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The Internet Of Planes
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The Internet of Things takes to the sky
A turbofan detects that it requires unexpected yet routine maintenance. It sends a notification to a monitoring system, which sends the part that is required, schedules a maintenance team for access, and informs the airline’s operations system of an expected repair time.
A pilot pulls up real time satellite weather in the air during thunderstorm season, enabling her to plan a route for her aircraft to skirt the storm and avoid anexpensive diversion. The aircraft’s system notifies flight operations of its delay, and passengers with now-problematic connections are automatically protected on the subsequent flight.
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