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‘TractEasy’ Deployed at Narita International Airport with JAL

In cooperation with JCAB (Japanese Civil Aviation Bureau) and NAA (Narita International Airport Corporation), Japan Airlines (JAL) invited the country’s press to witness the implementation of POC (proof of concept) with TLD ‘TractEasy’ autonomous baggage tractor provided by Smart Airport Systems (SAS). 

SAS is the first company to deploy a driverless ready solution into a live airport environment to perform real baggage transfer assignments.

The AV will operate at Level 3 and Level 4 under the supervision of JAL operator. JAL will use the TractEasy on 3 missions, originating from Terminal 2, to transfer customers baggage’s from sorting area to the aircraft stand.

The original article is available to download here – https://www.aviationwire.jp/archives/189772