Albert Van Veen, Vice President, Innovation and Chief Information Officer, shares how YVR is leveraging digital twins and AI to reimagine airport operations and CX, plus biometrics & digital identity, and much more.


Albert Van Veen, Vice President, Innovation and Chief Information Officer, shares how YVR is leveraging digital twins and AI to reimagine airport operations and CX, plus biometrics & digital identity, and much more.

Flight delays aren’t always about crowded runways. At Heathrow, British Airways is using Emu Analytics’ real-time digital twin tech to streamline aircraft towing – a hidden but vital piece of the on-time puzzle.

Glasgow Airport, in collaboration with Connected Places Catapult, has launched the Living Lab Digital Twin Competition, with the aim of developing digital twin technologies in a live aviation environment.

Vancouver International Airport (YVR) and Unity have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to commercialise YVR’s Digital Twin for the global aviation industry. The aim is to help other airports advance their digital transformation.

Mike Youngs, VP of Information Technology, DFW Airport and Shaun Klann, Head of Strategic Growth, Willow, share key lessons learned from the ground-breaking digital twin project, taking place at the airport.

In the second part of the FTE Global 2022 Exhibitor & Sponsor Preview, we highlight innovative technology that will be on display next week, including digital twin, artificial intelligence, robotics, IoT and automation solutions.
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