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Sydney-based 1Ansah is using natural language processing and machine learning to take advantage of a huge database for information and training while working on Airbus Helicopters.

Optomec is steadily improving the performance and cost of a 3D printing technique well-suited to repairing metal parts on aircraft.

Fused Deposition Modeling allows designers to create part geometries that would simply be impossible to make with traditional manufacturing techniques.

On October 6, GE Aviation opened their digital collaboration center in Austin, Texas with launch customer Qantas Airways.

The TRUEngine program helps identify engines that contain all OEM parts and repairs and that have been maintained to OEM recommendations.

Aviation and cybersecurity go hand in hand. Computer systems are the driving force behind the aviation industry, and ensuring the right security measures are in place is paramount to operational wellbeing.

Early aviation hydraulic systems were used to apply brake pressure. These systems used a vegetable oil-based hydraulic fluid. As aircraft design

Eastman Aviation Solutions participated in a case study with Juneyao Airlines of Shanghai to test the benefits of oil performance in reducing engine coking.

Like next-generation engines, the chemistry of oils used in them is changing to keep pace with more demanding operational environments.

Defense budgets have never been more closely scrutinized and operational tasking so varied.

A number of new technologies are poised to change the game in aviation maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO). These technologies include highly visible innovations such as

The aviation world is changing from top to bottom; those who don’t keep up are aced out. If you don’t have the right equipment, permits, and know how, you may not be allowed to complete your Point A to Point B objectives.

AeroVironment developed its Blackwing small unmanned aircraft system to provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance for submerged submarines. Now the company has demonstrated how its UAS can act as a digital communications relay, enabling the sub to control a swarm of unmanned underwater vehicles.

Transmitting, collecting and processing data as efficiently as possible is critical to leveraging Big Data in aviation.

“Engineers use these applications in their everyday lives, so it makes sense to exploit them in the work environment.”

Repairs to large titanium parts expected to drive demand for additive systems.

Economic appeal of lighter aircraft such as the Boeing 787 and Airbus A350 expands the demand for structural core materials.

Reduced cost lifecycle management options to assist owners and operators – whatever the ownership horizon or stage in the engine’s life

Take a time-lapse look at the combustor repair process.

The Air Force Research Laboratory has released a new video explaining the technology behind Auto-GCAS, and detailed multiple saves by the system.

Look around the boarding gate at any airport. Judging by the number of earbuds, charging ports and mobile devices in use, there is no denying that today’s travelers are multitaskers. In fact, today nearly 90 percent of all passengers travel with at least one personal electronic device (PED), and the number of passengers carrying multiple Internet-enabled PEDs for talk, text, streaming video and listening to music – often at the same time – continues to surge.

Led by UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Hervé Ladsous, a new trend has introduced multiple types of drones deployed with the UN stabilization mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Mali.

Pulse’s rugged design makes it easy to install in most locations on any aircraft, and it is formulated for high reliability and maintainability.

PTC continues to be a leading provider of product lifecycle management and is adding technician training to its wheelhouse.

The consultancy MarketsandMarkets predicts that demand for aerospace interior core materials—honeycomb, foam and balsa—will grow at more than 9% annually to $220 million by 2021.