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Virgin Atlantic adds real-time tracking option

11 Aug 2013 - by Staff reporter
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo has become the first British airline to accept a tracking device on its aircraft that enables customers moving vulnerable and valuable shipments to monitor the location and environmental conditions of their cargo on the ground and in the air in real-time.
The new SENTRY FlightSafe device includes multiple sensors such as temperature, humidity, pressure, shock, location and vibration
Virgin Atlantic Cargo approved SENTRY FlightSafe for use onboard its aircraft following rigorous testing by the airline’s engineering and cargo operations teams.

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