Rob Mather

As Vice President, Aerospace and Defense Industries, Rob Mather is responsible for leading the charge on IFS’ global A&D industry marketing strategy, while also supporting product development, sales and partner ecosystem growth. Rob has over 15 years’ experience in the A&D sector, starting out in the field and having held a number of strategic R&D, Presales and Consulting positions at IFS, Mxi Technologies and Fugro Aviation. Prior to his current position, Rob was instrumental in building and leading the global A&D Presales Solution Architecture team at IFS, playing a key role in a number of customer success engagements at some of the top names in commercial aviation and defense. He holds a degree in Aerospace Engineering from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, where he currently resides.

| | Estimated reading time: 5 minutes | Aerospace & Defense, Aviation, Business Technology, Transform Your Business
Powering up Advanced Air Mobility: The Key Role of Specialized Enterprise Software for Market Growth

The commercial aviation industry is on the cusp of unprecedented change spurred by growth in Advanced Air Mobility (AAM). Predictions…

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| | Estimated reading time: 11 minutes | Aerospace & Defense, AI, Aviation
2024 and Commercial Aerospace has new frontiers in its sights

Fly me to an asteroid, hydrogen becomes the green king of fuel, supersonic travel meets reality, AI gives predictive maintenance…

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| | Estimated reading time: 8 minutes | Aerospace & Defense, AI, Aviation
AI on the Ascent: Practical uses for AI in Aviation Maintenance

Rob Mather, Vice President, Aerospace and Defense Industries at IFS Since the release of ChatGPT, it seems like all anyone…

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| | Estimated reading time: 8 minutes | Aerospace & Defense
Infrastructure and Sustainment: Propelling Advanced Air Mobility into the Future

Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) is poised to grow to a $115 billion industry in the U.S. by 2035, according to…

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| | Estimated reading time: 6 minutes | Aerospace & Defense, Asset Management, Business Technology
FIVE KEY GROWTH AREAS DRIVING THE EXPANSION OF THE COMMERCIAL AEROSPACE INDUSTRY IN 2023

2023 presents a promising aviation industry outlook, with International Air Transport Association (IATA) predicting a return to 2019 passenger levels,…

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We have lift off for Advanced Air Mobility in commercial aviation: All eyes on regulatory changes, sustainability benefits and societal change

The use of Advanced Air Vehicles (AAVs) in the commercial sector might just be in the start-up stages compared to…

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| | Estimated reading time: 6 minutes | Aerospace & Defense, Business Agility, Digital Transformation, Transform Your Business
Digital maintenance initiatives that will help airlines and MROs accelerate to new heights

From travel restrictions and remote working to complete lockdowns—the aviation industry has faced its fair share of economic challenges in…

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| | Estimated reading time: 5 minutes | Aerospace & Defense, Business Agility, Business Technology, IFS Cloud, IFSCloud, Manufacturing, Product and Innovation
The larger the airline, the greater the scale of complexity – Five MRO software challenges for large airline operators

 Flying 100 million passengers across 50 countries and 500 routes via a fleet of 300+ aircraft is a staggering logistical…

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| | Estimated reading time: 4 minutes | Aerospace & Defense, Customer, IFS Unleashed
IFS Unleashed – Explore ways technology is propelling A&D organizations into a digital future

IFS Unleashed is bringing together A&D industry leaders to explore ways technology is helping propel organizations into a digital future….

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How IFS aviation maintenance software has become the number one MRO solution of choice for the world’s largest carriers

In an increasingly digital age, companies in every sector have already invested or are seeking to adopt software to digitally…

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| | Estimated reading time: 6 minutes | Aerospace & Defense, Business Agility, Business Technology, Customer, Sustainability
Cape Air, Rolls-Royce and IFS lead the aviation sustainability charge

Here’s the conundrum: Aviation is one of the most valuable modes of transportation for the global economy, but it is…

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| | Estimated reading time: 6 minutes | Aerospace & Defense, Business Technology
Flying high once again: How 2022 could prove to be a renaissance for commercial aviation with the aid of technology

The aviation sector has been faced with major ongoing challenges through 2021 as numerous Covid-19 variants continue to cut passenger…

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