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.
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KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia Group Bhd is recovering well from the Covid-19 pandemic’s impact on the aviation industry, having seized the opportunity to relook at opportunities that it had not been able to do earlier and accelerated its digital transformation, said group chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes.
The group saw the situation as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to recharge its business, and started to focus on Asean, relook at its cost structure and do away with businesses that did not make sense, he said.
“With the digital platforms such as the super app, fintech and food business going pretty well, we are now at the end of the tunnel and excited on the diversified businesses that are coming in,” he said at the Youth Economic Forum (YEF) 2021 during a virtual session titled “Road to Recovery: Turning Crisis Into Opportunity”.
AirAsia Group CEO Tan Sri Tony Fernandes: With the digital platforms such as the super app, fintech and food business going pretty well, we are now at the end of the tunnel and excited on the diversified businesses that are coming in. - File pic is recovering well from the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the aviation industry, having seized the opportunity to relook at opportunities that it had not been able to do earlier and accelerated its digital transformation, said group chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes.
The group saw the situation as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to recharge its business, and started to focus on ASEAN, relook at its cost structure and do away with businesses that did not make sense, he said.
NTIS - airasia explores urban drone deliveries
CYBERJAYA, 6 March 2021 - Malaysian consumers can look forward to a new shopping experience as Teleport, the logistics venture of airasia Digital today partnered 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 and develop a long-term viability of urban drone delivery service.
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 through a 6-month phased approach at the third National Technology and Innovation Sandbox (NTIS) test site in Cyberjaya. The service is currently at testing stage with two local drone operators VStream Revolution Sdn Bhd and Meraque Services Sdn Bhd.
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