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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 Sita. [20 Jun 2008]
Tech not to blame for Terminal 5 fiasco
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. That's according to British Airways CEO, Willie Walsh... [08 May 2008]
RFID bag tags could save air-travel industry millions
News However, a spokesman for British Airways, the major stakeholder in T5, cast doubt on the efficacy of RFID tagging as a solution to baggage handling problems at the present time. As Heathrow Terminal Five (T5) recovers from go-live glitches in its... [18 Apr 2008]
Heathrow T5: The end in sight for first day blues?
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]
How did the Heathrow T5 launch go so wrong?
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]
The Weekly Round-Up: 28.03.08
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]
BA CEO: Heathrow T5 chaos 'not our finest hour'
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]
Heathrow Terminal 5 suffers first day baggage chaos
News British Airways (BA) - the sole airline using T5 - had to cancel 33 flights (departing and arriving) before 14:00(GMT) due to the baggage system problems, although the majority of delayed passengers were moved onto later flights. [27 Mar 2008]
Free wi-fi wings its way to BA lounges
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]
Video: Heathrow T5's cutting-edge baggage tech
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]
Photos: Android, high-tech Heathrow, the future of shopping
Photo 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 Dubai. Hundreds of bags wait to be loaded into the high tech baggage system at Heathrow's brand new... [28 Feb 2008]
Why did tech ground Heathrow baggage?
News Although normal service was resumed for passengers on Thursday, the BAA spokesman said continuing problems meant some baggage was still having to be directed manually at T4 behind the scenes. A BA spokesman said: "We were not able to accept hold... [21 Feb 2008]
Photos: Passenger's eye view of Heathrow Terminal 5
Photo The terminal is currently carrying out high volume tests of its sophisticated baggage system, which will be able to handle 12,000 bags per hour. Housed under a huge arched roof, T5 aims to revolutionise the British Airways passenger experience at... [13 Feb 2008]
Photos: Heathrow's T5 tech ready for take-off
Photo By putting the tech right by the plane any last minute changes, such as removal of baggage, can be managed more efficiently. silicon.com has been given an exclusive behind the scenes look at BAA's brand new Terminal 5 (T5) at Heathrow ahead of its... [12 Feb 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 cent of them now logging on to... [31 Oct 2007]
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