Australian aviation industry bullish on AI adoption

written by David Hollingworth | June 30, 2024

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A new report by INFORM Australia and YouGov has revealed that while the Australian aviation industry is slightly behind on the uptake of artificial intelligence technologies, it is nonetheless more prepared to deploy AI.

According to the AI Readiness in Australian Organisations study, 74 per cent of aviation companies are already taking advantage of AI, slightly behind the national average of 78 per cent.

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That said, while 32 per cent of all organisations across the board said they are prepared to deploy AI, 35 per cent of aviation companies are at the same stage of readiness.

The industry is on board with the technology, though – every company polled said their data is “AI-ready”, while 98 per cent of aviation organisations believe AI adoption will boost productivity and efficiency and that their current tech stack is ready to adapt to the AI revolution.

There are perceived challenges, however. Employees, in particular, are resistant to the move to AI, with 93 per cent of aviation firms reporting their employees were not enthused by the technology.

 
 

The siloing of data is another challenge, with 80 per cent of companies reporting that data is spread out across their organisations.

“While the aviation sector is taking positive steps, our findings underscore that sustaining its AI momentum will require continued leadership, change management and investment in areas like data integration and workforce skills,” Dr Paul Flachskampf, CEO of INFORM Australia, said in a statement.

“The aviation industry understands AI’s transformative potential extremely well. By addressing the remaining gaps, it can ensure it leverages AI capabilities to their fullest.”

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