#GCASPODCAST Ep. 48: Viva Aerobus VP of Safety and Security Talks Connected Aircraft Data Analysis
On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, we feature an airline case study that was one of the sessions on our Connected Aviation Intelligence two-day live program this week. If you missed Connected Aviation Intelligence, register to watch it on demand for free here.
Daniel Barcenas, vice president, safety, security, and quality assurance for low-cost Mexican airline Viva Aerobus, discusses the software and connectivity upgrades they have invested in to improve the way they download and analyze aircraft data on a per-flight basis. Barcenas also gives some perspective on the importance of using connectivity to monitor the health of their fleet as they have returned to 100 percent of their pre-COVID-19 flight operations schedule.
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#GCASPODCAST Ep. 47: University of Zurich Researchers Talk Review of Air Travel Industry’s Air Travel Industry’s COVID-19 Prevention Methods
On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, Michel Bielecki, a doctor at the University of ZĂĽrich Centre for Travel Medicine, WHO Collaborating Centre for Travellers’ Health, Epidemiology Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, and Patrica Schlagenhauf, also a professor at the University of Zurich discuss their recent narrative review of the air travel industry’s efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19 on airplanes and at airports.
Their review, entitled, “Air travel and COVID-19 prevention in the pandemic and peri-pandemic period: A narrative review,” was recently published in the Journal of Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, and aims to assess the “status quo” of air travel measures in the context of COVID-19 as of October 2020 and to examine their scientific basis if appropriate.
Check out their full article here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1477893920304117
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#GCASPODCAST Ep. 46: Deutsche Telekom VP of IFC and Services Talks Connecting Mobile Devices In-flight
On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, David Fox, vice president of in-flight and connectivity services for Deutsche Telekom joins to discuss how his company has been expanding its presence in supporting cabin internet and mobile network access in-flight across Europe and other regions of the global commercial airline market.
With David, we discussed how Deutsche Telekom is expanding its presence in providing in-flight connectivity and services for airlines, and David provides some perspective on how they’re trying to make the process for airline passenger journeys transitioning from one airport, to the aircraft and then on to the destination airport and the way that passengers stay connected in each of those phases.
We also ask David how Deutsche and others are trying to make that process more seamless, as well as some other in-flight connectivity related topics they’re working on.
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#GCASPODCAST Ep. 45: Seamless Air Alliance CEO Talks OpenIFC Release 2
On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, Jack Mandala, CEO of Seamless Air Alliance (SAA), joins to discuss the organization’s latest in-flight connectivity standard, “OpenIFC” Release 2.0.
Seamless Air Alliance was established in 2018 by Airbus, Air France KLM, Delta, Sprint and an industry coalition of operators and technology providers collaborating with the goal of driving down the price and increasing the availability of in-flight connectivity (IFC) service, technology, and upgrades. Following the publishing of their first IFC standard earlier this year, the organization recently announced the completion of Seamless Release 2.0.
This latest Release “defines the information provided by each network component, enabling suppliers to design and build OpenIFC products using the modular architecture and open interfaces from its first release,” according to SAA.
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#GCASPODCAST Ep. 44: Oxford Researcher Talks Satellite Eavesdropping on Aircraft Connectivity
On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, James Pavur, an Oxford cybersecurity researcher and Ph.D. student provides insights into his experience performing satellite eavesdropping on aircraft in-flight Internet data.
Pavur was part of a team of European experts that used home television equipment and specialized software to enable satellite eavesdropping on in-flight passenger Internet data, as Pavur demonstrated during a live presentation at Black Hat 2020. The team’s setup included a Selfsat satellite dish with a TBS-6983/6903 PCIe card/Digital Video Broadcast-Satellite tuner computer card.
Using the dish and tuner in combination with a program called EBS Pro that enables personal computer users to find and view satellite television feeds, Pavur’s team was able to analyze 4 terabytes of data on signals from 18 satellites in geostationary orbit.
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#GCASPODCAST Ep. 43: NSR’s Brady Grady Talks IFC Business Models, COVID-19 and More
On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, Brad Grady, principal analyst for Northern Sky Research (NSR), gives some updates and insight on how COVID-19 is continuing to impact in-flight connectivity, antenna technology, the concept of free in-flight Internet, and more.
Grady has given presentations at the Global Connected Aircraft Summit in recent years and leads a group of NSR Analysts focused on Aeronautical and Land-Mobile opportunities, and authors NSR’s Maritime [satellite communications] SATCOM Markets, Energy SATCOM Markets, and Government and Military satellite technologies, according to his profile.
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#GCASPODCAST Ep. 41: Aeromexico’s Daniel Iriarte Talks Staying Connected Amid COVID-19
On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, we feature an interactive roundtable session from the second installment of the Global Connected Aircraft Summit’s 2020 “Cabin Chats” series that occurred Sept. 22-24.
Daniel Iriarte, a member of the Onboard Product-WiFi/IFE team at Aeromexico, joined a panel discussion moderated by Mark Holmes, editorial director for Via Satellite, and other guests including Intelsat Principal Product Marketing Manager for Aero, Khali Heath, and Director of Aero Products, Mark Richman. Iriarte took questions from all three panelists and the audience, while also engaging in a unique discussion with one of the three companies that provides in-flight Internet service across their aircraft.
The discussion provides some unique insight into how Intelsat will move forward with its plans to close an acquisition of Gogo’s commercial aviation IFC business, while Iriarte also provides some perspective on why his airline is keeping the Wi-Fi service active across its entire fleet despite the economic impact of COVID-19 forcing a major internal restructuring.
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#GCASPODCAST Ep. 42: Gulfstream Director of Flight Innovation Talks New Avionics and Connectivity
On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, Bethany Davis, director of flight innovation and advanced flight deck for Gulfstream Aerospace discusses some of the new technologies featured on their newest G700 long-range business jet, in-flight connectivity and future avionics technologies.
Gulfstream first unveiled the G700 in 2019 and expects to make its first customer deliveries in 2022.
Davis has previously spoken at the live version of the Global Connected Aircraft Summit in 2017, and is one of the industry’s leading experts on advancements for cockpit avionics, connectivity and improvements in flight operational technology. She provides some insight on how Gulfstream is expanding the scope for business jet connectivity and innovation.
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#GCASPODCAST Ep. 40: Valour’s Daniel Welch Talks Global Airline In-flight Connectivity Updates
On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, Daniel Welch, a senior consultant with Valour Consultancy, discusses all of latest updates around in-flight connectivity equipage updates, aircraft groundings and future prospects for commercial airlines around the world.
Valour Consultancy recently published an update to its connectivity tracker for the second quarter, and Welch provides perspectives on how the drop in air passenger demand and impact of COVID-19 related travel restrictions and policies are impacting airlines, vendors, service providers and aircraft installation and modification companies. Welch also gives some insight on Intelsat’s recent acquisition of Gogo’s commercial aviation business, and next generation IFC networks that are still in development with disruptive potential.
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#GCASPODCAST Ep. 39: NVIDIA’s Director of Data Science Talks Machine Learning for Airlines and Aerospace
On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, we learn how airlines and aerospace manufacturers are adopting the use of data science workstations to develop task-specific machine learning models with Geoffrey Levene, Director, Global Business Development for Data Science and Space at NVIDIA.
In a May 7 blog, NVIDIA – one of the world’s largest suppliers of graphics processing units and computer chips to the video gaming, automotive and other industries – explained how American Airlines is using its data science workstations to integrate machine learning into its air cargo operations planning. During this interview, Levene expands on other airline and aerospace uses of those same workstations and how they are creating new opportunities for efficiency.
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