Technical
Blockchain in aviation
(Aviation Week) Blockchain has the potential to improve the transparency, access and sharing of data in aviation.
Advances in automation
(Aviation Week) Despite huge leaps in airframe, avionic and engine technology, maintenance remains a labour-intensive business.
Rolls Royce and the aftermarket
(Aviation Week) Alex Derber examines how the company has sewn up the repair business for its engines, the solutions it offers, and what the airlines think of its dominance in the aftermarket.
Keeping hackers at bay
(Aviation Week) Cybersecurity threats to aircraft, ground and mobile systems are increasing. OEMs, maintenance companies and airlines need rigorous, multi-layered defences to protect themselves.
Sea Launch
(Flight Global) Three years after Sea Launch spiralled towards bankruptcy following the explosion of its Zenit 3SL rocket, the satellite launch provider is preparing to restart operations.
Eyes on the sky
(Aviation Week) Over the next 18 months UN body the ICAO wants airlines to implement systems that can fix their flights’ positions every 15 minutes.
A quick fix – 3D printing
(Aviation Week) Amid all the excitement about the potential of additive manufacturing (AM) in the aftermarket, its applications are often quite prosaic.
Making the MAX out of a missed opportunity
(Aviation Week) In December the 737 MAX 8 was unveiled to Boeing employees at a quiet ceremony that belied its importance to the US manufacturer, but perhaps befitted an aircraft Boeing was once reluctant to build.