Network and Information Technology
Global transportation system efficiency improvements provide significant near-term opportunities for environmental performance gains. Boeing's air traffic management solutions reduce fuel use by minimizing delays and holding patterns over airports and capitalizing on precision navigation technologies in modern aircraft often left unexploited in the legacy system. As an example, Boeing's Tailored Arrival concept increases airplane arrival efficiency by establishing a predictable continuous descent rather than the current step-down descent, resulting in reduced fuel use, emissions and noise.
Service offerings from Boeing Commercial Aviation Services include airline integrated information solutions that lower fuel use and emissions. The Airplane Health Management (AHM) Performance Monitoring Module automates and enhances the process of fuel and carbon dioxide emissions performance monitoring by airline personnel. It applies advanced health management technology to identify conditions that may affect fuel performance, and provides research tools and decision support information within the context of the overall airplane condition.
Boeing Integration Centers in California and Virginia enable the evaluation of system modeling and effectiveness in a laboratory environment. The company is able to introduce new Integrated Defense Systems technologies and products that can be more efficiently managed and integrated through communications architectures, information protocols and integrated intelligence management tools.