He also notes that the actuation system is digital, enabling its maintenance status to be monitored by the aircraft’s onboard diagnostics. Green says the electrical cargo-door actuation design ...

From coffee brewing in the galley to flushing toilets, the aircraft water and waste system is a self-contained hygienic ...

Automated aviation systems will most likely first appear in the cargo sector, beginning with smaller aircraft, since passengers are not on board and operations are lower risk. Manufacturers such ...

Small cargo operations are essential for transporting ... its European bases under the EDSA (European Distribution System ...

Once the system becomes commercially available ... based on the old Boeing 707 — and hopes to start testing on jet cargo aircraft within five to 10 years. According to Rose, remotely controlled ...

And, since most aircraft carbon braking systems were first deployed on civil ... allowing pilots the option to carry more fuel, more cargo, or more people per mission. As an example, on long ...

Airframe repair specialists apply the AeroShark technology to an All Nippon Airways 777 freighter. [Lufthansa Technik/ANA] Freighter airlines are leading the way in fitting aircraft with a new ...

“Cargo is an entryway drug for them,” Tajer ... Much like how actual dragonflies can recognize landmarks while in flight, the aircraft’s systems use artificial intelligence and sensors ...