Airlines cut mishandled baggage rate by 12.25%
The rate at which airlines mishandled bags in 2016 dropped by 12.25%, according to a report released by air transport information technology company SITA. The rate of 5.73 mishandled bags per 1,000 passengers was also the lowest since SITA began tracking mishandled bags in 2003. The company predicted more improvement in coming years as airlines […]
Achieving Supply Chain Visibility in 2017
Supply chain visibility is the need of the hour if, as a company, you want to ensure a complete product or service experience for the customer. When we started LogiNext, we had a clear vision. We wanted to create a system that could track anything, anywhere, anytime for the client. Since then, I have seen […]
American Airlines introduces real-time online baggage tracking
Travellers flying with American Airlines can now track their bags in real time via the carrier"™s website. The service is available for domestic flights, as well as international routes on which American is the final carrier. To make use of the tracking service, passengers must visit the "Track Your Bag" page on the American Airlines […]
IATA welcomes ICAO tracking standard
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed the recommendation of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) safety summit to move towards the adoption of a performance-based standard for global aircraft tracking. The essence of the ICAO recommendation is for aircraft to report their position every fifteen minutes during normal operations. This applies only to remote […]
ICAO announces may 2014 special meeting on global airline flight tracking
As the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH 370 continues, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has announced that it is convening a special meeting of State and industry experts on the global tracking of airline flights. The Council President of ICAO, Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu, noted that ICAO will be using the occasion of […]
