August 08, 2005

Virgin Pilots RFID for Aircraft Maintenance

Virgin is teaming up with Oracle and Tata Consultancy (TCS) to head out their RFID pilot project. Virgin hopes that the data and accountability offered by RFID technology will enable them to streamline their operations. The pilot will take place at London's Heathrow Airport. It will monitor aircraft repairs in conjunction with on-site warehouse inventory. The technology is to be integrated into Virgin's existing Oracle infrastructure. According to TechNewsWorld:

TS Rangarajan, Head TCS, RFID Solutions, said, "TCS recognizes the potential of RFID as a business transformational technology and continues to invest substantially in developing RFID-enabled business solutions."
Read more: Oracle, Tata Consultancy, Virgin Atlantic Team on RFID Project

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