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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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Smart Skies: How IoT is transforming aircraft maintenance and operations

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For instance, Qantas uses the Airplane Health Management (AHM) system to take predictive maintenance actions that enhance efficiency and lower operating costs. GE Aviation’s FlightPulse: Empowering pilots with data GE Aviation has implemented a unique approach to IoT with its FlightPulse app , specifically designed for pilots.

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B-29s to Again Reunite at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025

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PRESS RELEASE The worlds only two flying examples of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress will be back this summer at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025, supporting the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and post-war aviation technology. A restoration group took possession of the airplane from the U.S.

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Impact of automation, AI, and emerging technologies on aviation career

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Another example is the predictive maintenance software Insight Accelerator, part of Boeings Airplane Health Management suite of solutions, which enables airlines to avoid flight delays and cancellations while drastically reducing aircraft time on the ground (AOG) by utilizing real-time maintenance alerts.

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Riyadh Air to work with Boeing on advanced digital solutions for 787 Dreamliners

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Key to the agreement is Airplane Health Management which will provide Riyadh Air with real-time maintenance alerts and predictive analytics, helping to minimize aircraft time on ground and avoid flight disruption. Riyadh Air currently has up to 72 Boeing 787 Dreamliners on order and is preparing for its inaugural flight in 2025.

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Airbus Unveils Bigger Hydrogen Airliner Concept

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Airbus’s sudden postponement of its hydrogen aircraft development program in February set an ominous tone for what has been cited as among the most promising future aviation technologies but that’s all history now. The planemaker announced at its annual forum last week that its plans for its ZEROe concept just got bigger.

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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.

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