Embracing New Technology

In the coming future, air travel experiences are set to become more personalised and memorable driven by enhancements in technology

BY ANIL CHOPRA

If one thing that COVID-19 did not slow down was the inexorable march of new technology in aviation, and more so in Private and Business Aviation. Rich have been growing richer. Corporates have been making huge profits even when the world has been facing slow down and inflation. Business aviation has long been at the forefront of advances in aviation technology – from winglets, to composite materials, to propulsion systems. Clearly unmanned aircraft systems, advanced air mobility, unmanned traffic management, eVTOL and commercial space are currently engaging the community.

ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY (AAM)

There has been growth in vehicles, progress on electric and hydrogen propulsion and other technologies. Safe and efficient on-demand air transportation is the future. The Sustainable Skies Act supports performance-based incentives with credit of up to $2 per gallon for fuels that achieve a 100 per cent greenhouse gas emissions reduction. It is pivotal to achieving aviation’s goal of a 50 per cent net reduction in CO2 emissions by 2050. The US National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) supports deployment of low and zero emission technologies, increase aviation environmental R&D funding, and continue air traffic management advancements.

Indeed, a new low-altitude management system will be key to safely integrating AAM aircraft into a continually modernising aviation infrastructure. AAM companies are working on policies to address airport access, airspace management, local community engagement and other priorities. The reliability of electric propulsion as a game-changer is being spoken of. The ability to think differently about aircraft design, to build aircraft that are less expensive to operate, quieter, safer and with capabilities that we just a short time ago didn’t believe were possible. Getting the regulatory environment and manufacturing sorted is important. On August 3, 2022, the Biden administration expressed strong support for the responsible development of safe and robust advanced air mobility (AAM) at an industry Summit at the White House in order to maintain America’s leadership in global aviation.

Safe Drone Integration

The Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) for broader commercial UAS operations is under consideration. Series of technologies and regulations are being evolved. This would include the size of the UAS, area of operation and population density etc. Currently the “right of way” practices require the UAS to yield

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