Turning Hail Damage into Confident Return to Service
After Calgary’s historic hailstorm, Rapid3D used Creaform Integrity Suite’s Aircraft module to triage damage fast. WestJet assessed 10% of its fleet to Boeing standards, producing regulator ready reports and accelerating return to service decisions.

Results That Speak Volumes
The Calgary hailstorm may have been a rare event, but the response set a powerful precedent. As extreme weather becomes more common, aviation maintenance and inspection teams need tools that are both portable, accurate and capable of meeting OEM standards at scale.

With HandySCAN BLACK+^TM|Elite and Creaform Integrity Suite’s Aircraft, Rapid3D delivered validated, regulator-compliant reports in a fraction of the usual time, under rugged constraints. While WestJet and YYC are still reeling from the aftermath of the hailstorm a year after the event, 18 aircraft have been repaired and returned to service, and construction is currently underway in the airport’s Concourse B.