Japan Airlines joined a consortium of specialists that will test drive the use of drones for food and medicine delivery in Tokyo. Japan Airlines, with KDDI Corporation, East Japan Railway, Weathernews, Terra Drone Corporation announced the joint plan to the metropolitan government, as Tokyo sets out plans to adopt a drone delivery business model by 2022. To test the use of drones for pharma and food delivery, the project will transport medicines from Mediceo Corp.’s Tokyo warehouse to … [Read more...] about Japan Airlines joins cohorts to test Tokyo’s drone delivery project
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CHAMP Cargosystems ties up with Google Cloud to fast-track air cargo’s digitalisation
In a partnership that would accelerate digitalisation in the air cargo industry, IT provider CHAMP Cargosystems has selected Google Cloud to provide an API platform and developer self-service portal option to all its software-as-a-Service (SaaS) customers, according to a press release. The platform’s self-service capabilities will allow airlines to easily connect with customers without using any messaging or bespoke interfaces. Google Cloud’s Apigee API management portal will allow CHAMP and … [Read more...] about CHAMP Cargosystems ties up with Google Cloud to fast-track air cargo’s digitalisation
InstoneAir awarded ETSO for new Fully Collapsible Airstable
InstoneAir, one of the world’s leading specialists in the air transportation of horses, has been awarded European Technical Standard Order (ETSO) authorisation by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for its new Fully Collapsible Airstable, which lowers container positioning or return costs by enabling empty units to be transported in the lower decks of freighter and passenger aircraft. Designed to fit all wide-bodied freighters, including B747, B777, MD11, A310 and B767 … [Read more...] about InstoneAir awarded ETSO for new Fully Collapsible Airstable
Boeing HorizonX Invests in 3D Printing Company
The investment in Digital Alloys, Inc., a Burlington, Mass.-based company by Boeing HorizonX is a huge step forward. As the company focuses on high-speed, multi-metal additive manufacturing systems that produce 3D-printed parts for aerospace and other production applications. Digital Alloys' Joule Printing™ technology can rapidly combine multiple metals into each part, which enhances thermal, electrical, magnetic and mechanical properties. The process allows metals like … [Read more...] about Boeing HorizonX Invests in 3D Printing Company
Boeing partners with Xiamen Airlines for an Optimized Maintenance Program
Xiamen Airlines is the first Chinese airline to use the Boeing AnalytX’s Optimized Maintenance Program. The analytics-powered service would improve operational performance, as the partnership was signed at the Farnborough International Airshow. "We are pleased to be the first in the country to utilize Optimized Maintenance Program's ability to use data to tailor a maintenance program specific to our needs," said Zhao Dong, president and CEO, Xiamen Airlines. "This program … [Read more...] about Boeing partners with Xiamen Airlines for an Optimized Maintenance Program
TLX Cargo invents world’s first PCM Cargo Cover
A British team of scientists at TLX Cargo Ltd. have invented the world's first Cargo Cover/Thermal blanket that incorporates Phase Change Material (PCM) into its structure, solved the problem of hot lane temperature excursions on the tarmac. TLX PCM cargo covers combine an outer surface that Reflects 97% of thermal radiation over the measured spectral range with TLX PCM Fibre-Flex technology within the structure of the cover, that remains flexible even when frozen and can be moulded around … [Read more...] about TLX Cargo invents world’s first PCM Cargo Cover