Retail InMotion, a leading global in-flight retail and technology specialist headquartered in Dublin, today announced that it will carry out a new R&D project to meet the new demands arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. 
 
The project intends to develop an end to end environment to support the future air travel experience and enable safe interactions between passengers and crew while ensuring an improved and efficient experience that is in line with social distancing standards.

The proposed R&D project is expected to be completed over the next 2-3 years. Areas of focus include a fully digital ordering and payment solution for retail products, pre-flight and in-flight. Retail inMotion say the Dublin office was chosen for this investment because of its highly skilled engineering focused workforce, which includes expertise in distributed systems design, mobile development, machine learning, test automation, data science, network engineering and interface design. 
 
The company says it aims to change the way people experience travel and be the best partner for the retail experience to all on the move, by broadening its scope to encompass all stages of the passenger journey and provide market leading, innovative, and sustainable products and services. 

Commenting on the investment, RiM Chief Executive Officer, Stefan Patermann said, "As the pandemic is forcing airlines to look at new ways of working, innovation plays a central role in post-COVID-19 recovery plans. This R&D investment allows us to develop the products and services the airline industry needs as new demands are arising from the pandemic." 

Source: www.businessworld.ie