Since March 2016, architects from Lufthansa and Capgemini have been collaborating on developing an Aviation Reference Architecture (RA), designed to serve as the basis of an Open Group Standard. Central to the development and description of the RA is an Architecture Definition Document (ADD), which explains the RA in its four TOGAF-specific architecture domains, namely the Business Architecture...

The aviation sector is one the modern innovations in recent times. According to the Federal Aviation Authority (2005, p. 1) in 1903 the world population was estimated to be 1.6 billion, while presently the same number of people use aviation industry as mode of travel. The industry also provides around 28 million jobs and carries 40% of world carriage. But with growing concerns on environmental ...

We outline a benchmark carbon dioxide (CO2) intensity system with tradable permits for the aviation industry that will incent in-sector emission abatement opportunities that cost less than the social cost of carbon (SCC). The system sets benchmark emission intensities (CO2 emissions per revenue ton kilometer) by route group and facilitates flexibility in meeting the benchmarks by allowing airli...

PROBLEM There is concern in the aviation community that pilot schedules can lead to fatigue and increased chance of an aviation accident. Yet despite this concern, there is little empirical analysis showing the relationship between pilot schedules and commercial aviation accidents. This study attempts to demonstrate an empirical relationship between pilot schedules and aviation accidents. MET...

Domestic production of general aviation (GA) aircraft has declined markedly in recent years and an effort is underway to revitalize this industry by opening new markets for aviation, shifting the perception of general aviation as recreation to general aviation as a travel option. This can be achieved only by providing a product that is safer, easier to fly in all weather conditions, and no more...

A fundamental tenet of product lifecycle management (PLM) environments is the use of high-fidelity, 3D product models. The capability to create models with high degrees of fidelity to the physical world has driven companies to extract as much benefit and use from these digital assets as possible throughout the design, production, and support stages of the lifecycle. This is particularly apparen...

Research and development related to human factors in aviation has traditionally focused on the pilot and the cockpit. However, recent reports have attributed 18% of all accidents to maintenance factors. The aircraft inspection/maintenance system is a complex one with many interrelated human and machine components. The linchpin of the system is however, the human. Since it is difficult to elimin...

The purpose of this paper is two-fold: The first is to develop an agent-based simulation model for simulating alliance formation processes of the business world, and to analyze stability of alliance structures generated by it. The second purpose is to apply the simulation model to the civil aviation industry for validating it as well as for obtaining insightful and unique findings about the ind...