Case Study: Sikorsky Aircraft achieves enhanced flight safety and reduced costs with Cloudera

Sikorsky Aircraft - Customer Case Study

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company and a leading helicopter OEM, needed better analytics to predict and resolve potential issues before they caused flight groundings or safety incidents. The challenge was to move from limited, slow analysis to rapid, fleet‑wide insights that would improve flight safety, availability, and operational readiness.

Sikorsky deployed a scalable data management and analytics platform based on Cloudera Enterprise (Data Hub Edition) using Hadoop components (HBase, Hive, Pig, Hue) and Python to process and analyze full datasets across entire fleets. The solution enabled rapid, data‑driven decision support that enhanced safety, reduced risk and costs, and improved parts availability and aircraft readiness.

Sikorsky Aircraft

Matt Tarascio

Director, Intelligent Technologies, Analytics, and Sustainment