by Elsie Clark | Sep 12, 2025 | AI & ML, Innovation, MRO IT
Copenhagen Airport (CPH) has introduced a new solution for real-time monitoring emissions from auxiliary power units (APUs).
The Danish airport has rolled out Assaia’s EmissionsControl technology across its stands. Airports often struggle to reduce APU emissions due to a lack of data on how runtime is influenced by locations and weather conditions. Through this new development, CPH claims to have become the world’s first airport to utilise the innovative monitoring solution.
Powered by artificial intelligence (AI), Assaia’s system deploys cameras to track APU usage during aircraft turnarounds. This provides CPH with comprehensive data on APU usage patterns that can then inform effective carbon reduction strategies.
CPH’s chief operating officer Kristoffer Plenge-Brandt said:
The use of APU contributes to noise and emissions of CO₂ and air pollution, including ultrafine particles, which are a concern for both our employees and our neighbouring communities.
That’s why we aim to reduce APU usage as much as possible. With this new tool, we can identify when our operational guidelines are not being met and understand the reasons behind it
Weather conditions are key to understanding APU runtime. Extreme cold temperatures require longer warmup times, while hot weather necessitates internal cooling systems. CPH’s data-centric approach means they can optimise APU usage without relying on assumptions, as has previously been practice.
Alongside improving ground operations, the initiative contributes to CPH’s 2030 net-zero emissions target. Airlines flying into the airport will also benefit from decreased fuel consumption and lower operational costs.
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by Jessica Brownlow | Jul 22, 2025 | AI & ML, Avionics, Video
As the aviation industry undergoes a digital transformation, AI and multi-core processing are no longer distant concepts – they’re taking off.
At Aerospace Tech Week, we spoke with Richard Richard Jaenicke, Director of Marketing at Green Hills Software, about the progress, challenges, and future of avionics systems.
“It was about four years ago that we got the first multi-core TSO for avionics… Now, with Airbus and Collins Aerospace joining in, we can say that multi-core has really taken hold.”
Jaenicke highlights two major shifts in the avionics landscape over the past 12 months:
- A growing wave of multi-core certifications
- The emerging role of artificial intelligence and autonomy, especially in experimental and military aircraft
But as he points out, AI brings complexity and risk.
“You end up with a pile of weighted weights… you can’t really validate that they came from the requirements or that they implement them.”
Watch the full interview to hear how Green Hills Software is helping shape the future of safe, certifiable AI in aviation.
Questions asked include:
- How has the avionics landscape progressed in the last 12 months?
- What are the key challenges in using AI/ML in avionics systems?
- How can we ensure the safety and security of AI in flight-critical systems?
- What are some near-term applications of AI in commercial or defense aviation?
- What brings Green Hills Software to Aerospace Tech Week, and how does it support
- innovation?
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by Neil Walker | Nov 12, 2020 | BUZZ, Innovation
Organisers of Aerospace Tech Week, premier exhibition and conference for the aerospace technology community, have welcomed the news of the potential Covid-19 vaccine as an opportunity to get the devastated aviation industry moving again.
Since the initial lockdowns and grounding of aircraft across Europe in March, the air transport industry has struggled to get moving again due to continued travel restrictions and concerns of travellers, despite the industry demonstrating its excellent safety and clean cabin air through use of high quality HEPA filters.
Air transport continues to be around half of its pre-pandemic levels and has created turbulence and uncertainty, but with a possible vaccine on the horizon has been given a confidence boost that the industry can begin to look forward to better times.
With many airlines being provided financial support from Government’s, many of these are linked to reducing the environmental impact of aviation. Technology and developments in engineering solutions will be key factors in enhancing the sectors green comeback, with Aerospace Tech Week showcasing much of this latest tech.
Adrian Broadbent, CEO and owner of Aerospace Tech Week and Aerospace Tech Review magazine, said, “We are very encouraged by the announcement of a possible Covid-19 vaccine to build confidence in all industries, and especially the hard hit aviation industry.”
“We hope this enables future investment to thrive in new technologies, cleaner aircraft and improved solutions for the sector to demonstrate its commitment to cleaner skies. Aerospace Tech Week will enable many of these technologies to be showcased and we look forward to welcoming the industry to Toulouse on 26th-27th May 2021 for an exciting and safe back-to-business environment.” Continued Mr Broadbent.
Further details, including international expert speakers, will be announced soon at www.AerospaceTechWeek.com.
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