Drones for tomorrow’s air cargo Unmanned Cargo Aircraft Conference – Venlo, NL – June 2017
Celine Hourcade Head, Cargo Transformation, IATA IATA – International Air Transport Association We represent, lead and serve the airline industry
Global trade association | 275 member airlines 400+ strategic partners | 1500 employees
Drones for tomorrow’s air cargo – Unmanned Cargo Aircraft Conference – 13 June 2017 We work for commercial aviation
Passenger … and cargo Traditional … and (not-so) new business models Scheduled … and charter Manned … and unmanned
Drones for tomorrow’s air cargo – Unmanned Cargo Aircraft Conference – 13 June 2017 Today we live in the age of drones
Military Photography Fishery
Firefighting Recreation Drones for tomorrow’s air cargo – Unmanned Cargo Aircraft Conference – 13 June 2017 Impacting directly airline’s industry
Aircraft inspection Warehouse sorting Alternative aircraft
Specialized delivery Parcel delivery Passenger drones Drones for tomorrow’s air cargo – Unmanned Cargo Aircraft Conference – 13 June 2017 The path towards integration
Work Area 1 Work Area 2 Work Area 3
Safety & Air Traffic Integrated Security Management Operations
Drones for tomorrow’s air cargo – Unmanned Cargo Aircraft Conference – 13 June 2017 1. Safety first
Dialogue and collaboration with all players Joint safety statements Awareness and education campaigns
Drones for tomorrow’s air cargo – Unmanned Cargo Aircraft Conference – 13 June 2017 2. Air Traffic Management
Unmanned Traffic Management - UTM Established and new airspace structure . Capacity, efficiency . Regulations . Technology and spectrum (detect & avoid) Concept of Operations . Costs and economic models
Drones for tomorrow’s air cargo – Unmanned Cargo Aircraft Conference – 13 June 2017 3. Integrated Operations
IATA to investigate new operations . Cargo operations / as part of StB Cargo . Airport operations Joint work between Operations Committee and Cargo Committee
Drones for tomorrow’s air cargo – Unmanned Cargo Aircraft Conference – 13 June 2017
Unmanned cargo aircraft – UCAs Large
- Long range / ultra-large payload
Ultra arge
L Long range / high payload Mid
SIZE Special delivery Small
parcel mall
S delivery
Ultra Short Short Medium Long Ultra Long DISTANCE Drones for tomorrow’s air cargo – Unmanned Cargo Aircraft Conference – 13 June 2017 Small parcels (even pizzas ) delivery
Amazon, Postal operators, DHL, Domino’s…
Drones for tomorrow’s air cargo – Unmanned Cargo Aircraft Conference – 13 June 2017 Matternet
1 kg 20 km
On-demand healthcare logistics
Drones for tomorrow’s air cargo – Unmanned Cargo Aircraft Conference – 13 June 2017 Zipline
1.5 kg 75 km (150 km round trip)
Drones for tomorrow’s air cargo – Unmanned Cargo Aircraft Conference – 13 June 2017 Unmanned helicopter: UMS Skeldar V-200
235 kg 90 km VTOL
Drones for tomorrow’s air cargo – Unmanned Cargo Aircraft Conference – 13 June 2017 Romaeris Corp
250 kg 1800 km
Drones for tomorrow’s air cargo – Unmanned Cargo Aircraft Conference – 13 June 2017 Dronamics’ Black Swan
350 kg Cheaper to own and operate 2500 km Agile / on-demand cargo Thin routes, e-commerce
Drones for tomorrow’s air cargo – Unmanned Cargo Aircraft Conference – 13 June 2017 Singular Aircraft / Flyox I (soon to be operated by Astral Aerial)
2000 kg 1200 km Air transport of Oil and Gas equipment from the central logistics hub to the oilfields
Drones for tomorrow’s air cargo – Unmanned Cargo Aircraft Conference – 13 June 2017 Natilus’ BWB 100 ton Freighter
100 ton 12000 km Amphibious
Drones for tomorrow’s air cargo – Unmanned Cargo Aircraft Conference – 13 June 2017 Opportunities for airlines
Create new business / revenues / ancillaries: last mile service integration, viable thin routes / irregular routes opening Address new markets with infrastructure limitations Secure big markets like e-commerce and pharma (time and temperature sensitive) Reduce costs with cheaper aircraft to own and operate Help achieve carbon footprint targets Replace trucks (RFS) by drones (DFS)
Drones for tomorrow’s air cargo – Unmanned Cargo Aircraft Conference – 13 June 2017 “(I’d) like to switch our fleet to UAVs as soon as possible”
Fred Smith, Founder / CEO Fedex [Wired Magazine Interview, 2009]
Drones for tomorrow’s air cargo – Unmanned Cargo Aircraft Conference – 13 June 2017 Open questions on cargo side
Threats? Opportunities? Substitution or new business activities? Will we see drones everywhere for last-mile delivery? Urbanized areas? Rural / remote areas? Is there a commercial market for large UAVs? Are we talking about short, medium or long term adoption?
Drones for tomorrow’s air cargo – Unmanned Cargo Aircraft Conference – 13 June 2017 What has to be done next (for cargo)?
Regulations (balancing safety and Technologies innovation) . Safety & security (geo-fencing, collision . Safety avoidance, drone-to-drone . Security communication, drone integrity) . Air space navigation / air traffic . Aircraft design (payload, distance, management Take-off & landing, energy) . Liability issues . Carrying payload against remuneration . Noise not yet allowed in many jurisdictions. For . Sustainability how long? Infrastructures Market . Commercial opportunities / needs . Airports / droneports . Costs / aircraft design . Delivery zones . Mindset . Trained operators . Public opinion / social acceptance
Drones for tomorrow’s air cargo – Unmanned Cargo Aircraft Conference – 13 June 2017 End goal
Drones must be able to operate in controlled airspace like any other aircraft (OECD / ITF) The industry needs to facilitate this new branch of aviation by developing standards to support safe, efficient, orderly, reliable, and sustainable high-frequency drone operations into the airspace system (IATA)
Drones for tomorrow’s air cargo – Unmanned Cargo Aircraft Conference – 13 June 2017 Help us build the right standards
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Drones for tomorrow’s air cargo – Unmanned Cargo Aircraft Conference – 13 June 2017 1st IATA Drones event: 2 full days on UAVs
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Drones for tomorrow’s air cargo – Unmanned Cargo Aircraft Conference – 13 June 2017