New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) With a view to reinforce operational effectivity, IndiGo (NS:) airline has launched sensor know-how for sooner and correct scanning of life vests on the plane.

Life vests are obligatory security tools to be carried on all passenger plane in industrial service. These vests require periodic checks to make sure ample numbers can be found on board, and that they’re in serviceable situation.

Manual inspection of all vests would usually take 90-120 minutes, relying on the kind of plane. With the introduction of sensor tech, this time has been minimize all the way down to 3-4 minutes per plane.

As per the airline, this innovation is leading to enormous time financial savings throughout India’s largest fleet of 300 plane, housing greater than 53,000 life vests. These time financial savings will lead to higher fleet utilisation and diminished ready time for passengers.

Elaborating additional, Neetan Chopra, Chief Digital and Information Officer, IndiGo, mentioned: “At IndiGo, we are constantly exploring new avenues of utilising technology to drive innovation and enhance operational efficiency. Developed completely in-house, this sensor-based inspection process for life vests enables us to prepare aircraft faster for the next flight. We will continue to push into new digital and innovative frontiers and introduce more such solutions to enhance operational efficiency and provide on-time, hassle-free, and affordable travel experience to our customers.”

Sensor know-how refers to an automatic knowledge assortment know-how that reads the tag which is there on the life vests which in flip helps in figuring out, monitoring, and finding the tagged life vest. With the introduction of this know-how, IndiGo will be capable to keep life vest expiry date and availability on a real-time foundation.

–IANS

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