Source: IAMA   Version 2.0 includes important new updates to promote efficiency   IAMA, the Independent Aircraft Modifier Alliance, released version 2.0 of its Rulebook this week. The latest edition of the freshly updated resource is available online to alliance member organizations, while airlines and lessors can request access through a free membership. Launched in March 2020, the Rulebook strives to address lessor, operator and owner needs throughout the Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) lifecycle. Instructing aircraft modifiers for both commercial and business aviation in best practices for achieving superior modifications through STCs, the Rulebook is an essential industry resource. “We are working to develop customer-centric standards to encompass the entire STC lifecycle,” said Nicole Noack, managing director of IAMA. “One [...]

Source: SITA   The new solution reduces management costs by 90% and also significantly reduces recovery time   SITA launched the WorldTracer Lost and Found Property, an AI-enabled solution that solves a million dollar problem for the airport industry: how to quickly return forgotten items on airplanes or airports to their respective owners.   Every year, passengers leave millions of items like wallets, purses and phones on airplanes and airports, costing the industry millions of dollars in recovery costs. It can cost up to $95 to manage and recover each lost item, including registration, handling customer calls and inquiries, warehousing and postage.   The Lost and Found Property applies SITA's WorldTracer solution is already used by most of the world's [...]