Case Study: Airbus Helicopters achieves 80% reduction in weight data consolidation time and faster decision-making with Altair Knowledge Works' Weight Analytics

Streamlining the Weight Data Management Process to Improve Decision Making

Airbus Helicopters, the world‑leading rotorcraft manufacturer, faced a growing challenge: its weight and balance (W&B) team needed to collect and reconcile weight data from multiple internal PLMs and a global supplier base, but manual collation into master documents prevented standardized, real‑time reporting and slowed decision making during design and mission configuration.

The company implemented Altair’s Weight Analytics to automate daily CSV imports, standardize templates, and provide configurable visualization and what‑if analysis. The solution cut data consolidation time by about 80%, reduced moment‑of‑inertia preparation from four weeks to one day and mission simulation setup from three days to a few hours, delivering consistent, transparent data that speeds decisions, enables risk/opportunity analysis, and is now being extended to more suppliers.

Airbus Helicopters

Kai Thraene

Head of Weight & Balance