Bluetooth technology a new wave of transformation for air cargo

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Bluetooth enabled track-and-trace technology is set to transform the air cargo industry.

According to Ranger Aerospace chief executive Steve Townes, using low-energy Bluetooth tracking on unit load devices (ULDs) provides real-time visibility at a lower cost than RFID and GPS alternatives.

“Air cargo is a big ecosystem, and with all the technology you’d think we’d know where everything is and it’s logistically perfect – but it isn’t,” he said at last week’s Air Cargo China event in Shanghai.

“If I can put enough Bluetooth readers ...