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UK ID cards rollout hit by delay as launch date revealed
News The delay to the Manchester rollout is the latest in a long line of setbacks for the £4.6bn scheme: in July this year the government dropped plans to force new airport workers at... [16 Nov 2009]
Photos: UK's ID card revealed
Photo Airport workers at Manchester and London City airports will be able to volunteer for the cards from later this year and ID cards will be made available to the rest of the UK public from 2012. The design... [30 Jul 2009]
Revealed: £12.4m cost of pilots' ID cards project
News The government has spent millions of pounds on a project to provide airport staff with ID cards - despite doubts over whether any workers will actually take part in the scheme. If new [airport] employees... [23 Jul 2009]
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. Gooding said: "Providing a safe... [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 Z is for Zurich Airport 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,... [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 Airport staff are provided with 98 per cent accurate and detailed forecasts via the web, email, fax and text to allow planes to be treated with anti-icing treatment ahead of cold snaps. BA has been using the system at... [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 Despite only being placed in the top 30, London was named as the best for airport, supply chain and talent availability, but the worst for cost of land and levels of traffic congestion. Manchester 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 The use of biometrics to speed passage through airport security is gaining popular support. Z is for Zurich Airport Iris scanning isn't the only UK airport biometric tech to get off the... [27 Jun 2007]
Iris scanning lands at Gatwick
News Iris recognition-based biometric technology has been rolled out at Gatwick Airport's South Terminal. The installation of Iris at Gatwick South completes the rollout of this biometric tech to nine key UK airports -... [17 May 2007]
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