Virgin Atlantic Extends Its RFID Trial

Virgin Atlantic Airways has extended its evaluation of RFID (radio frequency identification) technology to tag aircraft component articles within its central logistics, maintenance and engineering departments at London Heathrow.

The airline's decision to pilot RFID was based on several factors, including its desire to increase its competitiveness and control costs, and what it saw as an opportunity to increase efficiency and reduce risks within its spare-parts supply chain.  In addition, it wanted to increase its ability to comply with traceability and authenticity guidelines from the European Aviation Safety Agency, and to integrate its processes with the RFID specifications proposed by Boeing and Airbus.

The Virgin Atlantic project has being ongoing for nearly a year in collaboration with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Oracle, and now includes Printronix's RFID SL5000r printer.  05-14-2006.

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