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LOST LUGGAGE: AIR FRANCE AND
AIRBUS DEVELOP A SMART ETIQUETTE
12.05.2014
Twenty-six million bags are lost or delayed each year,
equivalent to 8.8 pieces of luggage each per 1,000
passengers. The study by Sita, who are worth $2.6 million
(€1.9 million) for the airline industry, with $100 per bad.
Air France KLM and Airbus are to develop a concept to limit
the loss of luggage.
While independent companies such as E-lostbag are already
working on this issue, today it is the airlines’ attempt to
resolve the significant loss of luggage.
Lufthansa studies the concept
The German airline company has proposed that its
customers print a label and equip an RFID chip to track
their luggage. In December 2014, Air France KLM will test,
in a turn, a system of “tracking” on some frequent
travelers.
Airbus and T-System, a winning project
At first, a small screen will be attracted to the handle
of the bag: the E-Tag. It will contain all the information
of the flight and the passenger. Then, the traveler will
connect, via the Flying Blue Account (the loyalty system of
Air France), to the E-tag E-track placed on the bag. The
sensor is equipped with a GPS system, including GSM and
Bluetooth.
Before departure, the passenger can check in their
luggage. This system allows the fluidizing of the
registration process. The traveler will simply drop their
suitcase on the counter, nothing more.
The aircraft manufacturer, Airbus, has developed a
similar project to that of Air France. It has been called
Bag2Go that was developed in collaboration with T-System, an
IT services company.
The weight of the bag, the owner’s name, and details of
their flight will be readable when scanned. In addition, the
system will detect when the case is opened.
The passenger can then know, since its application, when
and where their luggage was opened. The Airbus and T-system
project was awarded the prize for best collaborative project
during “The Night of the Digital Business” IT night 2014.
These flowering projects aim to reduce the costs of baggage
handling and optimize cargo hold space.
The Trakdot Luggage™ device
has received overwhelming demand with consumers
worldwide. Created by GlobaTrac,
LLC ,
an innovator in low cost tracking solutions, Trakdot
Luggage fits into a checked bag, and reports
city/airport location in real time to any cellular
telephone. As Globatrac,
LLC begins
preparations to ship the first pre-orders later this
month, they have announced that their dealer
portal is
now live for the Trakdot Luggage™ device. As
Trakdot gets ready to launch this month.
GlobaTrac LLC: Trakdot Luggage
First-ever luggage positioning solution with
worldwide location reporting keeps you connected
to your valuables
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Place the palm-sized GPS device in your luggage
and it will send you a text with the location of
your luggage as soon as you arrive
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Provides peace of mind over baggage and
valuables, used advanced technology to track
luggage anywhere in the world from
mobile phone or online
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Empowers you with the knowledge of your bag’s
location, even if your bag does not arrive with
you
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The lightweight design is built for travel and
easy to use with a free app that works anywhere,
no roaming fees
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Compatible with Android and Apple smartphones
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