Air Transport

Thrust through trust

December 15, 2022

Thrust through trust
The COVID-19 outbreak in 2020 was the most significant disruption ever encountered by the aerospace industry. Nations locked down, flights were cancelled and aircraft were parked and stored. The exceptional scope and speed of the pandemic affected each industry segment: airline, MRO, OEM, vendor and lessor.

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SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL

whitePaper | October 21, 2022

Gevo’s Alcohol-to-Jet Pathways Are Proven to Deliver Bio-Based, Drop-In Replacements as Low-Carbon Options for Travelers.

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Breaking Barriers for Women in Aviation

whitePaper | June 7, 2022

Attracting, retaining, and advancing women in aviation is critical to the U.S. aviation industry’s safety, sustainability, proftability, and ability to innovate.

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Connecting the Skies

whitePaper | November 8, 2019

The use cases for Inflight Connectivity are manifold. Market research suggests that 90% of passengers would like to connect, but less than 10% do so, as fees are high, and performance is poor. In the cabin, online credit card verification would eliminate fraud, and qualified medical assistance from the ground would avoid unnecessary diversions. Flight crews could optimize their flight path based on real time weather updates. Aircraft systems could report the need for maintenance and trigger ground crews accordingly, so that ground times can be minimized, and resources be used most efficiently. The ever-increasing demand for Inflight Connectivity is driven by several factors: the continued growth of airline passenger traffic, which is expected to double by 2035; 5-10 times higher passenger take rates of cabin Wi-Fi services than today; the amount of data generated by modern aircraft systems, which has already surpassed 1 Terabyte per flight just for the engines; other aerial vehicles that require connectivity for mission accomplishment, for example, police and rescue helicopters; and finally manned and unmanned drones (eVTOLs), which are expected to proliferate in the next decade.

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Multimodal Hydrogen Airport Hub

whitePaper | March 29, 2023

This whitepaper, “Multimodal Hydrogen Airport Hub,” is a direct output of the H2-Aero Team, kicked off at the first H2-Aero Symposium & Workshop. It was originally published in December 2022 and updated in March 2023.

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2022-23 Policy Priorities

whitePaper | December 2, 2022

Aviation is very different from other sectors in the economy, and it has been uniquely and severely impacted by both international and domestic border closures and restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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A New HP-RTM Material Technology for Aerospace Composite Parts: Will it Fly?

whitePaper | January 30, 2023

Used widely across applications within industries such as aerospace, automotive and alternative energy, carbonfiber reinforced polymer composites offer excellent mechanical properties, especially strength-to-weight and stiffness-to-weight ratios. While light-weighting is a notable advantage of composite parts, the production costs have historically been higher per kilogram than components designed using metals/alloys.

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Civil Air Patrol

For patriots ages 12 and up, Civil Air Patrol is a vital force that protects Americans in need by responding to emergencies, preserves the values that make our country great by developing young leaders, and ensures our country’s preeminence by dedicating ourselves to teaching future generations.

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