During EBACE, we at UAS were determined to unite some of the best thought leaders in our industry to have some meaningful and insightful discussions about the trends that are impacting us all right now. In the first of The Forward Discussion panels, we focused on how technology and its power to transform business aviation by optimizing efficiency and quality and bringing greater efficiency with less manpower.
In the dynamic world of business aviation, day-to-day operational challenges mean that focusing on the long term is often put off till another day. Nonetheless, developments in sustainability, new technologies, and regulations are reshaping our industry. At the EBAA Ambassador’s Thought Leadership Session at EBACE, my fellow panelists and I were asked to reflect on the evolutions that will impact business aviation in the years to come and discuss strategies to embrace future changes for the benefit of the whole industry.
The innovation that’s characteristic of the aviation industry is demonstrated in how brands are using the metaverse to showcase their offerings. The metaverse is a digital space that allows platforms using augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) to create immersive audience experiences like never before, and it’s about to revolutionize how we interact online.
2021 was a year of excellent growth in our industry, and the WingX figures from January 2022 confirm activity and demand continue to rise – great news of course, but not without it’s challenges too. In a recent BNAA ‘News Hour’ webinar that marked the anniversary of the National Business Aviation Association, some of the US’ top experts discussed the BA outlook for 2022. They cited a rapidly growing demand for personnel as a key issue, along with huge MRO backlogs of up to six and eight months, and a decline in maintenance technician pools. It seems that some investment is needed to properly facilitate this continued growth.
US Aviators Succeed in Delaying 5G Amid Safety Concerns - US aviation organizations stateside have secured an agreement from a number of telecom companies to delay the nationwide rollout of 5G cellular service for 14 days. Concerns that the new technology would negatively impact aircraft security were behind the move. The situation even prompted threats from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to ground or divert flights if 5G execution went ahead at the planned date.
Another pandemic year is ending… and a lot has happened in business aviation. The Omicron variant of recent weeks has no doubt dampened operations with many countries banning passengers from certain areas and other countries shutting their borders once more,…
It’s an exciting time for business aviation in Africa as the continent has a new appreciation for BA as an essential industry. There is no doubt that the benefits of business aviation have been acutely highlighted over the past two…
International Stress Awareness Week was created to raise awareness of stress prevention and management and to campaign against the stigma associated with stress and other mental health issues. The more we understand about mental health, the more we understand just…