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easyJet sees the cloud's Azure lining
News In the future, Halo could see the airline take its check in mobile, by integrating mobile handsets with the platform.easyJet customer service staff would then be able to approach passengers to check them and their... [15 Jul 2009]
Photos: The tech keeping the world's airports flying high
Photo As ground crew complete different stages, such as loading the baggage into the hold, they can mark it complete on their handheld devices. Handheld tech is helping to save time and money for airports amid... [07 Jul 2009]
BAA on IT offshoring, T5 opening and selling Gatwick
News The transition took place while BAA was opening the new Terminal 5 at Heathrow, although Mercer said the additional workload had not contributed to the widely publicised failure of the T5's baggage handling system,... [18 Jun 2009]
Analogic Depends on VersaLogic SBC in Explosive Detection System
White Paper The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently granted certification for the eXaminer 3DX 6000, a new Explosive Detection System (EDS) designed to scan checked baggage at airports for explosives.... [30 Apr 2009]
UK flights grounded by air traffic control glitch
News Video: Heathrow T5's cutting-edge baggage tech Airports across the south of England saw hundreds of flights cancelled yesterday following a computer problem affecting the air traffic control system. The... [26 Sep 2008]
Airports spending $3bn to be tech high fliers
News Video: Heathrow T5's cutting-edge baggage tech Airport operators are also aiming to increase the self service options to passengers, with 35 per cent of operators looking to add passenger self boarding, 32 per cent... [23 Sep 2008]
Mobile phones key to paperless air travel
News Mobile phones could be used to hold digital boarding passes, baggage tracking info and payment data within the next five years - making travel truly paperless, according to research by air transport industry IT provider... [20 Jun 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Airport insecurity
Comment After 9/11, an occasional lapse of memory meant my hand baggage continued to contain items no longer permitted in the cabin. To be honest my pen is much more of a weapon than anything else in my baggage,... [29 Apr 2008]
RFID bag tags could save air-travel industry millions
News As Heathrow Terminal Five (T5) recovers from go-live glitches in its baggage handling systems, air travel IT specialist Sita has released research showing 42.4 million bags are lost in airports across... [18 Apr 2008]
Photos: Heathrow bags RFID tech to end lost luggage
Photo Baggage is loaded on and off flights in 'tins'. RFID tags will still carry a barcode containing passenger information to be read by laser scanners at airports without the reader technology. Readers are... [14 Feb 2008]
Heathrow T3 tackles lost luggage with RFID
News BAA hopes to recoup the £150,000 cost of the six-month trial from efficiency savings in baggage handling and reductions in the cost of returning lost baggage to customers. Stephen Challis, head of... [13 Feb 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 one item of hand... [07 Jan 2008]
BA to roll out email to workers' mobiles
News The airline has been extending email connectivity to more than 20,000 in-the-field staff around the world - such as cabin crews, flight crews, baggage handlers, check-in staff and cargo agents - with more than 80 per... [31 Oct 2007]
Photos: Heathrow's Terminal 5 comes alive
Photo This is the baggage store which can hold up to 4,000 bags. Using tech from IBM and baggage system specialists, Vanderlande, the system can process 12,000 bags per hour and moves items around as fast as... [13 Jul 2007]
RFID luggage-tracking lands at Heathrow
News Bags will be fitted with RFID tags when they are checked in before being scanned as they enter the baggage system. Find out which airports have the best internet connectivity - and share your own... [09 Jul 2007]
