May 11, 2004

Boeing and Airbus Seek RFID Standardization in Airline Industry

SmartTravelNews.com is reporting that Boeing and Airbus are sponsoring forums on RFID tracking within the airline industry:

"Boeing and Airbus have agreed to require Air Transport Association (ATA) SPEC 2000 automated identification and data capture guidelines and to jointly host the sessions. The goal is to build consensus about standards for using global Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology on commercial airplanes. [...]

"'This technology offers the aviation industry many proven benefits, with the ultimate objective being continued safety, airworthiness and operational efficiencies for commercial airplanes,' said Kenneth Porad, RFID program leader for Boeing Commercial Airplanes." Read more

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