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AR, supply chain, drones, IR4, sustainability dominate Dubai Airshow 2019 While mega deals were announced at the event, what was path breaking were use cases involving IoT, cloud, augmented reality, type of technologies.
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ne hundred new firms have made their Dubai Airshow debut in 2019, with new arrivals on the defence, ATC, maintenance and supply fields all exhibiting for the first time at the show. The number of exhibitors in attendance is up by almost 10% this year, with 1,288 companies setting out their stands, and business has been quick throughout the first four days of proceedings. Some of the key technology announcements are listed below: l Air BP, the international aviation fuel products and service supplier, rolled out its digital Airfield Automation technology at Emirates Flight Training Academy, located at Al Maktoum International Airport. l Bayanat, a developer of geospatial solutions and data aggregation services, announced that it has signed an agreement with Collins Aerospace, an US-based aerospace and defense firm, to develop advanced aerospace solutions. l Strata Manufacturing, delivered its first shipset of Empennage Ribs for the 777X, the world’s largest and most efficient twin-engine jet produced by Boeing.
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l UAE is set out to establish itself as a major player in the advanced technology and defence field, with EDGE, a group comprising 25 local entities working in five capability clusters, making its debut. l DTP announced the successful deployment of DTP tNexus Message Hub system and Dassault Systèmes DELMIA Quintiq fixed resource planning application, at Dubai International Airport. l FlyBig, an India-based airline startup, has selected Collins Aerospace’s ARINC PaxLinkSM Passenger Services System to help streamline its airline and travel operations. l EagleSHIELD from Thales, is the company’s new integrated drone countermeasures solution to protect and secure sensitive sites and largescale events in urban area. l AFI KLM E&M, introduced a mixed-reality technology developed by Nuveon, a joint venture founded between AFI KLM E&M and NLR, the Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centre. l Etihad Airways and Boeing announced a first-of-its-kind eco partnership, in which a speciallythemed Boeing 787 Dreamliner
will be used to test products, procedures and initiatives designed to reduce aircraft carbon emissions. l Strata Manufacturing, signed a contract with Grupo Aeronáutico Zona Centro, to establish a competitive and lean supply chain network, under a five-year agreement. l Sanad Aerotech signed a memorandum of understanding with SAP, aimed at further enhancing efficiencies across its industry-leading aircraft engine MRO process from its Abu Dhabi facility. l Thuraya, in partnership with Airbus, conducted live screenings of a demonstrative aerial surveillance mission taking place in Germany, from an airborne Airbus H145 helicopter equipped with a communication system utilising L-band satellite network. l Eight teams have been announced to contest the world’s first electric air race, Air Race E, in the fall of 2020. The teams will make history when they line up on the grid in their custom modified electric race planes, to fly wingtip-to-wing-tip.
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