Purpose: The paper aims to show strengths, weaknesses and challenges in the application of Blockchain technology for aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO). The analysis is based on a prototype of a permissioned Blockchain for the maintenance documentation of aircraft and their...

We consider the problem of minimizing the number of airplanes needed to fly a fixed daily repeating schedule of flights. We use deficit functions (DF) to decompose an aviation schedule of aircraft flights into aircraft chains (routes) called a chain decomposition. Each chain visits periodically...

In this paper, we provide arrival time prediction combined with a cost index optimization model for short haul flights. Our work is based on flight data of a European network carrier. We focus on predicting the arrival time for incoming flights at two hub locations. Airlines focus on two aspects...

"This book explores aeronautical satellite communications modeling, taking into account various standards, types of communication channels, modulations, types of fading, different architecture of satellite communication channels, traffic types, and the number of aircraft and satellites"--

This article presents a staircase model for the catch-up process in the aircraft industry based on Reverse Product Life Cycle (RPLC). The model is composed of five consecutive phases: (1) maintenance and repair; (2) licensed production; (3) enhancing technological capabilities; (4) independent...

In Iraq, Afghanistan and Yemen, weaponized flying robots project military power. As peace returns, visionaries plan to repatriate this technology for commercial use. They promise us a bright future where robotic aircraft deliver beer and burritos. Why risk a DUI, when you can use your very own...