Inside The Airport Tech Race feat. Sunil Ankalgi (Business Head, WAISL)

<p>If you&#39;ve ever walked through an airport terminal and wondered who keeps it all running, this episode is for you. </p><p><br></p><p>In Episode 77 of <em>The Indian AvGeek</em>, Vishal Mehra interviews <strong>Sunil Ankalgi</strong>, Business Head at WAISL Limited (Ex-Amadeus, Ex-SITA), to discuss the complex digital infra powering modern airports. From why legacy global platforms struggle to keep pace with Indian growth to what an actual Digital Twin does versus a glorified analytics dashboard, this episode strips away the hype around airport tech.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Highlights:</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li><strong>Who is the Real Customer?</strong> Balancing airlines, airport operators, governments, and passengers. </li><li><strong>The Global vs. Local Playbook:</strong> Why India’s origin-destination growth breaks traditional global IT models. </li><li><strong>Airside Goldmine:</strong> Why saving 10 minutes on a turnaround unlocks 4 additional flights a day. </li><li><strong>The Biometric Friction:</strong> Why DigiYatra identity resets across check-in, security, and border control. </li><li><strong>AI Reality Check:</strong> Computer vision in production vs. the myth of automated gate assignments. </li><li><strong>The CEO Metric:</strong> Why airport leadership should track <em>Asset Idle Time per Passenger Minute</em>. </li></ul><p><br></p><p>The Indian AvGeek streams on all podcast apps.</p><p><br></p><p>Vishal Mehra - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://x.com/vishal1mehra" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">⁠⁠@vis⁠hal1mehra⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p>#IndianAviation #AviationNews #IndianAirports #aviation #Airports #AirportStrategy </p>