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News Video: Heathrow T5's cutting-edge baggage tech Walsh admitted there were issues with the baggage system software but added this wasn't the main factor which caused the situation to escalate. The opening day problems at Heathrow's Terminal 5 (T5...
[08 May 2008]
Photo This competition is now closed. The winning caption, from reader Paul Harding was "You think the computer's big? Wait 'til you see the monitor! Photo credit: Daniel Terdiman/CNET News.com
[02 May 2008]
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, not to mention the metal knife and fork I...
[29 Apr 2008]
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 the world.
[18 Apr 2008]
Comment Video: Heathrow T5's cutting-edge baggage tech It's a small claim to fame, I know, but I was one of the passengers who flew from the newly opened Heathrow Terminal 5 last week - and my luggage even came with me.
[16 Apr 2008]
Photo The only additional baggage is the optical signal amplifiers, of which 121 were used in the connection from Sydney to Hawaii - one every 75km. Installing an internet connection can be difficult - especially if the cable is about 9,000km long and...
[14 Apr 2008]
whitepaper McCarran International Airport in Nevada, USA brokered a five-year contract with Matrics to supply RFID tags for use in tracking passenger luggage, as part of the airport's commitment to improving customer safety and satisfaction.
[10 Apr 2008]
Comment It's now late Saturday and there are still problems - cancelled flights, missing baggage, etc. Heathrow Terminal 5 suffers first day baggage chaos The Heathrow Terminal 5 (T5) chaos has dominated reader comments this week, with many readers...
[03 Apr 2008]
News Video: Heathrow T5's cutting-edge baggage tech Beijing's new $3bn airport terminal has completed the rollout of a major part of its IT infrastructure ahead of the Olympic Games in August. Sita, the IT services company which specialises in aviation...
[31 Mar 2008]
News Video: Heathrow T5's cutting-edge baggage tech So far 299 flights have been cancelled due to the problems which first emerged on Thursday when a number of issues - including car parking, baggage system problems and staff familiarisation - blighted...
[31 Mar 2008]
Comment To many, the travails of Heathrow's new Terminal 5 (T5) won't come as a huge surprise with the airport's infamous delays, lost baggage and struggling infrastructure often making the headlines. In the run up to the opening of T5 there were overnight...
[28 Mar 2008]
Round-Up BAA, the owner of Heathrow, said yesterday there was a "minor problem with log-ons of the baggage system which affected the baggage on some outgoing flights". BA, the sole airline using Terminal 5, yesterday had to cancel flights due to the baggage...
[28 Mar 2008]
News The problems at Heathrow's new £4.3bn Terminal 5 (T5) have continued into a second day following the chaos caused by baggage system problems on the first day of operation yesterday. Video: Heathrow T5's cutting-edge baggage tech
[28 Mar 2008]
News On opening day of Heathrow's £4.3bn Terminal 5 (T5), passengers have been hit by delays and flight cancellations as a result of problems with the new high-tech baggage system. On Thursday evening the problems with the baggage system led to all...
[27 Mar 2008]
News Video: Heathrow T5's cutting-edge baggage tech Travellers flying with British Airways (BA) and other Oneworld alliance airlines will soon be able to access wireless broadband for free in UK airport lounges.
[27 Mar 2008]
News Video: Heathrow T5's cutting-edge baggage tech After taking five years to build at a cost of £4.3bn, Terminal 5 at Heathrow airport is finally open for business and is set to become one of the most technologically advanced airport terminals in the...
[27 Mar 2008]
Comment Another great piece of silicon.com video this week, looking at the cutting edge baggage systems at Heathrow Terminal 5. It's some old news that has me fascinated this week. Really old news. Ancient even.silicon.com has been to visit Bletchley Park...
[20 Mar 2008]
Video 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...
[14 Mar 2008]
whitepaper To ensure maximum productivity and smooth baggage handling, Continental baggage handlers and ramp agents require real-time access to applications and data over a secure, wireless network. After implementing wireless networks, Continental faced...
[02 Mar 2008]
Photo Hundreds of bags wait to be loaded into the high tech baggage system at Heathrow's brand new Terminal 5. Meanwhile, Heathrow's Terminal 3 and Emirates Airlines are running a trial of RFID technology to keep track of baggage on flights to and from...
[28 Feb 2008]
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