Additive manufacturing is one of the key elements of the Industry 4.0 technology and process toolbox, and as it evolves beyond custom 3D printing to become a major part of the aviation industrial process, we sat down with industry experts at Airbus and Honeywell for the latest of our ab…
Business aviation’s supply chain has been creaking noticeably since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but is the tension now loosening up? Views in Geneva at the annual trade show EBACE differed. Jetnet’s iQ survey [PDF] released just in time for EBACE highlights that airframers are “dependent as always on…
Airlines depend on the aviation supply chain to ensure their aircraft are on the ground for as short a time as possible, but the parts supply chain has been under stress recently. Bernie Baldwin reports on the ways in which obstacles are being overcome. AOG. The aviation industry is awash…
Structural weight reduction within the cabin, and particularly within expensive and heavy business class seats that can make up as much as half of an airline’s profit margin for a longhaul flight, is a crucial element of aviation’s efforts to reduce its climate impact. Collins Aerospace’s STARLight, a new robotic…
With so many aircraft on order, large numbers of maintenance personnel will be required to keep them airworthy. To deliver those numbers at a time when there is increased digitalisation on aircraft, training must become more efficient, as Bernie Baldwin reports. After huge disruption to aircraft orders and deliveries during…
With ground operations still reeling from the ongoing staffing crisis, substantial effort is being made to digitalise and improve the efficiency of this vital part of the aviation picture. To understand more of the challenges facing the industry in 2024 on a strategic level, we sat down with trade associations,…
As part of our forward look into the megatrends affecting the aviation industry in 2024, we’re turning our focus to maintenance, repair and overhaul. For a strategic overview, we sat down with senior leaders at the Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA), an MRO trade body, and the Independent Aircraft Modifier…
Our ‘Value in Action’ series shares case studies that demonstrate the real value of our partners’ digital solutions in aviation. Read on to find out how aviation software house QOCO Systems delivers engine value and additional lifetime for a new fleet of long haul aircraft at Condor, through data. For…
With growing pressure from a variety of drivers on MRO staff resources and expertise, and in the context of growing digitalisation of MRO processes, drone-based hangar inspections are arriving into workshops as a technological solution to a tricky problem. To learn more about how drone inspections work, how the technology…
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