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Smart Skies: How IoT is transforming aircraft maintenance and operations

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Boeing’s approach emphasizes component health monitoring, using onboard sensors to continuously track critical components. For instance, Qantas uses the Airplane Health Management (AHM) system to take predictive maintenance actions that enhance efficiency and lower operating costs.

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Examining over 100 years of flight automation and the history of the autopilot

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Nowadays, modern aircraft are equipped with systems that can not only fly the aircraft but can also perform fully automated take-offs and landings and can even provide protection systems in the event of unusual flight situations that threaten the safety of the airplane and its occupants.

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Natilus CEO shares details of strategic deal with logistics giant Kuehne-Nagel

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RELATED Nolinor to order Natilus blended-wing-body aircraft for Far North cargo ops Matyushev also commented on this trend, noting that it was beneficial for startups like Natilus that this design approach was gaining mainstream acceptance. It normalizes this technology, Matyushev said, referring to the latest string of deals in this space.

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How Tech Made the Rotax a Monster

Plane and Pilot

Any airplane developed since the early 1950s needing around 160 hp was probably penned with this engine in mindor its slightly larger but fundamentally similar O-360. Specifically, Rotaxs approach to putting 160 hp to the prop flange is fundamentally different from Lycomings. And what Rotax doesnt want to buy, it can create in house.

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Is Flying in a Plane Safer Than Driving?

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This focus on excellence ensures our pilots contribute to aviations unparalleled safety record. Advanced Technology and Maintenance Modern aviation technology plays a pivotal role in making flying safer than driving. This proactive approach ensures that every aircraft operates at peak performance.

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Training and Safety Tip: Read before flight

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Latest News Magazines Videos Podcasts Webinars Media Room Contact Us Newsletters Training & Safety Training & Safety Embark on a journey of continuous learning: from prepping for checkrides, perfecting instrument approaches, to proficiency flights. Enhance your aviation skills here! Enhance your aviation skills here!

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Heart Aerospace unveils Heart X1 full-scale hybrid-electric demonstrator

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Heart Aerospace has revealed its first full-scale demonstrator aircraft for the ES-30, a regional hybrid-electric airplane. The demonstrator, named Heart Experimental 1 (Heart X1), is a 30-seat airplane with a 32-meter wingspan built at Heart’s facilities in Gothenburg.