"From 10 Hours to 50 Minutes: Korean Air Unveils 'AI Robotic Mechanic'"

Participation in the '2026 Land, Infrastructure and Transport Technology Expo'
Unveiling AI-Based Future Aviation Maintenance Technologies

Korean Air announced that it will participate in the '2026 Land, Infrastructure and Transport Technology Expo' held at COEX in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, from June 24 to 26, 2026, showcasing artificial intelligence (AI)-based maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) technologies and future aviation solutions.

Korean Air announced that it will participate in the "2026 Land, Infrastructure and Transport Technology Expo" held at COEX in Gangnam-gu, Seoul from the 24th to the 26th, showcasing artificial intelligence (AI)-based maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) technologies and future aviation solutions. Korean Air

Korean Air will present inspection drones and rovers for aircraft exterior checks, simulators for mechanic training, and inspection stations, implementing a next-generation aviation maintenance environment. The company will also unveil its unmanned autonomous mission system, 'AI Pilot,' and integrated control solution, 'ACROSS,' providing a blueprint for the future aviation ecosystem.

At the exhibition, Korean Air will recreate the future aviation maintenance environment through an AI-based aircraft robotic inspection system, where aerial drones and ground rovers collaborate. This technology replaces conventional visual inspections with a multi-type fleet operation of drones (upper sections) and rovers (lower sections), based on AI analysis.

This system not only reduces the burden of high-altitude work for mechanics but also shortens the inspection time for large aircraft exteriors from 8-10 hours to about 50 minutes. Visitors can observe the process in which data collected by robots is analyzed by AI to detect defects as small as 1 millimeter, and they can also experience an AI chatbot designed to support maintenance work.

Korean Air will also introduce future unmanned aerial system technologies. The unmanned autonomous mission system 'AI Pilot' applies AI technology to a variety of unmanned platforms under development, such as low-observable unmanned squadron aircraft and subsonic target drones. The company plans to showcase swarm flight and autonomous mission execution technologies, where unmanned aircraft independently assess situations and cooperate to carry out missions.

The integrated traffic management solution 'ACROSS,' exhibited in collaboration with the National UAM Strategic Technology Project Group, is an integrated control solution independently developed by Korean Air to operate urban air mobility (UAM) and other future air mobility services more safely and efficiently. This solution presents a direction for building next-generation air traffic systems, with the aim of contributing to the creation of an eco-friendly mobility ecosystem.

A Korean Air official stated, "We will showcase a wide range of technologies, from AI-based MRO to future technologies in unmanned aircraft and UAM. Through the development of advanced technologies and cooperative partnerships, we aim to drive innovation in the aerospace industry and foster a healthy ecosystem."

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