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Manchester public will get first UK ID cards
News New airside workers and pilots at Manchester airport will also be required to get an ID card before starting their job from autumn. Manchester will be the first place in the UK where the... [06 May 2009]
ID cards to remain unreadable until next year
News UK nationals will be able to get the cards from this autumn, when cards will be issued to airport workers in Manchester and London City airports and be made available to thousands of people living in... [07 Apr 2009]
First ID card trials announced for airport staff
News Both London City Airport chief executive, Richard Gooding, and Manchester Airport Group chief executive, Geoff Muirhead, said they welcomed the scheme. In a statement on Wednesday the... [06 Nov 2008]
Manchester Airport begins biometric ID trial
News Manchester Airport has begun a six-month trial of biometric face recognition technology that will scan passengers and use automatic gates in an attempt to tighten border security and speed up immigration... [20 Aug 2008]
Fingerprints analysed on the beat
News New forces coming on to the programme are Avon and Somerset Police, City of London Police, Derbyshire Constabulary, Durham Constabulary, Greater Manchester Police, Kent Police, Leicester Constabulary, Merseyside Police,... [11 Jun 2008]
Biometrics open up Heathrow Terminal One
News Biometric data is already in use for border control purposes at other airports in the UK, including Gatwick and Manchester Airport. Z is for Zurich Airport A is for Accuracy B is for... [08 Feb 2008]
Airlines defrost planes with Met Office tech
News BA has been using the system at airports in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Manchester since November last year. Airport staff are provided with 98 per cent accurate and detailed forecasts via the web,... [08 Jan 2008]
Manchester Airport uses BI to back baggage rule change
News Manchester Airport is using business intelligence (BI) software to help manage passenger flows through security after becoming one of the first UK airports to once again allow people to take more than... [07 Jan 2008]
Revealed: Top UK base for IT businesses
News Manchester has the most to offer UK IT companies hunting for a head office location, according to research. Dave Carter, head of the Manchester Digital Development Agency, told silicon.com the city has... [26 Sep 2007]
Texas Instruments Case Study: Airline Baggage Identification
White Paper In 1999, British Airways completed live trials of Tag-it smart labels at Heathrow Airport on behalf of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) using existing high volume routes from Manchester... [02 Aug 2007]
Biometric airport security flies high with passengers
News Iris was launched at London's Heathrow in March 2006 and the system is operational at Birmingham Terminal 1, Gatwick's North and South terminals, Heathrow terminals 1 to 4 and Manchester Terminals 1 and 2. [27 Jun 2007]
Iris scanning lands at Gatwick
News The installation of Iris at Gatwick South completes the rollout of this biometric tech to nine key UK airports - including Birmingham and Manchester airports. Iris recognition-based biometric technology has been rolled... [17 May 2007]
Leader: Biometrics - good or bad?
Leader So biometric airport security appears to be getting the thumbs-up - it's already been rolled out at airports in Birmingham, London and Manchester. Airport security, for instance, is... [07 Feb 2007]
Birmingham Airport launches biometric security
News The system is currently operational at Heathrow Terminals 1 to 4, Manchester Terminals 1 and 2, Birmingham Terminal 1 and Gatwick North, with Gatwick South due to get it during 2007. Birmingham Airport... [06 Feb 2007]
Biometric banks and borders backed by consumers
News Biometric security measures are already in place at Manchester Airport, and Birmingham Airport opened its own biometric facilities yesterday. Two-thirds of US consumers said they would... [06 Feb 2007]
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