Aviation tracking DePIN project 'Wingbits' selects Korean Air as first airline partner

Sweden-based DePIN (DePIN·decentralized physical infrastructure network) startup Wingbits announced on the 23rd that it selected South Korea's Korean Air as its first airline partner.

Under this agreement, Wingbits will provide Korean Air with real-time ADS-B (Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast) data for use in its air traffic control research system. This is the first case of a traditional airline directly linking with a blockchain-based distributed network.

Korean Air is expected to seek ways through this research for drones, cargo aircraft, and eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft) to coexist safely at South Korea's Incheon Airport as well as across North America and Europe.

Robin Wingord, co-founder of Wingbits, explained, "The entire aviation industry relies on real-time data, but previously contributors were not compensated," adding, "Through an incentive structure, we increased receiver deployment efficiency and secured more than double the coverage compared to competitors."