2nd Connected Aircraft China Congress 2020 was successfully held

2nd Connected Aircraft China Congress 2020 attracted nearly 200 delegates from governments, organizations, institutes, universities, industrial enterprises and media. And, the Congress 2020 hosted 19 domestic and foreign speakers who delivered keynote speeches. 

The congress was successfully held in Shanghai from Aug. 13th to 14th, 2020. This forum was hosted by Shanghai Society of Aeronautics, Civil Aircraft Operation Support Technology Sub-committee of CSAA; Supported by Chinese Society of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China Eastern Airlines Co., Ltd, Shanghai Airport (Group) Company, Ltd, Shanghai Hongqiao Central Business District, Shanghai Hongqiao Linkong Economic Demonstration Zone, COMAC Shanghai Aircraft Design And Research Institute; Organized by COMAC Shanghai Aircraft Customer Service Co., Ltd., Galleon (Shanghai) Consulting Co., Ltd.

For airborne equipment manufacturers, the future development trend is intelligentization. The first step is to achieve air-to-ground interconnection. For airlines, the main purpose of air-to-ground interconnection is to improve passenger satisfaction and increase auxiliary revenue. 

Grace JIANG, Director of Aviation & Digital Business Development AVIAGE SYSTEMS gave a detailed introduction and Shared the solution of AVIAGE SYSTEMS airborne interconnection. She said that currently, there are only a few localized products for airborne Internet, while foreign products account for a large proportion. Based on the domestic market, AVIAGE SYSTEMS provides a series of services, such as system definition, system integration, modification service and technical support, to the local aviation department to provide more convenient air Internet services.

The healthy development of the onboard Internet industry cannot be separated from the joint efforts of all colleagues in the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain and the close cooperation of relevant enterprises. Sun Lu, Head of Airbus China Innovation Center and Thorsten ROBRECHT, SkyFive’s CEO, signed the cooperation agreement to jointly explore and develop 5G ground-to-ground interconnection solutions to meet the needs of the Chinese market at the congress. 

In addition, Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services also made preliminary contact with Shanghai Hongqiao Linkong Economic Demonstration Zone at the forum, meaning to settle the maintenance base in the zone.

More than 90 leading industrial companies from airlines, OEMs, system integrators, satellite communications, network security and avionics systems were invited to attend the 2nd Connected Aircraft China Congress 2020. In-depth discussions will be held on hot topics such as aviation Internet development opportunities in the post-epidemic era, improving flight experience and operating earnings, 5G enabling smart aviation, ATG connectivity and aviation digitization. It aims to build a platform for all parties to communicate, cooperate and jointly solve problems in a fair way, strengthen the digital development path of aviation enterprises, and make joint plans and innovations to make due efforts and contributions to the development of China's aviation manufacturing industry and aviation industry.