Ep 321: Tracking the Take-off of AI, Intelligent & Automated Technologies at South East Asian Airports

Digital Twins. Automated Ground Operations. Predictive Sustainability. Humanoid Robots. E-Gates. Urban Air Transport. Inter-modality. South East Asia’s air landscape is changing before our eyes, as air travel volumes increase and passenger expectations are constantly upgrading. These factors broaden the range of operational challenges for major hub airports, fast-growing airports in tier-two and tier-three cities and the new mega-airports opening from Singapore to the Philippines and Australia to Vietnam. Can AI and intelligent technologies improve the management of busier skies and more crowded departures and arrivals lounges without the need to build bigger terminals? This week, Gary dives into the AI, autonomous and smart tech airport revolution with Shantanu Gangakedkhar, Principal Consultant - Aerospace & Defense at Frost & Sullivan. Based in Kuala Lumpur, Shantanu recently wrote a White Paper called Next Generation Airports: Building Intelligent, Agile and Future Ready Airports in Asia - and he shares his insights about how AI technologies will transform the often disjointed processes of departing and arriving by plane across ASEAN and Asia Pacific. En route, we discuss the divergent tech needs of airlines and airport operators, and non-intrusive solutions to enhance passenger and digital security. Plus, how will robots improve airport services? And how are predictive AI tools enabling airports to plan for major weather events, such as floods or haze, and fast-paced micro-climate changes across an airfield and its terminals?