CGI VirtualFlightRecorder to enhance aviation safety with next-generation flight data solution
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CGI (NYSE: GIB) has announced an expansion of its Universal Virtual Flight Data Recorder (UVFDR) initiative into CGI VirtualFlightRecorder, a new AWS-based solution for enhancing aviation safety globally. The project, developed with support from the European Space Agency and UK Space Agency, aims to improve operational efficiency and ensure compliance with global aeronautics distress and safety standards.
The solution replicates traditional Black Box functionality in a cloud-based environment, featuring improved data resilience in emergencies, global standards compliance, seamless operational integration, and enhanced data integrity. Key features include satellite data transmission for emergency scenarios, blockchain technology for data security, and real-time data transmission capabilities.
The system is designed for commercial air transport, business aviation, and advanced air mobility sectors, offering cost-effective storage of authenticated flight data for aircraft operators, manufacturers, and regulators.
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- Development of new proprietary technology solution expanding CGI's intellectual property portfolio
- Strategic positioning in aviation safety technology market with blockchain-enabled solution
- Partnership with major institutions including ESA and UK Space Agency enhancing market credibility
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- No immediate revenue impact disclosed
- Implementation timeline and cost details not specified
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The new phase will establish CGI VirtualFlightRecorder, a new CGI intellectual property solution providing a scalable solution built on AWS for enhancing aviation safety globally, opening up new ways of improving operational efficiency, and providing compliance with emerging global aeronautics distress and safety (GADSS) standards.
Building on the success of the initial UVFDR project, this phase will translate insights from the first pilot demonstration into operational capabilities, ensuring CGI VirtualFlightRecorder meets the latest global aeronautical safety standards, including alignment with International Civil Aviation Organization's (ICAO) standards and recommended practices (SARPs) for GADSS. The UVFDR leverages CGI's blockchain technology to ensure data authenticity, integrity and security, addressing the operational and regulatory challenges of future flight data recording systems.
Key enhancements that will support aviation safety include:
- Improved data resilience in emergencies: by demonstrating satellite data transmission for flights in emergency scenarios, exploring solutions for completeness of flight telemetry and data integrity through flights with Cranfield University's Flying Laboratory.
- Global standards compliance: the system will provide a route to an acceptable means of compliance for GADSS informed by EASA, FAA, and EUROCAE recommendations.
- Seamless operational integration: advanced interfaces and features will support real-time data transmission and monitoring, which can be integrated with existing aviation systems through commonly available aircraft interface devices (AID) or similar systems.
- Data integrity and legal admissibility: demonstrating compliance with standards for using flight data in regulatory and legal investigations.
CGI VirtualFlightRecorder is designed with commercial air transport, business and general aviation, as well as advanced air mobility in mind. Replicating the function of a traditional crash-protected flight recorder (Black Box) in a virtual, cloud-based environment, the system will allow the assured, authenticated and provenance-controlled storage of data transmitted by an aircraft while in flight. It will empower aviation stakeholders -- aircraft operators, manufacturers, and regulators -- with a cost-effective, reliable tool to enhance operational efficiency, comply with international safety mandates, and provide key insights in case of an incident.
Neil Timms, Senior Vice President, Space, Defence and Intelligence at CGI in the
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Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world. With 91,000 consultants and professionals across the globe, CGI delivers an end-to-end portfolio of capabilities, from strategic IT and business consulting to systems integration, managed IT and business process services and intellectual property solutions. CGI works with clients through a local relationship model complemented by a global delivery network that helps clients digitally transform their organizations and accelerate results. CGI Fiscal 2024 reported revenue is CA
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