Danata begins the operation of self -driving vehicles in Al Maktoum International Airport operations

Denata, the world leading company in the field of aviation and travel services, has announced the start of a fleet of self-driving vehicles at Dubai World Central-Al Maktoum International Airport, as part of a step that represents a qualitative shift in employing the latest technologies of the next generation in the airport square operations, and that embodies its global leadership in automating land handling services, which is considered one of the most areas depending on the human effort and consumption of time in the aviation sector.

Denata is now occupying six EZTOW -driving electric tractors that were developed by Trackasy at Al Maktoum International Airport, and these tractors are used to transport luggage between passenger and aircraft buildings, a task that was previously done through drivers working within a limited time frame, and new self -compounds drag up to four luggage containers per trip, at a speed of up to 15 km per hour, On pre -specific paths.

With these vehicles gradually integrating into daily operations, employees who were running hand tractors will be redistributed to more complex and added tasks, which contributes to accelerating luggage delivery and improving general efficiency, as well as limiting human errors, which enhances safety levels in the airport arenas.

Danata began implementing this project, which costs 6 million dirhams ($ 1.6 million), at the third level of self -leadership, which requires limited human supervision, and this level will be promoted to the fourth level of self -leadership, which is characterized by complete self -driving capabilities in controlled environments in early 2026.

This launch comes after more than a year of cooperation between Dnata, Tratesy, Dubai Airports and the General Authority of Civil Aviation in the UAE, to develop a new organizational framework for operating self -vehicles in the airport square environment, which still lacks clear frameworks at the global level.

In addition to her role in daily operations, Danata will use this project to experience and develop various operating models for self -handling, with the aim of reaching the most appropriate model for the application on a broader scale, especially with the expansion of Al Maktoum International Airport, expected to become the largest airport in the world with a capacity of 260 million passengers and 12 million tons of shipping annually. The results will help to determine how to combine automation in future airports operations at the airport.

“This project represents an important step for both Danata and the aviation sector as a whole, while the use of self -driving vehicles is largely limited to experiments, Danata adopted this technology in the regular daily process operations is of exceptional importance by harnessing daily operations. With the growing demand for global travel and increased requirements Operating, automation can be a vital component to establish a more intelligent, safe and flexible infrastructure. “

“The tendency to adopt the self -driving ground support equipment is witnessing increasing attention,” said Rich Renault, CEO of Tratesy.

Self -driving ground support equipment is one of the most prominent areas of innovation in the aviation industry in recent years, as the data of the International Air Transport Federation (IATA) indicates that such experiments are currently conducted in more than 15 countries, but most of them are still in preliminary experimental stages or within a limited scope.

This project would enhance Danata’s position at the forefront of this transformation, and to be added to her busy record, which recently included the merging of drones in warehouse operations, which led to a significant reduction in treatment times and increased accuracy of shipping tracking.