AVIATION WEEK, With Airbus & Boeing, to Present RFID Global Aviation Updates at MRO Asia & MRO Europe Events

AVIATION WEEK, With Airbus & Boeing, to Present RFID Global Aviation Updates at MRO Asia & MRO Europe Events

July 11, 2007

Executives to Discuss Benefits of Radio-Frequency
Identification


    NEW YORK, July 11 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- 

    AVIATION WEEK, the largest multimedia information and
services provider to the global aviation, aerospace and
defense industries, today announced that Global Aviation
Updates on radio-frequency identification (RFID) will take
place during the upcoming MRO Asia and MRO Europe events. 
The RFID Global Aviation Updates are produced by AVIATION
WEEK in conjunction with Airbus and Boeing, and will
feature special presentations from Airbus and Boeing
executives, who will discuss their companies' common
approach to RFID part identification and tracking and its
benefits for aviation transportation operations.

    "We are pleased that industry giants Airbus and
Boeing are joining forces to participate in our RFID Global
Aviation Updates," said Greg Hamilton, publisher -
Strategic Media, AVIATION WEEK.  "Their perspectives
on RFID will be of great value to attendees of MRO Asia and
MRO Europe," he added.  

    Carlo K. Nizam, head of Value Chain Visibility and RFID
at Airbus, said, "We are excited about the opportunity
to present an update that clearly explains the purpose,
plans and progress of our collaboration to ensure
compatibility and interoperability of RFID in the air
transport industry. This is also a good time to share the
Airbus vision of how we see RFID as a very powerful enabler
for business improvements and cost savings; not only for
Airbus, but also for our airline customers, MROs, suppliers
and industrial partners."

    "During the RFID Global Aviation Updates, we will
provide an update on our collaboration on developing common
parts marking and automated data collection requirements. 
We believe that sharing our strategies for this
fast-growing technology will help aviation customers and
suppliers understand how RFID will benefit the entire
commercial aviation industry," said Kenneth D. Porad,
Program Manager, Automated Identification Program, Boeing
Commercial Airplanes.

    The RFID Global Aviation Updates will take place
October 16, 2007, at the Shanghai Everbright Convention
& Exhibition Center in Shanghai, China, in association
with MRO Asia; and November 6, 2007, at the Melia Milano
hotel in Milan, Italy, in association with MRO Europe. 
Additional information and online registration for the RFID
Global Aviation Updates is available at
http://www.aviationweek.com/conferences, or by calling
1.800.240.7645 or +1.212.904.4483. 

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aviation and aerospace field. The group also produces 12
major conferences and exhibitions in the MRO, defense and
programs sectors. Information is available at
http://www.aviationweek.com/conferences . 

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