Korean Air is taking part in the 2025 World Smart City Expo (WSCE) at Busan Exhibition and Convention Centre from Jul 15 to 17.
About the 2025 World Smart City Expo (WSCE)
The event is co-hosted by Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Ministry of Science and ICT, and was first launched in 2017. It is now a significant smart city exhibition in Asia.
In the previous year, the event attracted more than 39,000 visitors, participated in by over 330 institutions and companies across 70 countries.
Korean Air’s technological highlights of the year
For this year’s event, the airline aimed to showcase its expanded aerospace capabilities through smart mobility technologies via three different areas, including advanced air mobility (AAM), digital MRO, and smart drones.
Korean Air also exhibited its IoT-integrated inspection drone. It is designed to improve both safety and efficiency in aircraft exterior inspections by eliminating the need for elevated work platforms. The advanced performance and functionality brought potential for wider application in the smart mobility sector.
In addition to the inspection drone, the airline also introduced a couple of cutting-edge technologies, including an AI-powered chatbot which could make recommendations of the best maintenance procedures when it found a defect, and a hybrid drone with extended endurance flight capabilities, which is suitable for land and maritime research, reconnaissance and delivery missions.
From AMM aspect, the airline also put a spotlight on its operational and traffic management systems for Korea’s AAM ecosystem, to showcase its showcase its innovative and safe AAM services.
A Korean Air representative commented,
“This exhibition provides a valuable opportunity to demonstrate how our advanced technologies and innovation can shape the future of smart mobility. Building on our deep aerospace expertise, we are ready to take the next big step forward.”
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