Custom Client Portal Development for Aviation Company

General Aviation Modification Inc.

Overview

Companies like Shopify, WooCommerce, and Squarespace have made it easy and cost-effective for even the smallest of organizations to have their own client portal for sign up and checkout. But when you’re an aviation manufacturer operating in a highly regulated industry, there aren’t any ecommerce options that fit. Our prior experience developing custom client portals to fit our clients’ needs, as well as the numerous successful projects we’ve launched with other highly regulated industries similar to the FAA, made Atlantic BT the perfect partner for General Aviation Modification, Inc. (GAMI).

Project Type

eCommerce, Cloud hosting

Technology

AWS

Industry

B2B

Our Process

Company Overview

General Aviation Modification, Inc. is an aviation fuel injector manufacturer and service provider. Since 1993 GAMI developed and certified specifications for precision fuel injectors for over 300 different engine models. With GAMIjectors, pilots and mechanics of internal combustion engines saw their cylinders return to optimal performance.

The Ask

Throughout most of the US, leaded gas has become a thing of the past. Except in the aviation industry. Until now that is, thanks to GAMI. They developed the first ever high-octane unleaded AvGas approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)! For pilots to use GAMI’s unleaded AvGas, the FAA requires them to display fuel permission placards and maintain STC documentation. GAMI wanted the process for obtaining this regulatory documentation to be as easy as possible for their customers. Current market ecommerce solutions would not work for GAMI’s product. They needed a custom client portal for pilots to register, purchase and collect the required documentation.

Our Custom Client Portal Process

Discovery

Through stakeholder interviews, we began by identifying the application requirements and regulatory constraints. We created user workflows to visualize each step of the user journey from sign up to checkout for the custom client portal.

Development

We integrated Laravel APIs that were developed on AWS Lambda for serverless computing. To accomplish digital generation of the STC documents, we installed PDFTK and saved the files on AWS S3 for a simple and cost-effective transmittal.

Design

We created a concept board which translated to the fully mocked up eCommerce application portal. We then designed a clickable prototype and conducted Usability Testing to determine any potential frustrations and problems with the application prior to development. We used NextJS and Material UI for faster development and consistency in design.

Delight

GAMI was already an innovation trailblazer, having developed the first ever FAA approved fuel injectors for over 300 models of aircraft piston engines. What they gained through a partnership with Atlantic BT was an innovative solution to execute their vision. GAMI now has a custom client portal where customers can navigate through the G100UL application process quickly and easily from anywhere in the world.