Marc Joel Atrero
AuthorThe Internet Of Planes
October 14, 2015 0 commentThe Internet of Things takes to the sky A turbofan detects that it requires unexpected yet routine maintenance. It sends a notification to a monitoring system, which sends the part that is required, schedules a maintenance team for access, and informs the airline’s operations system of an expected repair time. A pilot pulls up real
Read moreSuccession Plans
October 13, 2015 0 commentExecutive succession is an inevitability for any company, let alone in the volatile business of running airlines. Chief executives don’t last forever. Some of them don’t last long. But for Australia’s two mainline rivals, Qantas Airways and Virgin Australia, their latest financial results have almost certainly guaranteed there will be no leadership change anytime soon
Read moreRamping Up
October 12, 2015 0 commentLockheed Martin’s F-35 executive vice president and general manager Lorraine Martin on managing the world’s largest military development and production program It’s probably the most significant milestone we’ve had in many years, primarily because one of our users has been able to judge that the system is ready for them to go to war, if
Read moreQF787
October 11, 2015 0 commentQantas thinks long-range with long-awaited 787 order Confirmation Qantas has signed on the dotted line for the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner has raised, not for the first time, the prospects of a nonstop Sydney-New York service. The first of eight 787-9s with a white kangaroo on the red Qantas tail is due to arrive in the
Read moreIn Command
October 10, 2015 0 commentJoyce pilots Qantas’s revival Running an international airline means spending a lot of time at or close to 40,000 feet. For Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce, that represents a chance to talk to staff at the front line, those dealing with the day-to-day issues of keeping the flights on time, keeping the customers happy and,
Read moreRobotics, air power, and “just” war
October 9, 2015 0 commentAircraft controlled by artificial intelligence will soon be reality The theory of jus ad bellum – “just” war – offers two main prerequisites for ethical military activities: they must have a legitimate, justifiable, non-military aim; and this aim should be pursued by acceptable means. These requirements are supported by three key principles of international humanitarian
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