Category: Featured

Featured aviation articles cover a range of recent developments, news, technological innovation and government policy.

Licensed Production to Design Sovereignty: Reframing India’s Aerospace Strategy

Captain Santosh Kumar Tripathi
Licence Production Raj in India.

Is India still stuck in 2nd Industrial revolution of mass production. Remember Henry Ford, who further developed this concept in late 19060s. Are we happy with large scale (?) production to meet our local requirements. This is like we still live in sellers market. While the world has moved to 3rd industrial revolution and even revolutionary 4th and 5th industry state which encompasses environmental sustainability, open architecture, reliability, interoperability and data driven production which basically means buyer oriented market. This new state is a new normal and ensures a streamlined processes for mass production of product variants with increasing emphasis on quality and uniqueness. How long before we reach there? Or with present thrust on licence production in aviation, will we ever reach there?

Commercial Aviation: Electronic and Cyber Threats in Air

Anil Goyal
Cyber-Security Challenges in Aviation Industry

The aviation sector continues to improve the safety and quality of services provided to customers. However there is an immediate need to address passenger concern regarding spoofing and jamming. As a long term measure it would be appropriate to develop new standards for avionics system to limit susceptibility to jamming and interference. Otherwise, there exists a great likelihood that terrorists groups may be able to breach on-board systems and remotely operate in-flight aircraft by using sophisticated attack tools with consequent severe damage to property and loss of life.

Disruption Management in Commercial Aviation

Anil Goyal
Flight disruptions

Flight delays and cancellations have become important factors that affect passengers’ airline preferences. Consequently, national regulatory authority for civil aviation categorically mentions airline punctuality in terms of “On time Performance”. Airlines invest millions of dollars to optimise their operations and prevent delays. But what about disruptions and its management, which in other words can be termed as resilience of operations. In recent past we have seen many such examples where airline operation were disrupted due to software issues, bad weather or due to changes in rules. In this article we will look at why disruption management or recovery has become a major problem in airline operation management.

Navigating Flight Disruptions: Solution and Strategies

Anil Goyal
Navigating Flight Disruptions: Solution and Strategies

I must caveat that I have no inside information either from the airline industry or aviation regulator. I am merely drawing on my general knowledge of leadership, organizational culture, military knowledge and aviation experience as a pilot. So while my experience and knowledge are limited, I still think I can offer some insights that can be useful to aviation industry. These lessons revolve around the need for adaptability and decentralization in such situations in particular but also in this Information Age in general. 

 Understanding Engine Surge in Jet Engines: How FADEC Enables Safe Operation with Minimal Surge Margins 

Vikas Dwivedi
FADEC and Jet Engines

FADEC systems enable engines to operate safely with razor-thin surge margins by providing precise, real-time management. This article explores engine surge in depth, the critical role of surge margins, and how FADEC revolutionizes safe operation, drawing on real-world examples and clear analogies for aviation enthusiasts, engineers, and students alike.