Keynotes

As the aviation community advances autonomous operations; critical aircraft systems will be exposed to compromised data and intrusions.  Modern and legacy engine control units, ACARS over IP, sixth-generation avionics, and a digitized logistics tail need greater cyber protection, monitoring, encryption at the edge, and insights shared at speed for commercial and military platforms. The hard work shaping standards, technology and information sharing laid an incredible foundation for trust and security in-order-to bring revolutionary capabilities into the highly regulated aerospace environment.

There are four pillars to Boeing’s strategy—as well as to the strategy of the aviation community overall—for environmental sustainability in aviation: fleet replacement with more efficient aircraft, operational efficiency, alternative fuels, and advanced technology.   Of the four, non-fossil sustainable aviation fuel will provide the largest contribution to decarbonization, though building the infrastructure to produce enough of it will take a few decades.  Operational efficiency can have an impact soon, and this is where digital systems have a crucial role, in particular for flight optimization for carbon emissions reduction and for avoiding contrail formation.  The aviation industry has a strong track record of working together to solve complex problems, and the journey to net zero will require collaboration from all.