Yes, YOU will be Hacked
If your firm is somewhere in the aerospace supply chain, a computer hack is coming. It looks like there a pattern is forming. First, a group of Chinese hackers stole a huge trove of US data from the US Office of…
Category Aircraft
Unfiltered Air – A Documentary on Aerotoxic Syndrome
At high altitudes where commercial jetliners operate, bleed air is used to supply crew and passengers with fresh air at the right temperature. This bleed air is taken from the engine and mixed with recirculated cabin air. The bleed air…
2015 Capitol Conference on Commercial Aviation Cyber Security
Our society depends on cyber security; the issue is at the very heart of our daily lives. How will we react when threats lead to interference with aircraft, airports or ATC? How can we be prepared to thwart such an…
Rogue Truckers Negatively Impact Aviation
Who would think that truck drivers could impact aviation? But an alarming trend is becoming a problem. Some truck drivers don’t want to be tracked via GPS, and purchase black market GPS-blockers to ensure their employers can’t find out where…
EMBRAER’s NEW METRICS
Recently Embraer announced a set of Economic Metrics based on the concept of return on investment capital that illustrates how “right sizing” aircraft in the 70-110 seat segment can make sense for airlines. In the paragraphs that follow, we will…
Potential future commercial aircraft OEMs?
We have written about the big and small duopolies in commercial aircraft. But it is too simple to think that this four-player OEM world will remain stable and dominating the space forever. Obvious new entrants are firms that are new…