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Super scanners at UK airports
News Airport operator BAA confirmed it had now installed the advanced threat identification X-ray scanners at its seven airports, including Gatwick, Heathrow, and Stansted. Security has been overhauled at BAA's airports since 2006, with metal archway... [09 Jul 2008]
Heathrow T5: The end in sight for first day blues?
News Walsh added that the backlog of bags generated by the problems is not affecting the day-to-day running of the baggage system and the issues are being addressed by a team of engineers and IT specialists from both BA and Heathrow operator BAA. [31 Mar 2008]
Heathrow Terminal 5 suffers first day baggage chaos
News Heathrow owner and operator, BAA, said the issue was "quickly rectified" with the baggage system now fully operational. A BAA statement said: "Early this morning there was a minor problem with log-ons of the baggage system which affected the... [27 Mar 2008]
Why did tech ground Heathrow baggage?
News Airport group BAA has still not been able to pinpoint the exact software glitch that left 6,000 British Airways (BA) long-haul passengers unable to take hold luggage on flights. BAA said it expected to pay compensation to BA over the failure of the... [21 Feb 2008]
Heathrow T3 tackles lost luggage with RFID
News Airport operator BAA hopes this chip could save airport staff hours of time by slashing the number of suitcases with tags which need checking manually - a laborious process that is currently required for tens of suitcases at T3 every day. [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. Back in the summer the track and trace pilot was slated for a September launch but although all the necessary equipment for the trial has been installed it... [14 Nov 2007]
RFID luggage-tracking lands at Heathrow
News The British Airport Authority (BAA) will install the infrastructure on selected check-in desks around the airport. BAA will use the trial to see how the system compares to the current system of barcode scanning in terms of keeping track of bags. [09 Jul 2007]
Airport operator tests RFID for mystery application
News Airport operator BAA is experimenting with RFID, a technology which it says could create a "step-change" in the way it does business. BAA clearly has big hopes for the smart chip technology, as its group IT director Richard Rundle told silicon.com... [29 Apr 2005]
Departure lounge limbo costing businesses dear
News This week international airports owner BAA talked about a reduction of that ordeal to just 15 minutes. Last week silicon.com spoke to SITA chairman and BA CIO Paul Coby about the possibility of airlines adopting RFID electronic tagging technology... [30 Mar 2005]
RFID tags could slash airlines' $1bn lost luggage bill
News The British Airports Authority (BAA) also welcomed the use of RFID to help cut the number of lost bags but said significant obstacles to mainstream deployment still remain. A BAA spokeswoman said: "One of the problems is the affordability. [23 Feb 2005]
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