Featured this month: transatlantic cooperation on air safety
Aerospace, Security and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD)
ASD is the voice of European Aerospace, Security and Defence Industries.
At the 2024 International Aviation Safety Conference held in Washington in June, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) announced a commitment to working closely together to meet the challenges of a fast-evolving aviation industry, and the increasing speed of development of future technologies.
ASD issued a statement, alongside Airlines for Europe (A4E) , the Aerospace Industries Association , and the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), welcoming the commitment.
Discussing non-CO2 emissions at the Berlin Airshow
At the ILA Berlin Airshow in June, ASD’s Civil Aviation Director Vincent De Vroey moderated a panel discussion on the aviation sector's efforts to understand and address non-CO2 emissions and their impact on climate change.
By collaborating with research institutions, universities, and key stakeholders, the industry is deepening its understanding of this issue, and developing effective solutions.
“The aviation sector is committed to reduce its environmental footprint based on science and a holistic approach addressing both CO2 and non-CO2!” Vincent De Vroey.
Defence industry jobs created at fastest rate since Cold War
A?recent Financial Times?article reported on the hiring plans of 20 large and medium-sized European and US defence companies, and found they are looking to recruit tens of thousands of people this year.? Ten of the companies surveyed intend to add 37,000 new positions.
Listen – Jan Pie on EU Defence Declassified
“We are living through an era right now where defence is being discriminated against in Europe. This is really a European phenomenon; it doesn’t happen in the US, it doesn't happen in any other region in the world that I’m aware about. But in Europe, we tend to have many players these days saying, ‘You should not invest in defence.’”
ASD Secretary General, Jan Pie appeared recently on the European Defence Agency’s podcast,?EU Defence Declassified. The podcast episode explored financing sustainability, and industry strength, as well as political support for innovation in the sector.?
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Conference – S1000D & IPS User Forum 2024
23-26 September 2024, Brussels. The most significant event in the realm of Integrated Product Support (IPS), S1000D and the rest of the S-Series specifications, bringing together industry leaders, solution providers, and practitioners from across the globe.
What happened when an aircraft carrier changed its 27,000 lightbulbs?
This month’s Did You Know article looks at what happened when the 27,000 lightbulbs on the Royal Navy’s HMS Queen Elizabeth were changed to LEDs. The switch not only reduced the energy consumption of lighting the ship but also significantly decreased the amount of heat generated by the lightbulbs. By switching to LEDs, which emit much less heat, the ship was able to reduce the overall need for air conditioning, leading to a significant 12% reduction in energy use for cooling.