Abstract: An aircraft including at least one hold configured to store containers along at least one storage line, and at least one opening configured to provide a passage between the hold and the exterior of the aircraft, the opening being positioned in vertical alignment with the storage line or in line with the storage line. The hold comprises at least one loading and unloading device comprising at least one carriage, at least one guiding system configured to move the carriage along the storage line, at least one spreader equipped with at least one system for grasping the containers, and at least one vertical movement system that is configured to move the spreader vertically with respect to the carriage.

Abstract: Anti-collision airport system including a motorized mobile device to be moved close to an aircraft. The system includes a database to record structural characteristics of categories of aircraft and structural characteristics of the motorized mobile device. The controller is configured to identify a category corresponding to the aircraft and a positioning of the motorized mobile device with respect to the aircraft, search and retrieve, from the database, structural characteristics associated with the category corresponding to the aircraft and structural characteristics of the motorized device, calculate a trajectory for the movement of the motorized mobile device on the basis of the structural characteristics of the aircraft and of the motorized mobile device and of the positioning of the motorized mobile device with respect to the aircraft, and control the motorized mobile device according to the calculated trajectory.

Abstract: A method for checking the identity of the occupants of an aircraft disembarking at an arrival territory for reducing or dispensing with checking operations on the ground when the flight arrives. The method comprises, for each occupant, a step of collecting at least one occupant identifier by way of at least one checking system positioned in the aircraft when the occupants are present in the aircraft, a step of transmitting the collected occupant identifier to a processing unit, and a step of determining, by way of the processing unit, a decision to authorize or to prohibit entry to the arrival territory on the basis of admissibility and/or exclusion criteria from an occupant file and from the collected occupant identifier. Also a device for implementing the identity-checking method.

Abstract: Anti-collision airport system including a motorized mobile device to be moved close to an aircraft. The system includes a database to record structural characteristics of categories of aircraft and structural characteristics of the motorized mobile device. The controller is configured to identify a category corresponding to the aircraft and a positioning of the motorized mobile device with respect to the aircraft, search and retrieve, from the database, structural characteristics associated with the category corresponding to the aircraft and structural characteristics of the motorized device, calculate a trajectory for the movement of the motorized mobile device on the basis of the structural characteristics of the aircraft and of the motorized mobile device and of the positioning of the motorized mobile device with respect to the aircraft, and control the motorized mobile device according to the calculated trajectory.

Abstract: A method of detecting collisions between an equipped mobile object travelling around an airport installation and at least one obstacle. The method comprises the following steps. Determining the real-time positions of the equipped mobile object in a reference frame tied to the airport installation. Reading at least one item of information contained in at least one marker fixed to the equipped mobile object. Determining an outline of the equipped mobile object on the basis of the read item of information contained in the marker. Positioning the outline determined in the reference frame tied to the airport installation. Triggering an alert if the distance between the outline of the equipped mobile object and the obstacle is less than a given threshold.

Abstract: The aeroplane includes at least a fuselage, two wings, a rear tail unit including a horizontal tail provided with two tail ends, and at least two engines arranged on the fuselage on either side of a vertical plane of symmetry of the aeroplane. The aeroplane has a longitudinal axis. The engines are mounted so as to be able to be displaced, at least in flight, on the fuselage, substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis, and the tail ends are mounted so as to be able to be pivoted, at least in flight, relative to the horizontal tail. The aeroplane thus has a configuration that changes in flight.

Abstract: A device for weighing aircraft includes a weighing platform configured to receive a undercarriage leg of the aircraft and to generate weighing signals, a first calculation unit configured to calculate weighing information from the weighing signals generated by the weighing platform, a communication unit configured to transmit to a central device and to receive signals including at least one signal representing the weighing information calculated by the calculation unit, and a ground rolling unit configured to move the weighing platform over a surface.

Abstract: This relates to a System and a method for determining weight of freight units and baggage. Such a system comprises a Unit Load Device (ULD), an internal system of the Unit Load Device (ULD) and a digital memory unit, wherein the internal system is configured for retrieving individual identification and weight data of items within the Unit Load Device (ULD), for calculating a gross weight of the Unit Load Device (ULD) by summing the individual weight data of the items together with empty weight data of the Unit Load Device (ULD) and for storing a list of all identified items based on the identification data as well as the calculated gross weight of the Unit Load Device (ULD) in the digital memory unit.

Abstract: A device for maneuvering ground support equipment on an airport stand. Included in the device are a moving apparatus having a system for coupling with the ground support equipment, configured for maneuvering the ground support equipment according to a predetermined trajectory; and a remote control configured for remotely controlling the movements of the moving apparatus according to the predetermined trajectory. The device also relates to an item of ground support equipment on an airport stand which includes a connecting plate configured for being coupled to a moving apparatus of the device.

Abstract: A system for monitoring scheduled turnaround activities and alerting on time deviation from the scheduled turnaround activities is disclosed. The system includes a ground computing station system, an aircraft on-board system, a cloud, and user interface. The cloud is communicatively coupled to the ground station computing system and the aircraft on-board system. The cloud includes processor and memory. The memory includes an analytics module to obtain actual start and end time stamps associated with scheduled turnaround activities, from touchdown to takeoff of an aircraft, from aircraft on-board systems and a ground station system. The analytics module to determine time deviation of scheduled turnaround activities by analyzing the obtained actual start and end time stamps. The user interface to present each scheduled turnaround activity and determined time deviation of the scheduled turnaround activities.

Abstract: A device for weighing aircraft includes a weighing platform configured to receive a undercarriage leg of the aircraft and to generate weighing signals, a first calculation unit configured to calculate weighing information from the weighing signals generated by the weighing platform, a communication unit configured to transmit to a central device and to receive signals including at least one signal representing the weighing information calculated by the calculation unit, and a ground rolling unit configured to move the weighing platform over a surface.

Abstract: A system for damage tracking and monitoring during ground handling of aircraft includes a ground service communication network configured to transmit communication data between ground support equipment, GSE, and aircraft; a database configured to store configuration data and status data of GSE and aircraft; and a computer-based system configured to communicate with the ground service communication network and the database. The computer-based system is configured to update the configuration data and the status data of GSE and aircraft stored in the database on basis of communication data received from the ground service communication network. The computer-based system is further configured to estimate a damage source among the GSE for a damage inflicted on the aircraft by one of the GSE by correlating damage characteristics of the damage with the configuration data and the status data from the database.

Abstract: A method and a device for automatically piloting an aircraft on the ground comprises, when an activation control present in the cockpit of the aircraft is activated, the steps of and apparatus for determining at least one sequence of taxiing instructions as a function of static and dynamic characteristics of the aircraft and of a taxiing path to be traversed, and transmitting the determined sequence of taxiing instructions to the command system piloting the displacement systems of the aircraft so that the aircraft traverses the taxiing path.

Abstract: A method of detecting collisions between an equipped mobile object travelling around an airport installation and at least one obstacle. The method comprises the following steps. Determining the real-time positions of the equipped mobile object in a reference frame tied to the airport installation. Reading at least one item of information contained in at least one marker fixed to the equipped mobile object. Determining an outline of the equipped mobile object on the basis of the read item of information contained in the marker. Positioning the outline determined in the reference frame tied to the airport installation. Triggering an alert if the distance between the outline of the equipped mobile object and the obstacle is less than a given threshold.

Abstract: A device for maneuvering and immobilizing an aircraft on the ground. Included in the device is a moving apparatus and a remote control configured for remotely controlling the moving apparatus. The device allows a coupling of a single remote control with several moving apparatuses and/or of one moving apparatus with several remote controls. Also, the device allows an operator equipped with a remote control to remotely control several pushback maneuvers by successively using several moving apparatuses or several operators each equipped with a remote control to successively control the same moving apparatus.

Abstract: A device for maneuvering ground support equipment on an airport stand. Included in the device are a moving apparatus having a system for coupling with the ground support equipment, configured for maneuvering the ground support equipment according to a predetermined trajectory; and a remote control configured for remotely controlling the movements of the moving apparatus according to the predetermined trajectory. The device also relates to an item of ground support equipment on an airport stand which includes a connecting plate configured for being coupled to a moving apparatus of the device.

Abstract: This relates to a System and a method for determining weight of freight units and baggage. Such a system comprises a Unit Load Device (ULD), an internal system of the Unit Load Device (ULD) and a digital memory unit, wherein the internal system is configured for retrieving individual identification and weight data of items within the Unit Load Device (ULD), for calculating a gross weight of the Unit Load Device (ULD) by summing the individual weight data of the items together with empty weight data of the Unit Load Device (ULD) and for storing a list of all identified items based on the identification data as well as the calculated gross weight of the Unit Load Device (ULD) in the digital memory unit.

Abstract: A drone pad includes a structure configured to be mounted on a base and provided with a platform for a drone and a wireless data transmission system. The data transmission system includes a first data transmission unit configured to communicate with at least one control center and a second data transmission unit configured to communicate with at least one drone, as well as a central unit linked to the data transmission system.

Abstract: A system for monitoring scheduled turnaround activities and alerting on time deviation from the scheduled turnaround activities is disclosed. The system includes a ground computing station system, an aircraft on-board system, a cloud, and user interface. The cloud is communicatively coupled to the ground station computing system and the aircraft on-board system. The cloud includes processor and memory. The memory includes an analytics module to obtain actual start and end time stamps associated with scheduled turnaround activities, from touchdown to takeoff of an aircraft, from aircraft on-board systems and a ground station system. The analytics module to determine time deviation of scheduled turnaround activities by analyzing the obtained actual start and end time stamps. The user interface to present each scheduled turnaround activity and determined time deviation of the scheduled turnaround activities.

Abstract: A system for damage tracking and monitoring during ground handling of aircraft includes a ground service communication network configured to transmit communication data between ground support equipment, GSE, and aircraft; a database configured to store configuration data and status data of GSE and aircraft; and a computer-based system configured to communicate with the ground service communication network and the database. The computer-based system is configured to update the configuration data and the status data of GSE and aircraft stored in the database on basis of communication data received from the ground service communication network. The computer-based system is further configured to estimate a damage source among the GSE for a damage inflicted on the aircraft by one of the GSE by correlating damage characteristics of the damage with the configuration data and the status data from the database.