Air transport IT specialist, Sita, and Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB) in Canada have unveiled the world’s first use of the Apple Watch for an airport workforce.

This is another in a series of world “firsts” for Sita Lab, the group’s research and development team. The airport will use the watches to connect to the Sita Airport Management solution, which is already in use at the airport, to push regular operational alerts to duty managers and ensure operations run smoothly.

Marc-André Bédard, vice president, Information Technology, Aéroport de Québec, said: “We are always looking for new technology to help enhance our operations, and ultimately better serve our passengers. Wearable tech is one area of interest to us and with the Apple Watch and Sita’s Airport Management solution our duty managers will receive important notifications at just the right time to take action as needed.”

The Sita Lab team built the application for the airport and conducted all the systems integration work to link the Apple Watch to the SITA Airport Management solution.  SITA’s solution streamlines airport operations by enabling the airport to control all its operations from a single central control centre. This includes accessing all the information necessary to make decisions and manage resources in real time.

Jim Peters, Chief Technology Officer, Sita, said: “This is another example of how Sita is leading the way in exploring new technology for the air transport community.  Using the Apple Watch at Quebec Airport harnesses all the power of Sita’s Airport Management solution to deliver information and updates to staff in a faster, more agile way. Of course, Sita’s boarding pass API already works with the watch, and the team wanted to trial different ways to harness the benefits of Apple’s new technology.” – TradeArabia News Service