ConnectivitySpirit Airlines CIO Eyes Use of In-Flight Connectivity to Transmit Flight Operational Data LAS VEGAS — Two months after switching its new in-flight internet service on for the first time, Spirit Airlines Chief Information Officer (CIO) Rocky Wiggins provided more insight into how the low-cost…
ConnectivityPODCAST: Viva Aerobus VP of Safety and Security Talks Connected Aircraft Data Analysis On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, we feature an airline case study that was one of the sessions on our Connected Aviation Intelligence two-day live program this week. If you…
ConnectivityPODCAST: Oxford Researcher Talks Satellite Eavesdropping on Aircraft Connectivity On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, James Pavur, an Oxford cybersecurity researcher and Ph.D. student provides insights into his experience performing satellite eavesdropping on aircraft in-flight Internet data. Pavur was…
ATM ModernizationAnalysis of ADS-B Data May Help Aviation Recover from COVID-19 Shock The analysis of space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) data on flights before and during the COVID-19 shock may help aviation recover economically, according to Aireon CEO Don Thoma. The real-time and historical…
ConnectivityCan Blockchain Enhance Aviation Data Security? Editorial Note: This is a section from an article featured in the latest issue of Avionics International. You can subscribe for free and read the full version by clicking here. Blockchain…
Business & GANBAA 2019: Linking Useful Aircraft Data a Priority, Honeywell Says LAS VEGAS – Tying together useful aircraft data across flyer experience, operations, and maintenance is a priority for Honeywell, according to the company, as the aviation industry braces for the urban air…
CommercialAirbus and Dassault Systèmes Sign Five-Year Pact to Change Airbus Manufacturing Airbus has signed a five-year memorandum of agreement with Dassault Systèmes (3DS) to overhaul the engineering and manufacture of Airbus aircraft across the entire company, civil and military. Under the agreement, Airbus…
MilitaryUTC Acquires Predictive Analytics Provider Predikto United Technologies Corp. (UTC) has acquired Atlanta-based provider of predictive analytics software Predikto for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition continues UTC’s effort to improve its ability to determine operational life cycles and…
CommercialMeet Allegiant's First Flight Operations Performance Engineer Sai Ravuru was first inspired to pursue a career in aviation by the film Star Wars, when he watched the spaceships take off and land automatically. He is the first ever flight…
UnmannedIs this Electric VTOL Drone the Future of Aerial Infrastructure Inspection? An electrically powered vertical takeoff and landing (EVTOL) drone is on the verge of disrupting traditional methods of collecting surveillance data about critical infrastructure. Ontario, Canada startup SkyX uses its EVTOL SkyOne…