Cybersecurity Challenges in Aviation

whitePaper | March 2, 2022

Managing the technical availability of the aircraft is key in accomplishing your mission, whichever is your stakeholder status vis-à-vis the aircraft asset: Airline Operator, Aircraft OEM, Aircraft MRO or Aircraft Owner/Lessor.

whitePaper | January 31, 2022

What makes business aviation support so challenging is the need to continually stay on top of incoming data. Good decisions, smart planning and safe flying all depend on the continuous flow of accurate, real-time information from many different sources.

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.

whitePaper | June 16, 2022

In this paper we show that there are some important and urgent challenges to decarbonizing aviation.

whitePaper | April 28, 2023

One of the primary environmental issues that significantly influences the capacity and flexibility of the national aviation system is aircraft1 and vehicle2 noise (collectively, “aircraft noise”). 3 The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) maintains a robust program of activities related to aviation noise. The FAA’s approach is multi-pronged, including research and development, regulatory control, and public and stakeholder outreach programs relating to the public’s experience of aviation noise.4 The FAA strives to reduce noise in ways within its purview, but its ability to control the change in aircraft noise exposure is limited.

whitePaper | November 18, 2022

For over a century, aeronautics research and development (R&D) has been a vital part of the foundation of U.S. economic prosperity and is a critical asset for maintaining our national security and defense. The aviation industry could not be more important to our nation’s economic engine and our interconnectedness to the world. Aeronautics-related R&D is the foundation upon which this healthy industry has been built.