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Digital twins and digital threads are key elements of any digitalization strategy; everyone is talking about them, but few companies say what exactly they mean by the terms. John O’Connor of Siemens breaks down what they are, how they work, and what makes them so vital for companies in A&D.
State-of-the-art thinking along with mature and reliable technology, the KC-390 is a tactical tanker that offers air forces across the globe, the best of both worlds.
The challenges of a complex discrete manufacturing operation like Virgin Orbit's are significant. Learn how the team deployed iBASEt's Process Planning, Shop Floor Execution, and Shop Floor Quality system in four months.
There have been 152 accidents involving fixed-wing commercial aircraft worldwide between 2012 and 2021. This is more than a 50% drop compared to the 384 crashes between 2002 and 2011.
Using the industrial Internet of Things (IoT), manufacturers can connect the physical world with the digital and take complete control over systems as never before.
With its Claire technology agenda, MTU Aero Engines elaborates potential solutions to vastly reduce the climate impact and fuel consumption of aircraft engines.
The needs of large airline (>300 tails) MRO systems is quite different from small and regional operators. First, large airlines tend to have many acquisitions that must be brought into the fold without disrupting MRO integrity. This means maintaining security and functional continuity while supporting multiple operating certificates.
Amid a crescent demand for cargo aircraft, a significant number of the fleet is in the retirement window, enlarging the gap of available models among narrowbodies and crossover bodies, opening space for the new Embraer E-Jets Freighters conversion.
Intelsat and Air France-KLM partnered in 2016 to equip aircraft with 2Ku connectivity and IFE, and it continues today with a growing number of aircraft being equipped with Intelsat technology.