It has been reported that EasyJet is working with Plane Manufacture Airbus, a unit of European Aeronautic Defense & Space Co. to test radar that would help pilots to avoid volcanic ash clouds.

The test would check the technology on A340 aircraft, and if found positive EasyJet would roll out the radar on 12 EasyJet planes by the end of the year.

The important technology is the brainchild of Fred Prata, Senior Scientist at the Norwegian Institute for Air Research. It will reduce the disruption created because of the volcanic ash. EasyJet has also invited other airlines to join the mission, so that a real -time map over Europe can be provided.

The technology, which is also called ‘Avoid’ or ‘Airborne Volcanic Object Identifier and Detector’, will provide the data to airline authorities. In this technology, two cameras will be installed in an aero plane tail fin; with the help of these cameras pilots would be able to locate ash clouds up to 100 kilometers away at altitudes of between 5,000 feet and 50, 000 feet.

The weight of instrument ranges between 300gms to 400gms and it would be placed on the tail fin. The technology requires investment of $ 1.22 million to prove it useful.