1st European Conference on Broadband Connectivity in Commercial Aviation

The Colegio Oficial de Ingenieros Aeronáuticos de España (COIAE), in collaboration with the Colegio Oficial de Ingenieros Técnicos Aeronáuticos de España (COITAE) and Fundación Aeroespacio, presents:
 

 1st EUROPEAN Conference on

BROADBAND CONECTIVITY in COMERCIAL AVIATION

 Madrid, Wednesday 10th October 2007

 Place  HOTEL MELIÁ CASTILLA , C/ Capitán Haya, 43, 28020-Madrid

Conference Interest:

When 30% of the Spanish homes already have broadband and the Information Society is transforming our lives, how is it possible that we still cannot use mobile phones or have internet access in airplanes? Which are the problems in such a technological sector as the Aeronautical one that impede the introduction of these Information technologies on board? What innovations in the services to the PAX must be offered? What are the aeronautical implications of the introduction of the airplane broadband connectivity, for example in the Air Navigation field (" free fly " progress), Maintenance (v.gr. Proactive online maintenance) or higher Online Operation surveillance by Airline? What are the benefits of the introduction of the broadband Aircraft to the development of air transport sustainability? 

What new challenges (R+D+i, Industrial, Regulatory, etc.) for the Aeronautical sector involve these on board CIT? How will they impact on the needs for certification of the Aeronautical Engineers? How will these new CIT on board impact on the Global Safety (safety and Security)?

What opportunities can be created in the industrial and aeronautical services sector? How will the development of broadband aviation contribute to the sustainability of Air Transport (social, environmental and economic aspects)? What new multidisciplinary fields emerge on the new sector “AeroTelecom" as consequence of the Aeronautical CIT on board? What new safety aspects must be fulfilled? How will the European Agency (EASA) coordinate with national Civil Aviation Authorities (v.gr. DG A.Civil)?

These and many other questions will be answered during the 1st Conference on Broadband Conectivity in Comercial Aviation organized by the Colegio Oficial de Ingenieros Aeronáuticos de España (COIAE), in collaboration with the Colegio Oficial de Ingenieros Técnicos Aeronáuticos de España (COITAE) and the Fundación Aeroespacio, that will take place the 10th of October in the Hotel Meliá Castilla in Madrid. is

In addition to relevant Aeronautical European presence will discuss such matters with Spanish Aeronautical sector leaders: INTA, ETSIA, AIRBUS, COIAE, COITAE, ATECMA, FUNDACION AEROESPACIO, AENA, EASA, EUROCONTROL, HISPASAT, INMARSAT, ONAIR, IBERIA, D.G. A. CIVIL, CDTI, EADS- CASA....

During this 1^st Conference the creation of the Madrid broadband Aviation Forum (called “iAvion”) will be suggested in order to act as an Observatory (defining a new iAvion Index) to measure the progress and the consequences for the different aeronautical agents involved on the development of the Information Society on flights in Spain and Europe (through COIAE and Fundacion Aeroespacio coordination).

Brief History of Broadband Connectivity in Commercial Aviation

The communications in the passenger cabin have been the following:

	1962, American & Pan Am install TV Monitors  in the Lockheed Electra Aircraft.
	1975, Braniff Airways introduces the Atari Video Games on its flights.
	1984, Airfone introduces the first on board telephone in American Airlines.
	1991, Virgin Atlantic Airways extend the video service to all seat class passengers.
	1992, ASI tests in a B747-400 of Qantas the first Fax service for passengers, using the Cockpit Datalink, which it was connected with SITA terrestrial network via Inmarsat.
	1996, Delta Airlines offers live TV in its B767.
	1997, Swissair installs the first Video On Demand (VoD) in an airplane.
	2001, Air Canada sends the first email from an airplane.
	2004, Lufthansa tests the system of Connection by Boeing of Internet high speed by wireless access on A340-300.
	2005, Singapore introduces 4 TV live satellite channels for laptop users trough the wireless system access of Connection by Boeing.
	2006, Iberia Airlines is the first airline of the world using the Swift 64 of Inmarsat (at 64Kbps broadband!) for its communications to passengers (email with attached files) with OnAir (Tenzing) Telecom service provider. The same year Qantas begins to offer a mobile communications service (data only) with AeroMobile telecom service provider.

The Cockpit communications were established from the beginning by the own navigation Airplane necessities, and by Airlines online operative requirements. Initially, the voice aeronautical communications were established on VHF and HF (long haul). The Aeronautical Data communications (ACARS) were made on the same aeronautical bands VHF, HF (long haul), but later on they focused on dedicated systems (sharing with other  commercials use) via Inmarsat satellite, which develop the corresponding satellite aeronautical standards (such as Aero H, Aero H+), whose bandwidth was 2.4Kbps! During last years a protocol for digital high speed connection has been developed, known as VDLM2, that gets up to 31.5 Kbps!

 

Places are limited and will be covering in strict order of registration.

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