The ‘hangar of the future’ for sustainable aviation

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dc.contributor.authorPlastropoulos, Angelos
dc.contributor.authorFan, Ip-Shing
dc.contributor.authorAvdelidis, Nicolas P.
dc.contributor.authorAngus, Jim
dc.contributor.authorMaggiore, John
dc.contributor.authorAtkinson, Helen
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-25T14:32:20Z
dc.date.available2025-03-25T14:32:20Z
dc.date.freetoread2025-03-25
dc.date.issued2024-11
dc.date.pubOnline2024-10-03
dc.description.abstractSustainability is becoming a major strategic driver within the aviation industry, which has moved from providing primarily economic benefits to delivering the ‘triple bottom line’, including social and environmental impact as well as financial performance. Sustainable aviation is also being tracked by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Global Collation for Sustainable Aviation. Operations and Infrastructure is an important near-term opportunity to deliver sustainability benefits. Digital Technologies, Integrated Vehicle Health Management (IVHM) and Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) play a prominent role in implementing these benefits, with a particular focus on operational efficiencies. As part of this, the sustainable smart hangar of the future is a concept that is becoming more and more important in forming the future of the aviation industry. The Hangar of the Future is an excellent opportunity for innovation, combining the progress in manufacturing, materials, robotics and artificial intelligence technologies. Succeeding in developing a hangar with these characteristics will provide us with potential benefits ranging from reduced downtime and costs to improved safety and environmental impact. This work explores some of the key features related to the sustainable smart hangar of the future by discussing research that takes place in DARTeC’s (Digital Aviation Research and Technology Centre) hangar led by the IVHM Centre in Cranfield. Additionally, the paper touches on some longer-term aspirations.
dc.description.journalNameThe Aeronautical Journal
dc.description.sponsorshipThe Hangar of the Future at Cranfield University is part of the Digital Aviation Research and Technology Centre (DARTeC). The DARTeC project received support from the UK Research and Innovation Research Partnership Infrastructure Fund. The DARTeC consortium includes Cranfield University, Heathrow Airport, Cranfield IVHM Centre, Research England, Boeing, BOXARR, the Connected Places Catapult, Etihad Airways, Inmarsat, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Saab, the Satellite Applications Catapult, Spirent Communications, OSL Technology and Thales
dc.format.extentpp. 2429-2450
dc.identifier.citationPlastropoulos A, Fan I-S, Avdelidis NP, et al., (2024) The ‘hangar of the future’ for sustainable aviation. The Aeronautical Journal, Volume 128, Issue 1329, November 2024, pp. 2429-2450.
dc.identifier.eissn2059-6464
dc.identifier.elementsID554836
dc.identifier.issn0001-9240
dc.identifier.issueNo1329
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1017/aer.2024.79
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/23660
dc.identifier.volumeNo128
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherCambridge University Press (CUP)
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/aeronautical-journal/article/hangar-of-the-future-for-sustainable-aviation/1473C37C8EA8A837D1DD57C36262FAD3
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectsmart hangar
dc.subjecthangar of the future
dc.subjectaircraft maintenance
dc.subjectMRO
dc.subjectIVHM
dc.subjectIndustry 4.0
dc.subjectIndustry 5.0
dc.subjectNDT
dc.subjectrobotics
dc.subject40 Engineering
dc.subject3505 Human Resources and Industrial Relations
dc.subject35 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services
dc.subjectAerospace & Aeronautics
dc.subject35 Commerce, management, tourism and services
dc.subject40 Engineering
dc.titleThe ‘hangar of the future’ for sustainable aviation
dc.typeArticle
dc.type.subtypeJournal Article
dcterms.dateAccepted2024-06-25

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