With advances in technology offering companies like AAR clear opportunities to drive efficiencies and improved insights, why is there still a low rate of true industry adoption? How is the lack of collaboration across the aftermarket value chain limiting benefits that would drive true innovation and benefits across the industry?...

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Join a group of industry leaders to discuss the latest technological trends across MRO and connected aircraft. What is upcoming and what has the most potential to disrupt the market? Looking beyond development, what are the biggest challenges in implementation and training and how can companies best prepare?...

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Cybersecurity is the bedrock foundational requirement for successful digital transformation.  In all aspects of business, there are tremendous benefits from digitization.  However, with those benefits, there is a corresponding increase in risk.  Compounding this challenge is the fact that there is also an increasingly complex compliance environment, both domestically and...

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Hacking is a growth industry, and while the exponential increase in data points and transfers between aircraft, airports, sensors, and cabins has driven significant efficiencies, the risks remain substantial. This session will review the infrastructure and skills required to mitigate this hazard and avoid the significant damage a cyber attack...

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As many A&D companies look to digital transformation and Industry 4.0 to achieve exponential gains on business outcomes, they will need to understand how to gather real-time insights and react quickly to changing dynamics within their entire ecosystem—by integrating all of the digital models of their business value chain. Model Based...

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As airlines become larger and/or more complex they come face to face with particular challenges to modernizing software systems beyond those faced by other airlines.  In this session Rob Mather, VP Aerospace & Defense Industries at IFS, will examine 5 key hurdles these leading airlines must overcome to successfully modernize...

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As software modernization progresses, what challenges and opportunities are there within legacy system replacement? What roadblocks exist to transforming legacy data? What are the biggest tests when integrating with OEM platforms and how can industry collaboration seek to better this process?...

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There are numerous applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in maintenance. It may indeed lead to a paradigm shift in maintenance planning and execution. While processing of sensor data gets a lot of attention in the area, there is also a large opportunity to use computers to do voice transcription and...

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With the volume of data collected on a single transatlantic flight amounting to hundreds of terabytes, collection, storage, and analytics are crucial to informing both immediate troubleshooting and longer-term decisions in maintenance and design. What tools and strategies are available to ensure effective data management and to enable all parts...

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The Irish prime minister (An Taoiseach) will shortly launch a unique Aviation Academy formed of the University of Limerick (UL), the Irish Aviation Authority Air Navigation Services Provider and the Statutory Regulator. Parallel to this action, the University is embarking on the development of a Global Digital Aircraft Maintenance Registry...

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Digital transformation is increasingly critical across sectors to improve designs and operations, reduce costs, and build new revenue streams, and Aerospace and Defense is no different. We will explore how mature the A&D sector is today in digitally transforming and what actions it can take to accelerate the value it...

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To reach net zero targets, sustainability must be at the center of business operations and integrated into all phases of manufacturing, production, and operations. From optimising airspace for more efficient fuel consumption to using digital twins to reduce reactive maintenance, this session will assess the role of digital technologies in...

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Building and retaining a skilled workforce remains a significant challenge across the aerospace industry. How can industry revisit its personnel strategy to attract a digitally literate workforce and compete against other advancing industries for talent? What are the training schemes in place to upskill existing employees?...

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