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THE AERIAL VIEW

EDITOR’S NOTE CREDITS

Moving with the Times Editor
Vittorio Rossi Prudente
vittorio.prudente@gbp.com.sg
During the last 40 years, aircraft and their systems have become Associate Editor
more complex. Virtually every aircraft component that must be Jay Menon
maintained has advanced, including flight systems, passenger jay.menon@gbp.com.sg
comfort systems, engines and structural materials. Maintaining Operations Director
these systems requires specialized facilities and equipment. Siva Sachi
siva.sachi@gbp.com.sg
A wave of technological change is about to break on the aviation Art Director
aftermarket, powerful enough to erode core elements of today’s industry. Arthur Chan
arthur.chan@gbp.com.sg
Web Director
By 2020, most companies in the aviation maintenance, repair, Elmer Valencia
and overhaul sector will use new technology in a way that elmer.valencia@gbp.com.sg
fundamentally changes how the industry works. Circulation Manager
Khairul Naem
The new technologies each produce an overwhelming amount of khairul.naem@gbp.com.sg
information. This includes data such as navigation and up-to-the-
second atmospherics that influence flight performance, real-time ADvERTISING CONTACTS:
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engine trend monitoring that helps reduce engine maintenance costs,
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aviation technology is both a challenge and opportunity.

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