RFID Flying High

After completing RFID baggage handling trials at Narita and Kansai airports in Japan, Gimpo in Korea, as well as Kuala Lumpur and Penang airports in Malaysia; the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that they will make a decision of whether or not to implement RFID technology in each of their airports worldwide before December of this year.

IATA and its member airlines were also considering RFID to track a range of assets, including aircraft parts, cargo shipments and galley units, he said. The decision to expand the scope of RFID trials to include airline assets was made in June and research into potential applications is under way.