Aerospace Giant Honeywell Streamlines Aircraft Documentation Processes with Blockchain

Honeywell, a US-based tech company offering industry-specific solutions, is solving burdensome aircraft record processes using a digital blockchain ledger. This approach is transforming the aerospace industry by availing an easy user interface in the search for and retrieval of scattered data. 

Data stored on-chain

Airlines usually use a wide array of data from repair facilities to customers. As a result, they get drowned in cumbersome storage mechanisms and documentation processes. 

For instance, operators and airlines have to deal with lost paperwork linked to a part frequently. Honeywell is solving this stalemate by offering a decentralized and crowd-sourced database that stores information on-chain.

According to the announcement:

“Each user that Honeywell allows has a copy of the database and knows its contents in real-time. Instead of storing only PDF documents or a reference to the digital aircraft record, Honeywell now stores the actual form data on-chain.”

The blockchain system enables the reconstruction of aircraft records, including those that show a clean bill of health from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration mandated with promoting civil aviation safety. 

Blockchain-powered automated search

The blockchain-enabled network also guarantees airlines and operators a straightforward search even if a part’s paperwork is missing. They are only required to key in the part number and serial number, and the blockchain system will retrieve the information and rebuild the missing document. 

Lisa Butters, the general manager of Honeywell’s GoDirect Trade, noted:

“Honeywell’s offering is like a search engine, but it works for anything and everything related to aircraft parts and service.”

Blockchain technology is transforming the aerospace industry by creating digital transparency and trust as data is stored on-chain. Netherlands CBD producers are also not being left out in the blockchain bandwagon as they are using this cutting-edge technology to trace CBD products from seed to shelf. As a result, transparency, accountability, and traceability are boosted in the CBD market. 

Russian Banking Giant Sberbank and S7 Airlines to Streamline Air Ticket Purchase with Virtual Tokens

Sberbank, Russia’s biggest bank, has teamed up with S7 Airlines to revamp the sale of air tickets to corporate clients with virtual tokens, smart contracts, and a blockchain platform. This approach is expected to hasten settlements and eliminate the system of bank guarantees and advances, according to local news outlet Kommersant. 

Blockchain-based settlements

S7 Airlines intends to use the recently unveiled Sberbank blockchain platform in the purchase of tickets, and this service will be rolled out in September.

As per the announcement:

“S7 ticket sales agents with accounts with Sberbank will be able to instantly make settlements through smart contracts using tokens. This is the first time such a solution has been used in Russia; the service will be available in September.”

According to Anatoly Popov, the deputy chairman of Sberbank’s board, the blockchain platform can be customized to suit any company’s needs when creating smart contracts and applications.

Sberbank has been making notable strides in the blockchain space on Russian soil. It recently disclosed its intention to tokenize financial assets using stablecoins. 

Speeding up settlements

By leveraging the Sberbank blockchain platform, S7 Airlines aims at increasing the speed of air ticket settlement from the conventional ten days to a mere 20 seconds. As a result, customer satisfaction rates will be boosted as the hustle of bank guarantees, and advances is eliminated.

Furthermore, the algorithms recorded in the smart contract will prompt the tokenization and transfer of money from the agent’s account to the seller.

An S7 Airlines representative noted:

“Sberbank will act as the owner of the tokenization platform, as well as the guarantor of the availability of the required amount of money on the client’s current account. Tokens will be linked to real customer accounts.”

Russia is continuously crafting a name for itself in the blockchain arena as Expobank recently set a precedent by issuing the first crypto-backed loan in this nation. 

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