Look around the boarding gate at any airport. Judging by the number of earbuds, charging ports and mobile devices in use, there is no denying that today’s travelers are multitaskers. In fact, today nearly 90 percent of all passengers travel with at least one personal electronic device (PED), and the number of passengers carrying multiple Internet-enabled PEDs for talk, text, streaming video and listening to music – often at the same time – continues to surge.
Led by UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Hervé Ladsous, a new trend has introduced multiple types of drones deployed with the UN stabilization mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Mali.
The consultancy MarketsandMarkets predicts that demand for aerospace interior core materials—honeycomb, foam and balsa—will grow at more than 9% annually to $220 million by 2021.
Spirit AeroSystems is installing one of the world’s largest autoclaves at its Wichita, Kansas facility to support increasing composite production and boost its total composite capacity. The new equipment is 30 ft. in diameter and 120 ft. long. It has an internal volume of more than 78,000 ft. 3 and is just one of Spirit’s 40 autoclaves.
In the simplest terms, airlines need to maximize the value of their aircraft by increasing profits from time in the air while decreasing the costs and time on the ground. Efficient aircraft ground operations are fundamental to meeting customer service expectations
Like never before, airlines must ensure their fleet planning processes are strategically managed. With the introduction of new technology aircraft, the airline industry is poised on the brink of unprecedented change
Airport managers increasingly face operational challenges from steady passenger growth, terminal congestion, rising costs, and difficulty in funding infrastructure. These factors are a simple recipe for deficient facilities, poor service, and unhappy passengers.
Motivated manufactures working to solve this challenge that impact affordability can find recommendations for how an effective IP management system can avoid non-compliance and security compromises and best practices for integration.
This booklet examines the components of NextGen, why Performance-Based Navigation (PBN) functions are important for current and future operations, and how NextGen affects you as an aircraft owner/operator.
Aviation Week’s Pentagon Editor Lara Seligman joined the U.S. Navy aboard the USS George Washington Aug. 16 just off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia, for the final phase of developmental testing of the F-35C carrier variant.
Providing integrated support packages is a significant challenge for suppliers of air, land, and naval equipment, who are increasingly operating under PBL contracts.
The European Commission (EC) is expected to demand that several airlines operating to the Italian island of Sardinia pay back what have been deemed unfair subsidies.
SAP can connect the purchasing and processing departments of 3-D buyers and sellers, as well as helping to define the products needed, eliminating the need for costly manual processes.
