Easyjet to equip human safety inspectors with DRONES in bid to 'keep fares low'
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- 05 Jun 2020
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The no-frills airline Easyjet has announced plans to equip its human safety inspectors with drones.
In a move designed to help keep fares low, the flight firm will roll out robotic investigators across Europe over the next 12 months.
These machines will inspect craft following incidents including lightning strikes.
The move was announced at an 'innovation' event at Milan Malpensa, Easyjet's second-largest European base after Gatwick.
The budget airline is also collaborating with Airbus on a system allowing engineers to identify faults before they happen, so that problems can be nipped in the bud.
SWNS
An EasyJet plane (file picture)
Easyjet has previously made its cockpits "entirely paperless"
Ian Davies, head of engineering, said: “The use of these emerging technologies frees up our engineering and digital teams to enable them to undertake more skilled tasks, keeping our costs down which in turn keeps our fares low, helps minimise delays and ensures that we maintain our industry leading punctuality for our passengers.
"Safety is our number one priority and so all of these new technologies will be applied by our experienced engineering and flight crew to ensure our leading safety record is maintained."
And you thought Easyjet's cabin crew were robotic.
