the beach. After high school, I moved to Amsterdam to study Artificial Intelligence at the University of Amsterdam. Nowadays I […]

Aiir Innovations AI technology part of major upgrade for flagship borescope from Waygate Technologies

Aiir Innovations AI technology part of major upgrade for flagship borescope from Waygate Technologies

Under a technology partnership between Aiir Innovations and Waygate Technologies, world leader in industrial inspection and non-destructive testing (NDT) solutions, the latter will incorporate a version of Aiir’s artificial intelligence (AI) into its Everest Mentor Visual iQ (MViQ) VideoProbe™. The MViQ is the most advanced video borescope for professionals in the market. As a result […]

EasyJet Trials Artificial Intelligence for Engine Inspections

EasyJet Trials Artificial Intelligence for Engine Inspections

One of Europe’s leading airlines is partnering with Aiir Innovations to optimize its engine inspections. British low-cost carrier EasyJet will explore how computer vision and artificial intelligence can speed up borescope inspections and cut out errors by providing automated damage detection. After Aiir Innovations software has analyzed borescope footage, multiple parties can view, comment on […]

MTU Maintenance Accelerates AI for Engine Inspections

MTU Maintenance Accelerates AI for Engine Inspections

MTU Maintenance Lease Services B.V. has renewed and extended its cooperation with Aiir Innovations for a 12-month period. Bart Vredebregt, CEO and co-founder of Aiir Innovations, says: “We are very happy to renew this partnership with MTU Maintenance Lease Services, a company specialized in engine leasing and technical asset management activities. We are proud to […]