Aiir Innovations

What Aiir Innovations does

Aiir Innovations B.V. is a Netherlands-based vertical AI company founded in 2016 that builds computer vision and workflow automation software for aviation engine borescope inspections (BSI). Its core product, the Aiir Inspection Platform, analyzes borescope video footage in real time to detect defects that human inspectors may overlook, then auto-generates reports by cross-referencing findings against aircraft maintenance manuals (AMM) and engine manuals (EM), digitally signing the inspection and archiving the result. The platform is positioned as hardware- and OEM-agnostic, working with all borescope equipment and all commercial engine types, which is a deliberate strategy to avoid the OEM lock-in that affects competing inspection tooling.

The technology stack combines in-house computer vision models (trained on what the company describes as the largest borescope footage dataset in the industry), anomaly detection for cracks and hidden damage, and process automation for report generation, video sorting, and AMM/EM dispositioning. The company is led by co-founders Bart Vredebregt (CEO), Miriam Huijser (CTO), Steve Nowee (Head of AI), Fritjof Büttner (Principal Engineer), and Cassandra Loor (Product), with a Scientific Officer (Jan van Gemert) and Industry Advisor (Thibault Daboux) supporting the technical and commercial roadmap.

Aiir sells subscription-based annual SaaS contracts at custom quote-based pricing, primarily through a hybrid go-to-market that combines a self-serve web platform (inspection.aiir.nl) with enterprise field sales. Its customers are aviation MROs, engine lessors, airlines, and OEMs; named logos include KLM Engine Services, MTU Maintenance Lease Services, and FTAI Aviation, with stated deployment across 24 countries. The company is privately held, headquartered in Amsterdam, and backed by strategic investors including The Boeing Company, Hearst Ventures, Aerospace Xelerated, Borski Fund, Mainport Innovation Fund, and HearstLab.

Name

Aiir Innovations

Legal name

Aiir Innovations B.V.

Website

https://aiir.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Aiir Innovations builds AI-powered borescope inspection software for aviation MROs, engine lessors, airlines, and OEMs. Its platform analyzes inspection video in real time to detect defects, automates AMM/EM-based reporting, and works with all borescope equipment and commercial engine types.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aviation Inspection Intelligence Software

NAICS

Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451), Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Aircraft Parts & Auxiliary Equipment, Nec (3728)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Vision & Quality Inspection (HDAAAEAG)

Keywords

• Aviation borescope inspection
• AI inspection software
• Engine MRO software
• Defect detection platform
• Aviation maintenance AI

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. SaaS/Inspection Intelligence Platform: Subscription-based AI platform providing end-to-end inspection intelligence from live AI borescope analysis to report generation, secure data sharing and archiving. Customers include MROs, lessors, airlines, and OEMs accessing the platform via web interface.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Aiir Innovations sells an AI-powered borescope inspection (BSI) intelligence platform for the aviation industry. The platform ingests live borescope video, applies computer vision to detect and classify defects in real time, and produces automated reports using AMM/EM look-up for disposition. It is offered as an enterprise SaaS product to MROs, engine lessors, airlines, and OEMs across 24 countries.

Product overview

Aiir Innovations offers a unified AI-powered inspection intelligence platform designed for the aviation industry. The core product is the Aiir Inspection Platform, which provides end-to-end borescope inspection capabilities: from live AI-assisted video analysis during field inspections, through automated report generation using AMM/EM look-ups, to secure digital archiving and sharing. The platform is positioned as a neutral, universal solution that works with all borescope equipment and supports all commercial engine types, serving MROs, lessors, airlines, and OEMs without OEM lock-in.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Aiir Inspection: The company's inspection platform for AI-powered borescope inspections.

Products and services

• Aiir Inspection Platform End-to-end AI-powered platform for aviation borescope inspection intelligence. The product ingests live borescope video, applies real-time computer vision to detect and classify defects, uses AMM/EM look-up for automated disposition, and produces digitally signed reports with secure sharing and archiving. It is offered as enterprise SaaS to MROs, engine lessors, airlines, and OEMs and is universally compatible with all borescope equipment and commercial engine types.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30% reduction in energy costs for hotel HVAC (from separate AIIR Products source)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Waygate Technologies: Waygate Technologies (a Baker Hughes business) is a major industrial nondestructive testing and inspection equipment vendor with a strong borescope portfolio. It is comparable because it sells inspection tools into the same MRO/lessor customer base Aiir serves, and increasingly bundles software around inspection workflows — making it both a potential channel partner and competitor.
• Olympus Industrial (Evident): Olympus IMS (now Evident) is the leading manufacturer of industrial and aviation borescopes used in engine MRO. It is comparable because it owns the customer relationship at the hardware layer that Aiir's software sits on top of, and has been expanding its digital/IPLEX video borescope software capabilities.
• IBM Maximo Visual Inspection: IBM Maximo Visual Inspection is an enterprise computer-vision AI platform for industrial quality inspection. It is comparable because it sells AI-driven visual defect detection into industrial inspection workflows, competing for the same computer-vision-for-quality-inspection budget as Aiir, albeit with a broader, less aviation-specialized offering.
• Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence: Hexagon's Manufacturing Intelligence division provides industrial metrology, quality inspection, and visual inspection software used in aerospace and other regulated industries. It is comparable because it targets aerospace manufacturers and MROs with computer-vision and quality-inspection tooling that overlaps with Aiir's defect-detection use case.
• Lufthansa Technik: Lufthansa Technik is a leading global aviation MRO provider with growing digital MRO and component-services capabilities (e.g., AVIATAR). It is comparable because it is both a potential Aiir customer and a potential competitor as MROs increasingly internalize digital inspection tooling for their own engine shop networks.
• GE Aerospace: GE Aerospace (formerly GE Aviation) is a major engine OEM with a substantial digital services portfolio tied to its installed engine base. It is comparable because its TrueChoice / digital engine offerings could extend into AI-enabled inspection, posing a long-term OEM-aligned alternative to Aiir's neutral platform.
• Rolls-Royce (R2 Data Labs / IntelligentEngine): Rolls-Royce operates R2 Data Labs and its IntelligentEngine vision that applies AI and data analytics to engine health, maintenance and inspection. It is comparable because it represents the OEM-led AI-for-engine-inspection direction that Aiir's neutral positioning is built to counter.

Direct peers

• Veryon: Veryon (formerly Flightdocs) provides aviation maintenance, diagnostics, and inspection software used by operators, MROs, and lessors. It is comparable because it sells software into the same aviation maintenance workflows as Aiir and overlaps on digital inspection and traceability capabilities.

Regional players

• Ramco Systems: Ramco Systems offers an aviation MRO software suite (including engine MRO) used by airlines, MROs, and lessors, headquartered in India with strong APAC presence. It is comparable because it competes for the same aviation MRO digital budget, with overlap on inspection, reporting, and asset records.

Emerging players

• SparkCognition: SparkCognition is an industrial AI company applying computer vision and predictive analytics to aviation, energy, and manufacturing use cases. It is comparable because it represents another well-funded AI entrant targeting industrial visual inspection and predictive maintenance, with overlapping aviation ambitions.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors7 records

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M&A

Investments

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