JAL to introduce aircraft-washing robot at airport near Tokyo

Japan Airlines Co. said Friday that it will introduce a robot that washes aircraft exteriors at Narita airport, near Tokyo, the first to do so among domestic airlines.The AW3 robot, developed by Sweden-based Aerowash AB, can clean an aircraft using a remotely operated telescopic arm and will start full-scale operation later this year, after staff complete necessary training, the airline said.The airline said some manual cleaning will continue with long-handled mops but that is expects labor hours to be reduced by up to 40 percent per aircraft.Apart from reducing workloads, automation will r…READ FULL ARTICLE