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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. This innovative approach employs continuous health monitoring to track engine parameters in real time, allowing for the early detection of anomalies and the use of predictive maintenance.

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JetZero receives Delta Air Lines backing to develop blended-wing-body airlinerĀ 

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This innovative design approach replaces the traditional tube-shaped fuselage with protruding wings with an airframe structure in which the wings and fuselage are seamlessly merged in one piece, with the engines located on top.

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The controversial push for AI single-pilot ops: Airbus vs. Pilot associations

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Collectively, these initiatives showcase Airbus’s commitment to pushing the boundaries of aviation technology, with the ultimate goal of improving safety and efficiency, as well as potentially paving the way for reduced crew operations in the future.

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Blockchain takes flight: Transforming aviation with cutting-edge technology

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This comprehensive approach promises to improve management and verification processes for aircraft component certifications. Furthermore, VIRTUA explored how blockchain could enhance lifecycle management of certificates issued by production organizations and modified by design or maintenance entities.

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ATR receives EASA certification for Starlink use on ATR72 regional aircraft

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Were honored to be the providers of such a revolutionary technology onboard ATR aircraft, sharing our expertise and solution-led approach to open up new opportunities for ATR, its customers, and their passengers, commented Eric Sperazza, Chief Executive Officer at PMV Engineering.

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Lilium considers setting up eVTOL production plant in France

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The region already includes industrial sites of aerospace giants such as Airbus, Safran, Dassault Aviation, and Thales. The Munich-based startup was founded in 2015 and is now approaching the last critical stages before launching its electrically powered vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.

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Tropic Island Airways signs LOI with Tidal Flight for Polaris hybrid seaplanes

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Tidals quiet, comfortable, hybrid-electric aircraft helps us deliver on our sustainability goals while offering a superior product to our customers without compromising on range, payload, or cruise speed, said Ceravolo about Tidals approach.

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