Science, Technology & Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin announced that he has tested out Malaysia's first Extended Visual Line of Sight drone delivery in Cyberjaya over the weekend.
Saturday, 06 Mar 2021 02:07 PM MYT
Group chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes described urban drone delivery as an innovative logistic solution that would improve efficiency and operational excellence as well as accelerate the pace of delivery in urban areas. Reuters pic
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 Teleport, the logistics venture of AirAsia Digital, is exploring the use of automated drones to deliver goods from airasia’s e-commerce platforms, which is expected to create new job opportunities including for those who lost jobs in the aviation industry.
AirAsia Group Bhd said Teleport was teaming up with Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Centre (MaGIC), the lead secretariat of the National Technology and Innovation Sandbox (NTIS), to launch the Urban Drone Delivery Sandbox.
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KUALA LUMPUR (March 6): AirAsia Group Bhd, via its logistics arm Teleport, is partnering with the Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Centre (MaGIC) the lead secretariat of the National Technology and Innovation Sandbox (NTIS) to launch the Urban Drone Delivery Sandbox and develop long-term viability of urban drone delivery services.
In a statement today, the low-cost carrier said the pilot project for the delivery of goods from AirAsia’s e-commerce platforms including airasia shop using automated drones is set to be carried out via a six-month phased approach at the third NTIS test site in Cyberjaya.
The service, which is currently in the testing stage with two local drone operators, VStream Revolution Sdn Bhd and Meraque Services Sdn Bhd, will be deployed upon a successful trial phase and might be expanded beyond the sandbox environment.
Low-cost carriers could help lead post-pandemic tourism recovery and help grow demand for travel.
Frugal cost-cutting measures taken and operational responsiveness will see these carriers move quickly to absorb pent-up travel demand and capitalise on any opportunities, says data and analytics company GlobalData.
“Low-cost carriers have trimmed costs well. Although all airlines have drastically reduced costs to weather the storm created by Covid-19, it is evident that low-cost carriers have managed to push already low-cost bases even lower, ” said GlobalData tourism analyst Gus Gardner.
He added that low-cost carriers can operate cash-positive routes with a lower load factor, which is important with the current low levels of demand.