SEATTLE (AP) -- Aircraft maker Boeing Co. said Friday that it is partnering with computer maker Fujitsu Ltd. to launch an inventory-tracking service that will save airlines the effort and expense of recording such information manually.
Boeing, based in Chicago, said it will install equipment on planes as a way of keeping track of components, equipment and materials without the customers having to invest more money in updating the planes themselves.
Tokyo-based Fujitsu will provide technology that implements radio frequency identification devices, which scan RFID tags commonly used in inventory systems.
Boeing will offer the still-to-be-named service to airlines flying Boeing and non-Boeing aircraft alike starting in early 2012.
Shares of Boeing rose 63 cents to close at $65.03.
Boeing, based in Chicago, said it will install equipment on planes as a way of keeping track of components, equipment and materials without the customers having to invest more money in updating the planes themselves.
Tokyo-based Fujitsu will provide technology that implements radio frequency identification devices, which scan RFID tags commonly used in inventory systems.
Boeing will offer the still-to-be-named service to airlines flying Boeing and non-Boeing aircraft alike starting in early 2012.
Shares of Boeing rose 63 cents to close at $65.03.
