Here are some ways aircraft contribute to various industries beyond passenger transport ¹:
- *Flight Management System (FMS)*: allows the aircraft to send multiple types of messages, including information about fuel levels and engine health
- *Airborne Analysis and Message Routers*: enables trend monitoring and is prevalent on most modern commercial air transport aircraft
- *Aircraft Communications and Reporting System (ACARS)*: transmits small bursts of data about an aircraft's in-flight performance to an airline or operator's ground-based maintenance personnel
- *Aircraft Condition Monitoring System (ACMS)*: allows for streaming data about the condition of the various components and systems of the aircraft to ground-based operational teams
- *Maintenance Scheduling*: allows for better maintenance scheduling and health trend monitoring of their aircraft fleets
- *Real-Time Monitoring*: allows for real-time monitoring of the brakes, which will greatly enhance that process