Amadeus and Sigfox partner to transform airline tracking capabilities

The two companies will jointly launch PinPoint, which will use reusable, cost and energy-efficient, and globally connected trackers to give airports and airlines real-time information about the location of luggage and high value assets. It expects to track items including spare parts, landing gear, and Unit Load Devices (ULD). PinPoint will launch in 2020.

This new offering aims to reduce high financial losses for the whole value chain caused by lost, damaged or delayed luggage and high-value assets. Sigfox says existing tracking technologies require expensive infrastructure updates, such as gates and readers and provide limited interoperability and geolocation capabilities.

The companies believe reusable tags placed on luggage, proximity sensors installed across airports and Sigfox global coverage, will provide airlines with a new way to monitor luggage, accurately track location and detect anomalies.

For high-value assets such as ULDs, airlines will be able to use this technology to collect data, enabling ULDs to report any movement, reducing the risk of loss.