The technology provider owned by the air transport sector, SITA, has developed a blockchain-based solution to enable airlines to verify pilot licenses offline. Using blockchain for offline verification seems like a contradiction, but SITA clarified the methodology.
Stepping back, digital ‘electronic personnel licenses’ (EPLs) provide several advantages. They can’t be easily tampered with, and blockchain can be used to verify the issuer. So the only real ways to commit fraud would be somehow to commit identity theft which could be tricky visually, bribe the issuer, or hack the verifier’s mobile app. All of which are far harder than tweaking a paper-based license.
Also, issuing a digital license can take just a few days, whereas a paper-based license can take weeks. Not to mention, the pilot has to physically collect a paper-based version which is inconvenient for someone constantly traveling.
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