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Act like a startup

These five cloud-technology tips help established firms compete like digital natives

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Singapore’s Changi Airport Terminal 4 offers travelers a start-to-end automated process, from check-in to boarding. (Image © Changi Airport Group)

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Smart airports

Airports pursue data integration with partners to improve passenger experience

Omer Bar-Yohay, CEO and Co-Founder, Eviation Aircraft (Image © Dassault Systèmes / Jeremy Levin)

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Omer Bar-Yohay

Eviation Aircraft’s zero-emission electric planes aim to eliminate travel frustrations

XYT’s vehicles are designed to survive longer and be easy to repair or reconfigure, giving them a much smaller environmental footprint than mass-produced vehicles. (Image © XYT)

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Radical reinvention

Innovative new business models transform established industries in surprising ways

Hundreds of companies provide thousands of subsystems and parts for Boeing jetliners, including the 787-10 Dreamliner. These suppliers are under pressure from Boeing and other airframe manufacturers to accelerate their production rates. (Image © The Boeing Company)

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Supply chain scrutiny

Aerospace OEMs press suppliers for more visibility into potential disruptions

An engineer inspects a new Airbus A350 composite wing cover at the company’s Broughton, England, factory. Accelerating production and certification of advanced composites is critical to keeping pace with orders for new aircraft. (Image © Airbus / Keith Freeburn)

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Composites in demand

As applications increase, researchers seek faster methods for producing composite parts

An Airbus A350 XWB moves down the assembly line. By switching from 2D drawings to enriched 3D models, Airbus reduced the time required to update an electrical harness installation by 50%. (Image © Airbus / P. Pigeyre)

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Augustine’s laws

Technology makes progress against former Lockheed CEO’s irreverent rules

Edward Stilson has been central to the growth of Joby Aviation, an emerging aerospace mobility company. Much of his time is devoted to developing new intellectual property, specifically within composite lightweight structures and additive manufacturing. Thanks to his interest in mechanics, he has worked on projects ranging from sailplanes to high-efficiency vehicles.

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The Voice of Experience: Edward Stilson

Product Engineer, Joby Aviation

A visitor to the National Institute for Aviation Research virtual reality cave photographs a virtual test flight of the Unmanned Aerial System through immersive 3D glasses. (Image © Dassault Systèmes)

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Aerospace’s future promise

With proliferation of innovation centers, is the aerospace industry poised for a renewal?

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A heritage of innovation

Embraer is driven to supersize its customer experiences

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Additive manufacturing

Business challenges drive aerospace companies to advance 3D printing technology

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Alan Mulally

Former CEO of Ford and Boeing Commercial Airplanes says all companies are becoming digital, connected

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Making flight fun again

Engineering an improved air travel experience from beginning to end

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From atoms to airplanes

Advanced technology writes a new chapter in the science of flight

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