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Comment Unless you have no alternative; don't travel with more than carry-on luggage. The jury's still out on this one… Finally, RFID bag tagging at the airport - good idea? RFID bag tags could... [24 Apr 2008]
RFID bag tags could save air-travel industry millions
News Baggage mishandling was the largest cause of delay in reuniting passengers with their luggage (49 per cent of cases). At T5, the problem wasn't with the luggage tags. According to the fourth annual Sita... [18 Apr 2008]
IDTechEx Case Study: Las Vegas McCarran International Airport, Baggage, USA
White Paper 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... [10 Apr 2008]
Photos: Android, high-tech Heathrow, the future of shopping
Photo This shows the RFID reader logging items of luggage in the conveyor to make sure it ends up at the right destination. Meanwhile, Heathrow's Terminal 3 and Emirates Airlines are running a trial of... [28 Feb 2008]
Mobiles on the moon, Google Android, Facebook fall
News Photos: Heathrow bags RFID tech to end lost luggage Spring is almost in the air but something else taking off this month was news Nasa is planning to build a mobile phone network on the moon. Clearly... [28 Feb 2008]
Photos: Heathrow bags RFID tech to end lost luggage
Photo Heathrow Terminal 3 and Emirates airlines are running a six-month trial of tagging luggage with RFID chips on flights to and from Dubai. The RFID reader and laser scanner log every piece... [14 Feb 2008]
Heathrow T3 tackles lost luggage with RFID
News Heathrow airport is trialling RFID tracking technology that will help make the nightmare of lost and mishandled luggage a thing of the past for travellers. Fliers will also be able to choose to receive a... [13 Feb 2008]
BAA's RFID trial prepares for takeoff
News Airport operator BAA is preparing to kick off an RFID luggage-tracking trial at Heathrow. Speaking at a roundtable event in London to discuss BAA's wireless strategy, enterprise architect Jonathan... [14 Nov 2007]
RFID luggage-tracking lands at Heathrow
News Heathrow Airport is to trial RFID technology to track luggage as it moves around the airport as it aims to reduce the amount of bags that get lost in the system. Bags will be fitted with... [09 Jul 2007]
Retail to be biggest consumer of RFID
News The report also foresees greater adoption of RFID to track airline luggage by 2007. Despite a number of high-profile pilots, retail is not the most avid RFID user to date - but it won't... [18 Jan 2006]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: RFID and flight security
Comment The flight crew is pretty sure he boarded at the back, so they start pulling all the bags down from the overheads and asking all the passengers to identify their luggage an item at a time. Along with an aircraft full of... [01 Dec 2005]
RFID on airline luggage: ROI in three years?
News RFID for luggage tracking is feasible but it's not for everyone, according to a new analysis of how the tracking tags could help the airline industry. The report was produced by consultancy BearingPoint... [10 Nov 2005]
RFID Streamlines Processes, Saves Tax Dollars
White Paper Through use of RFID, airports can centralize the screening of luggage by employing a central facility that provides better security, detection, and luggage isolation, without adding to... [23 Aug 2005]
RFID Streamlines Processes, Saves Tax Dollars
Through use of RFID, airports can centralize the screening of luggage by employing a central facility that provides better security, detection, and luggage isolation, without adding to... [23 Aug 2005]
Oracle RFID Drives McCarran Airport Baggage Tracking
White Paper This webcast shows how one of the world's busiest airports, McCarren Airport, significantly reduces labor costs and nears 100% accuracy of luggage delivery with Oracle and RFID technology. [04 Aug 2005]
