Commercial Aviation
Commercial aviation connects people across continents and cultures. At Dassault Systèmes (3DS), we play a crucial role in shaping the industry by leveraging advanced technologies and collaborations across the market.
What Are the Trends Changing the Commercial Aviation Landscape?
Technological and environmental leaps are reshaping the industry. What are they and how will they affect your business?
- Program Innovation
- Advanced Air Mobility
- Sustainable Aviation
- Manufacturing Agility
Breaking the Barriers to Innovation
The New Aerospace Pioneers of the 21st Century.
Program Innovation
How would you rethink product development and manufacturing to meet customer and environmental challenges?
The aerospace industry is known for making giant leaps in technology with each generation of aircraft. It is expected that six types of aircraft will take off from 2025 to 2035 - both revolutionary and evolutionary ones.
The next decade will indeed see more of these great leaps than the past 10 with significant new challenges in sight and new technologies emerging to overcome them. At 3DS, we are at the forefront of this innovation, rethinking product development and manufacturing to meet customer and environmental needs.
Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) must consider how to safely and sustainably move faster through adoption of new technologies such as advanced materials, robotics, additive manufacturing, artificial intelligence, advanced data analytics and other technologies. For instance:
- Utilizing state-of-the-art materials and robotics to enhance manufacturing efficiency and product quality
- Leveraging AI and advanced data analytics to refine design and manufacturing processes, achieving greater effectiveness and versatility across our value network.
These are to be used to achieve greater effectiveness and versatility together with their value network to deliver manned and unmanned systems, greater fuel efficiency in commercial aircraft and increased reliability and cost effectiveness across the board.
We are not just talking about digitalization or a 3D experience; we are rethinking the way aircraft are designed and operated, streamlining and speeding up our processes with customer satisfaction in mind.
Efficient Energy Management Systems Towards Sustainability
Amid soaring green aviation ambition, accelerate your energy-efficient eVTOL development from concept to certification with the virtual twin advantage.
Advanced Air Mobility
How do you take on a new market challenge?
We live in exciting times. With the demand for new mobility expected to reach $7.9 billion by 2030, we see the emergence of startups that are disrupting the market with novel configurations: electrical vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL). Joby Aviation, Vertical Aerospace and the other hundreds of startups must find the right tools to efficiently deliver new sustainable air mobility innovations while minimizing IT-related expenses.
The (eVTOL) sector is now facing increasing competition, and the first company to truly break through into the market will have a significant advantage by becoming the market reference which will set the standards for future players. As such, the efficiency and integration of engineering tools used in the development of eVTOL concept vehicles is of importance: utilizing simulations for structural optimization and energy management will be critical, as well as ensuring AAM designs meet rigorous safety standards through virtual testing and real-world integration for certification.
We’re in the process of writing a new chapter in the aviation industry.
The Sky-High Route to Low-Carbon Aviation
Optimize low-carbon aircraft innovations and decarbonize your value chain from end to end with the Virtual Twin Experience on a single integrated platform.
Sustainable Aviation
What are you doing today to prepare for tomorrow’s sustainable aviation industry?
The air transport industry has made a commitment to take concrete steps towards its decarbonization in order to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. This commitment is a challenge to progressively reduce carbon emissions while still responding to growing passenger demand.
The development of low-emissions aircraft needs to be accelerated as time is running short for the industry. Hydrogen-powered short- to medium-range, commuter and regional aircraft could account for 40% of all aircraft by 2050. This requires strong collaboration between OEMs and its suppliers as well as within the hydrogen and sustainable aviation fuel energies community - community to accelerate development and overcome key technology barriers. In addition, energy companies, airports, OEMs and airlines should work together to ensure infrastructure development. Building a global and cooperative ecosystem (from propulsion, suppliers and OEMs to in service) with all players in the value chain seems to be the key to achieve a truly competitive and sustainable aviation industry.
Decarbonizing aviation is now on the agenda of every executive in the aerospace industry.
Decarbonization through Digitalization
How can digitalization accelerate the decarbonization of the future of aviation?
Manufacturing Agility
How do you adjust manufacturing rates to balance increasing demand with dynamic world events?
The global commercial aerospace sector is returning to revenue and earnings growth driven by rebounding air travel and utilization rates. Airlines and operators are accelerating the replacement of older aircraft with modern fuel-efficient aircraft that take advantage of new materials, composites and technologies. To meet this demand, aircraft OEMs must adopt a flexible production rate.
Analysts estimate that over 30% of errors and waste occur during production. Companies are looking to the Future Factory, also referred to as Industry 4.0, Smart Manufacturing and the Connected Factory, to create highly automated, interconnected manufacturing capabilities to manage changes in demand with more agility and minimal disruption. This will help OEMs and their supply chains to drive efficiency, reduce waste and shorten product development cycles to meet market demand — by leveraging advanced analytics to predict and mitigate production inefficiencies.
Commercial Aviation - Trend
David Ziegler
Vice President, Aerospace & Defense Industry, Dassault Systèmes
FAQ
Commercial aviation refers to the operation of aircraft for the purpose of transporting passengers or cargo for compensation or hire.
Commercial aviation is subject to extensive regulation and oversight by aviation authorities such as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the United States, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in Europe, and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) globally. These regulations cover aspects such as safety, pilot certification, aircraft maintenance, and operational standards to ensure the safety and efficiency of air travel.
Operation of aircraft by airlines/operators for the primary purpose of transporting passengers and/or cargo. It encompasses flights, support services such as aircraft maintenance, ground operations, etc. Commercial aviation plays a crucial role in facilitating global connectivity, enabling travel and trade on a large scale, and contributing significantly to the economy and society.
The air transport industry has made a commitment to take concrete steps toward its decarbonization in order to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Technical challenges associated with decarbonization will drive innovations shaping the future of commercial aviation: electric, H2, hybrid airplanes, AAM, but transformation of the entire business ecosystem will be required.
The Wright Brothers recorded the first powered flight in 1903. Since then, commercial aviation has evolved tremendously and Dassault Systèmes supported innovation:
https://www.3ds.com/industries/aerospace-defense/breaking-the-barriers-to-innovation
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