Video: Heathrow T5's cutting-edge baggage tech

Its 18km of conveyor belts can process 12,000 bags per hour...

Published: 14 March 2008 11:41 GMT by Tim Ferguson

Tags: heathrow, ba, baa

Recommend this video to other Internet users

close close

Heathrow's Terminal 5 (T5) has been built around its impressive baggage system which is billed as one of the most advanced and (hopefully) reliable in the world.

Glenn Morgan, head of the T5 information management programme for British Airways, brings silicon.com down to runway level to see exactly how technology makes sure your bag gets on the plane with you.

Want more from T5? See the high-tech transformation over two years…

Video: Heathrow Terminal 5 uncovered

Photos: Passenger's eye view of Heathrow Terminal 5

Photos: Heathrow's T5 tech ready for take-off

Photos: Inside Heathrow's Terminal 5

Photos: Heathrow's Terminal 5 comes alive

Photos: Technology at the heart of Terminal 5



Share your own views of Heathrow at atlarge.com



Reader Comments (0)

Add a comment
  1. Zones
  2. Management
  3. Networks
  4. Software
  5. IT Services
  6. Hardware
  1. Verticals
  2. Public Sector
  3. Financial Services
  4. Retail & Leisure

  • Jobs
Practice Management Systems Architect

You will be expected to model and design data structures, table-structures, views, stored procedures, scripts and workflows. Other skills ...

Business Systems Engineer

Terminal Services Experience in supporting and maintaining relational databases (SQL-Server & MYSQL )in areas such as user permissions, T-SQL, DTS, ...

SQL Developer/Support opp to x-train to DBA 20k+bens Cheshire

This is a multi-faceted role encompassing support and development of SQL Server 2000/2005 databases using tSQL whilst also supporting internal users ...

Agenda Setters 2009
Welcome to the ninth annual Agenda Setters poll – silicon.com's list of the top 50 most influential individuals in the technology and IT industries, from techies and CIOs to entrepreneurs and business leaders. Find out more in our latest special report.





Quick Sitemap Links: