Features - Aerospace Innovations https://aerospace-innovations.com News, Views and Analysis of the Commercial and Defence Sectors Tue, 19 Nov 2024 12:28:27 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7 https://i0.wp.com/aerospace-innovations.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Aero-Innov-logo-v3-icon-125.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Features - Aerospace Innovations https://aerospace-innovations.com 32 32 231660826 Secure Data Loading Systems https://aerospace-innovations.com/secure-data-loading-systems/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=secure-data-loading-systems Tue, 19 Nov 2024 12:27:15 +0000 https://aerospace-innovations.com/?p=2238 Ensuring that aircraft are kept up to date with the correct and latest software and data in a secure manner

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]]> Ensuring that aircraft are kept up to date with the correct and latest software and data in a secure manner Over the past decades aircraft have become more complex with advanced automation and avionics, and the need to keep their systems up to date with the latest software and data has grown. Avionics data loading systems—the primary method used to upload field-loadable software and data to…

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]]> 2238 Making DO with Safety Standards https://aerospace-innovations.com/making-do-with-safety-standards/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=making-do-with-safety-standards Thu, 14 Nov 2024 09:25:45 +0000 https://aerospace-innovations.com/?p=2158 In the first of a two-part article, we look at the evolution of DO-178C and its influence on safety critical

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]]> In the first of a two-part article, we look at the evolution of DO-178C and its influence on safety critical software In 2023, Patrica Lustiq and Gill Ringland proposed the concept of Fractured Backbones. A backbone is an agreed set of rules which are shared and support the way that things work. In today’s modern world, software is the digital backbone responsible for enabling a milieu…

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]]> 2158 Advances in Flight Simulation https://aerospace-innovations.com/advances-in-flight-simulation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=advances-in-flight-simulation Fri, 08 Nov 2024 09:20:54 +0000 https://aerospace-innovations.com/?p=2151 AXIS Flight Simulation, CAE, Collins Aerospace, and Indra Keep Pushing the Envelope During World War Two, countless allied pilots learned

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]]> AXIS Flight Simulation, CAE, Collins Aerospace, and Indra Keep Pushing the Envelope During World War Two, countless allied pilots learned the basics of flight inside Link Trainers. Built to resemble a stubby-winged aircraft with realistic interactive instruments and flight motion inside, the Link trainer was state-of-the-art for its day. “Inside the ‘cockpit,’ the student relied on his…

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]]> 2151 Ensuring Robust, Resilience Cybersecurity for Civil Aircraft https://aerospace-innovations.com/ensuring-robust-resilience-cybersecurity-for-civil-aircraft/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ensuring-robust-resilience-cybersecurity-for-civil-aircraft Tue, 29 Oct 2024 21:18:32 +0000 https://aerospace-innovations.com/?p=2063 By James Careless Cyber-attacks against all aspects of civil aviation are on the rise, necessitating the implementation of robust, resilient

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]]> By James Careless Cyber-attacks against all aspects of civil aviation are on the rise, necessitating the implementation of robust, resilient cybersecurity measures in this vital industry. There’s no time to lose. “Cyber-attacks in general are escalating each year,” said Vance Hilderman, CTO of AFuzion, which describes itself as being the world’s largest aviation certification services…

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]]> 2063 Putting Data to the Test https://aerospace-innovations.com/putting-data-to-the-test/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=putting-data-to-the-test Thu, 24 Oct 2024 14:18:30 +0000 https://aerospace-innovations.com/?p=2035 Air Data Testing Systems are a crucial piece of aviation test equipment for use in testing and verifying aircraft flight

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]]> Air Data Testing Systems are a crucial piece of aviation test equipment for use in testing and verifying aircraft flight instruments whilst the aircraft is firmly on the ground. Aviation is a very precision and safety-conscious focussed industry that has become increasingly dependent upon accurate and real-time data for safe and efficient operations of flight. Today’s modern aircraft…

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]]> 2035 Keeping the Fleet Flying https://aerospace-innovations.com/keeping-the-fleet-flying/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=keeping-the-fleet-flying Wed, 23 Oct 2024 17:57:19 +0000 https://aerospace-innovations.com/?p=2029 How airlines are reaping the benefits of predictive maintenance Airbus estimates that the market for aircraft aftermarket services will be $290 billion

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]]> How airlines are reaping the benefits of predictive maintenance Airbus estimates that the market for aircraft aftermarket services will be $290 billion globally in 2043, up from $150 billion in 2024. Behind this staggering growth lies a forecasted annual passenger increase of 3.8%, and a growing fleet gradually switching to new-generation aircraft. Already in 2024, that $150 billion…

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]]> 2029 Analysing/Comparing Data from Different MRO IT Systems and Sources https://aerospace-innovations.com/analysing-comparing-data-from-different-mro-it-systems-and-sources/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=analysing-comparing-data-from-different-mro-it-systems-and-sources Thu, 17 Oct 2024 09:38:00 +0000 https://aerospace-innovations.com/?p=2002 Data is at the heart of modern aircraft maintenance. “You need it for compliance reasons, for documentation, and to unlock

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]]> Data is at the heart of modern aircraft maintenance. “You need it for compliance reasons, for documentation, and to unlock insights so that you can make the best decisions possible for your organisation,” said Robert Mather, Vice President of Aerospace and Defense Industries at IFS, a maker of enterprise software. In a perfect world, this data would be available in a consistent form from all…

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]]> 2002 25-Hour CVR Mandate is a Huge Step Forward in Flight Safety https://aerospace-innovations.com/25-hour-cvr-mandate-is-a-huge-step-forward-in-flight-safety/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=25-hour-cvr-mandate-is-a-huge-step-forward-in-flight-safety Thu, 10 Oct 2024 19:42:21 +0000 https://aerospace-innovations.com/?p=1948 Cockpit voice recorders (CVRs) improve aviation safety by continuously recording cockpit conversations and sounds. These recordings provide critical information used

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]]> Cockpit voice recorders (CVRs) improve aviation safety by continuously recording cockpit conversations and sounds. These recordings provide critical information used by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and other agencies in accident and incident investigations. By understanding what went on in the cockpit during and before an incident, investigators often can identify issues…

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]]> 1948 Inertial Reference Systems and GPS Spoofing: Honeywell Sets the Record Straight https://aerospace-innovations.com/inertial-reference-systems-and-gps-spoofing-honeywell-sets-the-record-straight/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=inertial-reference-systems-and-gps-spoofing-honeywell-sets-the-record-straight Sat, 05 Oct 2024 18:42:48 +0000 https://aerospace-innovations.com/?p=1918 Spoofing has become a serious concern recently for flight crews operating in the Middle East. In more than 50 cases

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]]> Spoofing has become a serious concern recently for flight crews operating in the Middle East. In more than 50 cases since August, spoofers have maliciously broadcast fake GPS signals causing airliners and business jets to drift off course. One of the affected aircraft came perilously close to entering Iranian airspace without permission. Multiple cockpit alerts warn pilots of GPS position…

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]]> 1918 Airbus and SESAR partners are taking Wake Energy Retrieval to the Next Level https://aerospace-innovations.com/airbus-and-sesar-partners-are-taking-wake-energy-retrieval-to-the-next-level/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=airbus-and-sesar-partners-are-taking-wake-energy-retrieval-to-the-next-level Mon, 30 Sep 2024 10:35:25 +0000 https://aerospace-innovations.com/?p=1880 Following Airbus’ success with its recent “fello’fly” wake energy assisted A350 flight demonstrations, the EU’s GEESE project within SESAR, led

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]]> Following Airbus’ success with its recent “fello’fly” wake energy assisted A350 flight demonstrations, the EU’s GEESE project within SESAR, led by Airbus, is now taking the concept big steps forward. By further developing the science, technology and processes, together with our industry partners, we could one day see airliners riding the buoyant wakes of others, reducing fuel and associated…

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