Air Transportation Survey
Project Purpose
Pharma shippers indicate that most temperature deviations happen during the airside transit between the cargo warehouse and the aircraft. Airports aspiring to become a preferred pharma gateway should implement solutions in collaboration with the local partners and service providers in order to reduce the temperature risks. If the temperature control during airside transport is not managed well, it will remain a weak link in the airport’s handling and transport flow and as such will reduce the quality of the pharma services for the entire airport community.
Project Objective(s)
The project aims to identify and list down common operational processes, measures and technical solutions that reduce the transport time in uncontrolled ambient conditions and mitigate temperature excursion on airport tarmac.
Project Status And Key-takeaways
Project ongoing, following the steps:
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Work Package 1: Host and exclusive webinar for the members of both organisations (Pharma.Aero and HLA) on June 15, 2021, followed by a survey. The results of the survey and insights gathered amongst the presenters, the attendees and the project group were outlined in a White Paper. This first report examined the competitive positioning of UAV against other transportation modes, the regulatory framework for drone operations and applications of UAV in the Pharma and Humanitarian Air Cargo sector.
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Work Package 2: Create a 360° interactive video to showcase drone lab technologies, different types of drones and drone operations. This video is now available for Pharma.Aero members only.
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Work Package 3: Map the journey of the Covid-19 vaccines from the manufacture point in Europe to the arm of the patient in Malawi. Draft a list of recommendations on how to optimize the end-to-end transportation by shortening the supply chain and linking both traditional airfreight and drone worlds. Disseminate a theoretical proof of concept (technical report and white paper). See here the video of the Vaccines transportation from Belgium to Malawi.
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- Project leads: Miami International Airport, Mumbai International Airport
- Project members: Brussels Airport Company, Changi Airport Group, DHL Global Forwarding, Envirotainer, Expeditors, MSD, Pfizer, Sharjah International Airport and 18 members respondents to the survey
- Project external support: Brussels Airlines, Brinks Life Sciences
- Project manager: Céline Crahay, 3CeL (external consultant)