November 23, 2004
Boeing, Airbus Use RFID to Track Airplane Parts
Boeing and Airbus are using RFID tags to track their airplane parts to improve maintenance and replacement services. Airbus will have passive RFID tags on all removable parts of its new A380 superjumbo.
According to Information Week:
Now Boeing has an RFID project under way in its 7E7 Dreamliner program launched in April, where time-controlled, life-limited parts and replaceable units have been identified with RFID "smart labels." These smart labels contain a microchip and an antenna and store data, including part and serial numbers, manufacturer codes, country of origin, date of installation and maintenance, and inspection information. This information can be particularly useful in the maintenance of airplanes because the service history of a part is stored on the RFID label as it goes thorough different stages of its life cycle, says Kenneth Porad, automated identification program manager at Boeing.
Read more: RFID Tags Fly With Airplane Parts
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