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of growth is still nonetheless desirable. As long
as big drone companies continue exploring new
sources of revenue generation, this will naturally
boost growth.
Power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and sensors
AI, Virtual Reality (VR) and Light Detection
and Ranging (LiDAR) sensors are some of the
technologies that will radically transform the
drone industry. AI assists in analysing the huge
amounts of data captured by drones. Convergence
of drone technology with Machine Learning and AI
will help infrastructure managers identify quality
defects, malfunctions, or inventory shortages
much faster than any other method. This would
require AI-based analysis. Geographic Information
Systems (GIS) data integration has also emerged
as an interesting area to look out for this year.
Workflow integration of drone data and devising
new enterprise asset management systems are
also to be expected.
International Civil Aviation
Organisation (ICAO) Assembly elects
New Council for a three-year term.
(Source: ICAO)
The 40 th Session of the Assembly of the
International Civil Aviation Organisation completed
the election of its new Council today. The
36-member Council is the governing body of the
Organisation and is elected for a three-year term.
The election process was divided into three parts,
with the following States elected:
PART I - States of chief importance in air transport
Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany,
Italy, Japan, the Russian Federation, the United
Kingdom, and the United States.
PART II - States which make the largest
contribution to the provision of facilities
fo r in ter n a t io n al c i v il air n av ig a t io n
Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, Finland, India, Mexico,
the Netherlands, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Singapore,
South Africa, and Spain.
PART III - States ensuring geographic
representation Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, the
Dominican Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Greece,
Malaysia, Paraguay, Peru, the Republic of Korea,
Sudan, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, Zambia.
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Interesting Facts about Planes and Flying
(Source: AEROTIME EXTRA)
The world of commercial aviation is still a complex
and mysterious place. There are many odd things
about flying that most passengers don’t know.
Here are some things you might want to know:
a. Airplanes are lightning-proof - it’s totally
understandable that there are some who
couldn’t help but secretly freak out over
the fact that the plane that they’re on
might crash at any given time because of
circumstances. For instance, getting hit by
lightning - the truth is, airplanes get hit by
lightning on a regular basis and no plane
has ever crashed because of lightning since
1963. Airplanes are well-engineered and
are designed to become lightning-proof.
b. One of the deadliest airplane accidents
actually happened on the ground. In 1977,
two fully loaded planes carrying a total of
over 600 passengers collided head-on in
the middle of the runway in what is now
known as the Tenerife Accident, named
after Tenerife Island where the accident
occurred. Over 500 people died.
c. The bathroom door isn’t really locked when
you’re inside. You can unlock lavatory
doors from the outside because this allows
flight attendants quick access to locked
lavatories in case of emergencies. In other
instances, it lets the cabin crew restrict
access to bathrooms during takeoff and
landing.
d. Some airplanes have bedrooms that only
the crew has access to. There are flights
that would take around 15-16 hours and for
the crew to avoid getting over-fatigued, they
can get a little rest in the secret bedroom.
The bedroom contains about five to ten
beds that they can access via a hidden
staircase.
e. Most pilots and co-pilots on major airlines
are not allowed to eat the same food to
avoid the possibility of food poisoning
sickening the entire flight crew.
f. Passengers usually have no appetite
for airplane food. It turns out it’s not
actually the airline’s fault. The reason why
airplane food tastes really bad is that the