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Update and trends on how technology's being GPS offers seamless satellite navigation
applied (Local and International) services that satisfy many of the requirements
for aviation users. Space-based position and
Intro: Background review navigation enables three-dimensional
position determination for all phases of flight
 Transportation: Public & Private
from departure, en route, and arrival, to
 Examples for Air Transportation
airport surface navigation.
 Hot Air Balloons, Blimps, Zeppelins,
Airplanes, Helicopters, Auto gyro, GPS also serves as an essential
Gliders and Jet packs component for many other aviation systems,
such as the Enhanced Ground Proximity
Warning System (EGPWS) that has proven
PHILIPPINES
successful in reducing the risk of Controlled
Basic Technologies:
Flight into Terrain, a major cause of many
Black box aircraft accidents.
Wi-Fi
Tracking and monitoring an aircraft is
Radars
not impossibly difficult as one might
imagine. The truth is that almost all large
The airline industry has adapted trends for commercial aircraft have Position Tracking
better flight services. These trends include the Systems on-board which allows it to track its
following: own location, accurately during flight,
1. Developing in-flight entertainment although this data, traditionally, can only be
received by land-based radar systems, which
myPAL Player App: Philippine Airline’s not only asks for its position but also its
New InFlight Entertainment: identification. These radar systems only have
a maximum range of 240 kilometers.
PAL has recently developed a new in- When an aircraft goes beyond the radar
flight entertainment feature app. The app had range, the aircraft can no longer be tracked
to be downloaded and passengers had to via radar. Which was the reason why most
connect to their internal Wi-Fi server in order civilian aircraft routes in the past relied on the
to watch movies and TV shows, read availability of these radar stations to travel.
magazines, and get real time updates of the
status of the flight. A ground-monitoring station can still
(Discuss features w/ pictures) track an aircraft’s position by having it
actively connect to a data satellite. The data
2. Global Positioning System satellite acts as a relay, in which the aircraft
will transmit its position to the data satellite
Aviators throughout the world use the then re-transmits this data to a tracking server
Global Positioning System (GPS) to increase that can be viewed on a computer.
the safety and efficiency of flight. With its
accurate, continuous, and global capabilities,
Mark Edison P. Rosario BSCS 1-1N Group 2 Transportation Introduction to Computing
3. Going digital with majority of the Air Traffic Management Center (ATMC) at the
transactions Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
(CAAP) compound in Manila on Monday
From booking a flight, paying, to afternoon.
checking-in, everything can be done The new system will help improve ASEAN
digitally. This isn’t just for the convenience connectivity, enhance aviation safety, optimize
of the passengers; it is also to regulate the Philippine airspace, reduce carbon dioxide
traffic of people inside the airport. Even the emissions, and promote greener skies, according
tickets are electronic. to CAAP.
According to the Department of
Online Booking
Transportation (DOTr), the CNS/ATM
Online Booking accepts booking of flights technology enhances safety, reliability, and
and purchasing tickets online on PAL's efficiency of air traffic service in the Philippine
domestic and international itineraries. airspace.
Selected International codeshare flights are “With the use of CNS/ATM systems, air
available through our online booking facility. travel is expected to be more definite,
Users can immediately check for fares and aircraft identification to be more established, and
flight availability without the need to register safety of security of passengers are
or login. guaranteed,” the DOTr said in a statement on
Tuesday.
Electronic Ticketing
“Apart from these, the system also brings
An e-ticket is an electronic version of the with it better air traffic flow and space
paper ticket, which is stored in the airline's management, which optimizes airport capacity
computer system. Since the airline keeps the and efficient use of airspace that will in turn
ticket, it eliminates the need for the passenger minimize delays by helping aircraft operators
to carry a paper ticket. meet their departure and arrival schedules,” it
said.
UPDATES Started on 2009 but due to delay of
construction and other challenges. It did not hit
PH to shift to new air traffic management system its target completion date in 2016
The project also involves having 10 radars
The Department of Transportation (DOTR) for managing the country’s air traffic.
and Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
(CAAP) inaugurated recently the New INTERNATIONAL
Communications, Navigation, Surveillance / Air
Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) Systems to Emerging technologies that are reshaping the
improve air traffic efficiency and quality flying experience for the airline industry.
infrastructure in the country. Japan International
Cooperation Agency (JICA) committed a 22-B 1. Flying cars
yen loan amount for the New CNS/ATM
Development Project. From James Bond to The Jetsons, flying
The country will soon complete the transition cars have long captured our imaginations, but
to a new air traffic management system, as now a Dutch company says they are almost ready
aviation officials held a cutover rites of the new to take to the streets, and the skies.

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Pal-V unveiled its Liberty Flying Car -- a comfortable for their customers. Adopting the
sleek, red three-wheeled gyrocopter-type vehicle Biometrics Technology at airlines and airport
-- at the Geneva Motor Show and vowed that touch points is one such attempt by the industry.
client deliveries could start next year Back in 2015, the biometrics trial was launched
For Pal-V (Personal Air and Land with the ‘Happy Flow’ project. Aptly named, this
Vehicle), it was "frustration" that sparked the project aimed at creating a seamless and secure
idea for Liberty. air travel process.
In a plane, "you start at a point where you In just two years, today, a lot of biometric-
don't want to start and you end up in a place enables single token platforms have been
where you don't want to be," company chief introduced, and airlines and airports are
Robert Dingemanse told news agency AFP. leveraging them to revolutionise passenger
"The Pal-V is the perfect product for city- experiences. E.g.Air New Zealand has launched
to-city mobility," he said, pointing out that a biometric-enabled bag drop to speed-up the
"outside the cities you fly, inside the city you check-in process.
drive." Recently Delta Airlines went a step ahead
The vehicle, which seats two, has and launched the world’s first self-service
retractable helicopter blades and is powered by a biometric-enabled baggage drop to free up “free
gasoline-fuelled engine. up more Delta people” to deal with customers.
It can fly for 500 kilometres (310 miles),
or can drive for nearly four times that distance 4. Wearable technology
without refuelling, reaching a maximum speed of
160 kilometres per hour. Airlines have started to use wearable
(Include photos) technology is various ways to do more than
improving customer experience on flights. Some
2. Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality of the examples of airlines using wearable
technology are:
Industries like retail, healthcare etc. are Recently Japan Airlines used Microsoft’s
seeing a lot of uses of the AR/VR revolution. HoloLens for training its new crew members and
Airlines industry is also following suit. Right engineers. Using HoloLens, the mechanics can
now one of the most obvious applications of be trained about engine mechanics akin to the
these technologies can be expected to be seen in experience they will have working on an actual
the airport space where the airport experience can plane.
be enhanced with the help of AR/VR based apps. EasyJet and British Airways are among the
For e.g, airlines that have created apps for the Apple
The Gatwick airport uses AR to help Watch, enabling passengers to store boarding
passengers navigate the complex layout of the passes and receive real-time updates on their
airport, and London City Airport has installed wrist.
AR tech to help air traffic controllers with the
vital job of keeping planes safe. 5. Artificial intelligence (AI)

3. Biometrics Artificial intelligence is about far more


than robots, though. A number of airlines and
The airlines industry is consistently working airports have already launched AI-powered
towards making travel experience delightful and products, such as chatbots and virtual assistants.

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The question now lies in whether this technology  https://www.portcalls.com/new-air-traffic-
can further revolutionise customer service and management-systems-elevates-ph-air-traffic-
optimise efficiency. safety-efficiency/
Groupe ADP, for instance, is one such
company that is planning to further explore the
potential of AI. In a recent interview with FTE,
Sébastien Couturier, Head of Innovation &
Corporate Venture, Groupe ADP, shared his
views. “AI could be applied tomorrow to every
layer of the operational infrastructure, as we see
with the new trend in the smart building sector,
in robotics, or in autonomous vehicle
technologies,” he said.
References:
 https://www.wccaviation.com/latest-trends-
philippine-airline-industry/
 https://ferdzdecena.com/technology/apps/myp
al-player-app-philippine-airlines/
 http://newsbytes.ph/2018/06/10/ph-airline-
industry-ready-for-new-technologies-says-
airasia-exec/
 https://www.amarinfotech.com/global-
aviation-industry-trends-2019.html
 https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1056907
 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/960787/caap-to-
adopt-new-air-traffic-management-system
 https://www.wccaviation.com/technological-
advances-that-changed-and-will-change-
aviation-forever/
 https://www.thelocal.ch/20180307/flying-cars-
eye-takeoff-at-geneva-motor-show-switzerland
 https://medium.com/@Robosoft/10-emerging-
technologies-that-are-reshaping-the-flying-
experiences-for-the-airline-industry-
4af86995315
 https://www.futuretravelexperience.com/2019
/01/10-technology-trends-airlines-airports-
2019/
 https://www.amarinfotech.com/global-
aviation-industry-trends-2019.html
 https://galileo-philippines.com/services/gps-
tracking-and-monitoring/aircraft-gps-tracking/

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