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WorldTracer celebrates 30 years of repatriating mishandled baggage

eNethersole — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 10:08:13 +0000

WorldTracer now serves over 500 customers in more than 2,800 locations, helping repatriate mishandled luggage in an average of 1.6 days.

WorldTracer Lost and Found Property, launched in 2021, uses cutting-edge technology, enabling airlines to quickly reunite passengers with their lost property while cutting the cost of repatriating lost items by 90%.

These innovations have also enabled SITA to support airlines during and following the COVID-19 pandemic. SITA’s WorldTracer Self Service was developed as a contactless way for passengers to report delayed baggage from mobile devices, avoiding long queues at busy baggage counters. Initial trials between SITA and Lufthansa Group showed that the service has already proved to be popular with travelers, with two-thirds opting to use this service instead of visiting a baggage counter. In addition to meeting new COVID-19 hygiene requirements, WorldTracer Self Service saves airlines on average $10 for every mishandled bag reported by eliminating the need for additional infrastructure to manage the reporting of delayed bags.

Peter Drummond, director of baggage at SITA, said: “We’re extremely proud to celebrate this 30-year milestone for WorldTracer. It’s amazing to see how far we’ve come since SITA first established the product. We’ve constantly improved and innovated, such as meeting new health requirements during the post-COVID era while making processes in the airport more cost-effective, which is one of the reasons why we’ve been such an industry staple for three decades.”

In 2007, the year that WorldTracer migrated from the mainframe to open system technology, SITA began reporting passenger trends. In that year, lost and mishandled baggage worldwide peaked with 47 million bags, or 19 bags lost or mishandled per thousand passengers, representing a cost of $4.7 billion to the air transport industry.

With small fluctuations, the per capita mishandled bag rate has continued to decline to 3.5 bags lost or mishandled per thousand passengers in 2020. As part of SITA’s wider Baggage Management Portfolio, WorldTracer helps to boost operational efficiency, reduce bag mishandling, and lower costs. In addition, it ensures the airline community meets IATA Resolutions 780 for interline passenger traffic and 743 for found and unclaimed checked baggage. It also helps them follow the Montreal and Warsaw conventions on Lost Luggage.

Peter Drummond adds: “Our goal is to make baggage tracing and repatriation processes faster, more usable, and above all, less expensive. Increasingly, we’re using smart technologies to reach that goal, reducing the level of human interaction to a minimum and helping passengers take control of the process. It’s an exciting time to be part of the WorldTracer community, and I’m looking forward to its continued success in the future.”

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SITA is celebrating the 30th anniversary of WorldTracer, a solution that has helped over 200 million passengers trace their mishandled bags over the decades.

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Manta Aircraft and Foviatech sign MoU

cbrown — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 10:25:45 +0000

The integration will optimise flight controls as well as implementation of AI quality inspection during the final assembly line, and digitalisation of engineering validation at the back end and engineering manuals automation.

Manta Aircraft is a high-tech engineering and design company engaged in the development of multi-purpose aerial platforms and different models of electric and hybrid-electric V/STOL vehicles for advanced and regional air mobility. Company’s innovative, flexible and broad mission envelope in the near future is focused on high-performance high energy-efficient products tailored to customers’ specifications for a wide range of applications and operations based on a state-of-the-art technology and capability.

Foviatech is specialising in smart aerospace digital transformation using AI/AR applications to support automation, digitisation with artificial intelligence, and end-to-end machine learning adaptable to Production and MRO processes.

Lucas Marchesini, Manta Aircraft CEO said: “We have been thoroughly looking at utilising AI and other next-gen technologies to be used during the design and production process to streamline and optimize solutions for our overall proposition. We are glad to have Foviatech supporting us on this topic and we look forward to exploring use-cases together.”

Sowmya Thyagarajan, Foviatech GmbH CEO added: “We have been evaluating several eVTOL companies globally, and we are confident that we have the right partner with Manta. Their aircraft’s design is futuristic, advanced, and agile. These are the key elements that define the applications of our software and hardware technologies. We are also very happy to exhibit with them at the Dubai Airshow and would like to thank our business partners ABC Aerospace Business Center for bringing us together during the Dubai Airshow.”

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Tue, 23/11/2021 - 12:00

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Manta Aircraft and Foviatech signed an MoU during the Dubai Airshow to explore the integration of AI solutions on eVTOL aircraft.

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Sanad signs MoU with Next50 for tech-driven industrial solutions

eNethersole — Tue, 23 Nov 2021 21:29:59 +0000

The agreement was signed by Sanad Deputy Group CEO, Mansoor Janahi and Ibrahim Al Mannaee, Next50 CEO, at the Gulf Manufacturing & Industrialisation Summit 2021 (GMIS) which runs at the Dubai Exhibition Centre until November 27. The MoU will see the two companies working together to explore next-generation solutions based on Internet of Things (IoT), data-analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence with the aim of boosting efficiency across multiple industries.

“The signing of this agreement brings together two leading entities with a shared purpose, to collaborated on capabilities and provide digital solutions to maximise outcomes.” said Mansoor Janahi, deputy group CEO, Sanad. “This future-focused partnership is the direct result of Sanad’s focus on delivering innovative, disruptive and technology-driven service solutions for the industrial sector and reinforces our support of Abu Dhabi’s vision for a diverse, knowledge-based economy driven by advanced technologies.”

Ibrahim Al Mannaee, CEO, NEXT50 commented: “With NEXT50’s deep domain expertise and cutting-edge industrial solutions, we look forward to working alongside the team at Sanad on deploying technologies that advance the industrial sector and propel its growth. Not only does this partnership complement our mission to accelerate opportunities to drive business forward, but it also underscores our commitment to advancing Abu Dhabi’s vision of creating a sustainable knowledge-based economy."

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Sanad has signed an MoU to collaborate with Next50, a joint venture between ADQ and G42, to develop technology-driven services solutions for the industrial services sector.

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MEA becomes 50th customer for Airbus Skywise Health Monitoring

eNethersole — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 11:33:54 +0000

The long standing Airbus customer will be the 50th airline using this innovative tool to optimise the maintenance of its fleets. SHM will support the airline’s maintenance and engineering teams by enabling real-time management of aircraft events and troubleshooting.

Using the Skywise aviation data platform, SHM collates and centralises alerts, flight-deck effects, maintenance messages etc, prioritises them, correlates any faults with the relevant troubleshooting procedures. It also highlights operational impacts, provides the maintenance history of the system (from the logbook and MIS information collected through Skywise Core and stored in the data lake), allowing effective tracking of the alerts. Additionally, it can help airlines anticipate and provision for tools and parts’ to be available closest to the aircraft.

MEA will use the solution for its entire fleet. The Beirut based airline is operating an all-Airbus fleet comprising A320 and A330 Family aircraft.

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Mon, 22/11/2021 - 12:00

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Middle East Airlines (MEA) has signed an agreement to join the community of Skywise Health Monitoring (SHM) users.

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Jambojet partners with Cellulant

eNethersole — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 11:09:27 +0000

The bilateral partnership will see Jambojet reward 1,100 customers with discount vouchers worth Kes.1000 each, while making a booking to any of its destinations, as part of the Now Travel Ready Campaign that aims to encourage travel.

“The customer is at the heart of our operations. We would not have achieved the milestones we have attained this year without our customers’ support. For this, we have partnered with Cellulant, Jambojet’s mobile payments aggregator, to appreciate them with discount vouchers,” said Karanja Ndegwa, CEO & managing director, Jambojet.

The month-long partnership will run until December 13, 2021 where 50 vouchers each weekday during the campaign duration. The voucher numbers will be published on Jambojet’s Facebook and Twitter pages every weekday at 7am and will apply on a first come first serve basis.

“Digital payments are an accelerator for growth offering customers a seamless experience and businesses multiple avenues to scale,” said Faith Nkatha, Cellulant country manager in Kenya. “We believe in making it easy for people to do business across Africa and our partnership with Jambojet reinforces our commitment to do so through digitised payments.”

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Mon, 22/11/2021 - 12:00

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Jambojet has partnered with Cellulant, a Pan-African payments company, to reward Jambojet customers with discount vouchers as they book flights.

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Honeywell and Riyadh Airports sign MoU

eNethersole — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 09:43:37 +0000

The technologies will increase efficiency, predictability and safety in its airport operations, while also minimising environmental impact.

The MoU between RAC and Honeywell outlines the implementation, operation and maintenance of new Honeywell technologies at KKIA. Honeywell will design and deliver solutions to RAC and help deliver on key outcomes, including operational efficiency, uptime and continuity, sustainability and the passenger experience.

“We continue to pursue our digital transformation program to position RAC as one of the world's leading airport operators,” said Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Maghlouth, CEO, Riyadh Airports Company. “This important collaboration with Honeywell will allow us to improve operations at KKIA and gain learnings and insight to use across our airports portfolio, further accelerating the future development of Saudi Arabia’s aviation sector and meeting the industry’s requirements in line with Saudi Vision 2030.”

“Honeywell is proud to support RAC’s strategic vision to deliver the most advanced and sustainable airport operations in the world,” said Abdullah Al-juffali, country manager, Honeywell Building Technologies, Saudi Arabia. “With our long-standing and global track record of delivering advanced solutions for the aviation industry and RAC’s extensive operational experience, we will deliver technologies that improve the operational efficiency, uptime and overall passenger experience at KKIA, while supporting its efforts to meet its Saudi Vision 2030 commitments.”

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Honeywell and Riyadh Airports Company (RAC) have signed MoU to explore the use of Honeywell technologies that enable integration and automation at King Khalid International Airport.

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Dubai Airshow 2021 - All the best bits of this year's show

cbrown — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 06:48:57 +0000

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Dubai Airshow: Emirates SkyCargo signs e-commerce MoU with Emirates Post

eNethersole — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 10:38:01 +0000

The MoU was signed by Nabil Sultan, Emirates Divisional Senior Vice President, Cargo, and by Abdulla M. Alashram, Group CEO, Emirates Post Group.

Under the terms of the MoU, the two entities will work together to develop an e-commerce end-to-end global logistics platform, with a key focus on serving markets in the Middle East, Africa and West Asia. This will be a first of its kind partnership between an airline cargo carrier and a national postal operator combining the global network and capacity strengths of Emirates SkyCargo with the last-mile delivery expertise and partnerships of EPG's 'Emirates Post' business.

The partnership will pivot on the strength of Dubai as a global hub for logistics and will encourage e-commerce businesses to set up operations in the city, ideally positioned as a gateway to major consumer markets. Nearly two thirds of the total global population can be reached within an eight hour flight from Dubai and this forms an attractive proposition for e-commerce players aiming to deliver goods to customers within the shortest possible time. With its sophisticated transport links, transit hubs and supply chain infrastructure, Dubai is also well positioned to handle global flows and volumes of e-commerce cargo.

Nabil Sultan, Emirates divisional senior vice president, cargo, said: "We are very excited to be embarking on this pioneering partnership with Emirates Post Group to create a comprehensive global platform for e-commerce, a vertical which has been steadily increasing in importance over the years including most recently during the pandemic when more and more consumers shopped online from around the world. This partnership is part of our broader e-commerce strategy to provide support as a distribution partner to small and medium sized e-commerce players and other businesses, based both within and outside the UAE, who may not have the required infrastructure required to scale their business and reach a global audience. With our global network spanning six continents and our state of the art hub in Dubai capable of handling large volumes of e-commerce cargo, our wide body capacity and our frequency of flights, Emirates SkyCargo is well placed to move e-commerce goods rapidly across the world. Through this partnership, we will now also be able to draw upon the logistical and last-mile delivery expertise of EPG's Emirates Post to create a global platform for e-commerce centred out of Dubai."

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Emirates SkyCargo has signed an MoU at the show to work together to develop an e-commerce end-to-end global logistics platform.

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Dubai Airshow: Boeing backs Africa’s First Aviation Hub by Kenya Airways

eNethersole — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 08:52:27 +0000

Launched in July 2021, the Kenya Airways’ Fahari Innovation Hub is a platform that brings together entrepreneurs and innovators to help accelerate the development of the aviation industry and tackle some of its current and future challenges.

“We are very proud of our partnership with Kenya Airways to support their new startup hub. We share a common objective to discover and empower new talent that will accelerate the growth of our industry. The industry has been through a tough two years, but it is resilient and promises to become even more competitive and complex. We have the opportunity to enable new entrants that think outside of our norm and consider new approaches to our business, ” said Kuljit Ghata-Aura, president of Boeing Middle East, Turkey and Africa.

Group CEO and MD, Kenya Airways, Allan Kilavuka stated: " While the pandemic came with extreme challenges for the aviation industry, it also brought along opportunities for reflection initiatives, one of them being the Fahari Innovation Hub. This not only enabled the presentation of new world class ideas that became part of the solutions to the challenges we faced but also brought together partners with whom we have worked together across the value chain in a bid to revive operations."

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Wed, 17/11/2021 - 12:00

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Boeing announced a partnership with Kenya Airways to support its recently launched, Fahari Innovation Hub.

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