Internet of Things: Aviation Applications, Challenges, and Security

This report explores the integration of the Internet of Things (IoT) within the aviation sector, examining its developmental progress, potential challenges, and real-world applications. It identifies key areas where IoT can enhance airport operations, from streamlining passenger experiences to optimizing operational efficiency through data-driven insights and automation. The report highlights significant challenges, including security and privacy concerns, the complexities of technology and infrastructure implementation, the need for skilled talent, and the importance of a robust business case to justify ROI. It also delves into current and future applications of IoT, such as travel information systems and facilities management, emphasizing operational efficiency and strategic revenue generation. Furthermore, the report addresses potential security and governance issues, emphasizing the need for robust IT governance frameworks to manage complex IoT solutions, ensure data integrity, and define a clear technical strategy for successful IoT engagement. The document concludes by underscoring the transformative impact of IoT on the aviation landscape, paving the way for smarter, more efficient, and secure airports.

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Table of Contents
1. Are there any development or progress?.........................................................................2
2.What are the potential issues and challenges of IoT & DA adoption in aviation?...........2
3.What are the applications used for the current / future adoption?....................................3
4.Are there are potential and serious occurrences of security and governance?.................4
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1. Are there any development or progress?
IoT can have the biggest effect on the airport when technology is incorporated into the
core business model. IoT might be used to facilitate complete door-door experiences for different
air travelers. IoT can provide a single platform which can be used for order and paying different
rail and handling travel document. It can order additional services that can open up new business
opportunities for various network operators. At present it is dependent on retail sales, a receipt
for parking and good customer interaction for both airline and other stakeholder. Mobility as a
service is a much similar kind of IoT based model which is needed for delivering the best future
to airports. Some other opportunities are merely inclusive of checks for bio-metrics, variable
based or even price based for waiting and individual. Only the time and complete picture which
creates IoT data will provide detail of future holds.
2.What are the potential issues and challenges of IoT & DA adoption in
aviation?
Implementation of IoT solution in the aviation industry can have a certain number of
challenges like
Security and Privacy Issues: In the whole aviation industry, safety is known to be
inviolate standard. No current technology irrespective of cost-saving and efficiency can be made
publicly if it compromises with digital data. In addition, it can have real-world effects. With the
increase in adaptation of IoT, privacy and safety are linked at a growing rate.
Technology and infrastructure: Large scale implementation of IoT requires different
kind of system and devices that need to be connected and operate in together. Some of the IoT

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box solutions for airports are presently required on markets. It is very much difficult for figuring
out the support needed for IoT ecosystem.
Talent: With increase in adaptation of IoT, the overall roles and responsibilities of an
employee at airport will change as they will have increased interaction with the growing
technology. To keep up this particular trend, airport authority needs to prioritize the growing
talent and skill gaps by providing proper training programs for current employees.
Business Case: In almost every industry, the major concern is all about rate of
investment (ROI) which is the biggest barrier in implementing IoT. Continuing and upfront cost
can easily vary a lot based on the particular IoT application. IoT is new for a test case; the rate of
IoT investment is not completely certain in nature. There is a need for analyzing the careful
consideration for factors which drive the cost. ROI in IoT can be helpful for the leader for
narrowing down their option for decision-making.
3. What are the applications used for the current/future adoption?
IoT mainly comes up with three class of benefits like operational efficiency, strategic and
new revenue. At present, IoT is already being used in airports in various ways like travel
information system and facilities management. The mere focus is all about increasing the overall
efficiency Most of the airport makes use of IoT for emphasizing on operational efficiency. An
online inspection system comes up with a tool which can be used for providing maintenance for
ground crew. It is generally connected to Internet that comes up with GPS functionality. The
main purpose of this tool is all about digitally connecting maintenance finding for finding the
map of airport.

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There are billions of devices and system which get connected with each other. People get
benefits for the enhance lifestyle and organization are becoming efficient as they reduce the
overall operational cost. IoT aims to work in hand with real-time artificial intelligence which is
an edge for connecting devices from cloud to decentralized. IoT helps in increase in overall
computational power for some of the advanced algorithm and low power need. It ultimately
creates a machine for getting across most of the sector. The market of IoT is developing at a
rapid rate where billions of devices and system are connected with each other. It is merely driven
by an increase by a cheaper sensor which changes physical data into a digital content. The main
use of IoT is all about delivery of cost saving fuel, energy and labour that have a significant
impact and much shorter payback time frames.
4. Are there are potential and serious occurrences of security and
governance?
IoT solution is known to be much complex in nature. Integration of some connected
devices and IT services aim to pose networking challenges. The issues are encountered in
communication, data volume and real-time analysis. IoT based solutions require the involvement
of various technologies and complex development cycles. It is inclusive of testing and proper
monitoring. IoT solution can be easily viewed as the application of business governance, IT
governance to Internet of things. IoT governance aims to define the changes for IT governance
so that they can ensure that overall concepts and principles are distributed architecture. It has
been managed for delivery of the required business goals.
There is a need of successful IoT engagement which require IT firms to define the
technical strategy. It is inclusive of developing a proper reference architecture that defines the

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technology platform. Development of the process requires a proper design, development and
operation of IoT based solution. Teams need to develop a proper technical strategy which is
inclusive of a team in various organization. This will merely define their own approaches that
lead to fragmented services which will ultimately cost the firm.