Charles Alcock is managing editor of the AIN Media Group, having rejoined the company in 2019. He has been an aviation journalist since 1986, and previously worked for AIN from 1990 to 2017, most recently as editor-in-chief. His main focus is on covering new aviation technology and business models, as well as international news.
Having been raised in the London area, Alcock studied at the University of Manchester in the UK and earned an honors degree in Politics and Modern History. He speaks English and French, and some German.

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Aircraft management group Axis Aviation has introduced an artificial intelligence-driven search feature for its flight crew support app. The Direct To search assistant rolled out today allows pilots and other crew pose questions to find safety information stored on the Crew Axis platform.
The tool gives descriptive answers to questions and provides page references to manuals where users can quickly find what they need. The in-house app that Axis Aviation <a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2024-05-29/axis-aviation-unveils-management-platform">launched in May</a> was designed in partnership with a third-party provider and processes data from hundreds of pages stored in Crew Axis. According to the company, it provides an intuitive shortcut to accessing important flight information.
“Launch of our own AI functionality will deliver new levels of efficiency for our pilots and crew,” said Axis Aviation Europe’s managing director Kerstin Mumenthaler. “Users can simply ask any query related to their flight and receive accurate answers, backed by technical data. Our aim is to simplify the decision-making process and drive efficiency.”
According to the company, AI can boost the digital transformation it feels is needed to deliver the increased levels of transparency that business aviation customers now expect of service providers.

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