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Editor's Blog: Signs of terminal decline at T5?
Comment Online check-in worked fine, as did the fast bag drop. I was off the plane - and had picked up my luggage - and sailed out of the airport in just 10 minutes. It's a small claim to fame, I know, but I was one of the passengers who flew from the... [16 Apr 2008]
Video: Heathrow T5's cutting-edge baggage tech
Video Glenn Morgan, head of the T5 information management programme for British Airways, brings silicon.com down to runway level to see exactly how technology makes sure your bag gets on the plane with you. [14 Mar 2008]
Photos: Passenger's eye view of Heathrow Terminal 5
Photo The bag drop points are equipped with these digital signature devices which can be used by passengers from countries where chip and PIN isn't currently the norm. In T5 the kiosks form the first 'wave' of the departure process, with passengers being... [13 Feb 2008]
Photos: Heathrow's T5 tech ready for take-off
Photo This is one of the 96 bag drop points air travellers will be using when they pass through the terminal. By putting the tech right by the plane any last minute changes, such as removal of baggage, can be managed more efficiently. [12 Feb 2008]
Dear silicon.com... Surfing at home, 'Big Brother' IT and batteries on planes…
Comment OK, in my opinion, only a fool would let spare batteries of any size roll around loose in a bag with unknown ways of gradually discharging them - but the risk of anything other than finding the battery is discharged when you need it is negligible. [10 Jan 2008]
US plane security turns on batteries
News Passengers are allowed to pack two spare batteries in their carry-on bag, as long as they are in clear plastic bags. Recently, the National Transportation Safety Board could not rule out the possibility lithium batteries started a fire in a plane... [04 Jan 2008]
Photos: Technology at the heart of Terminal 5
Photo Above - two workers connect one of the customer bag drop points to the state-of-the-art baggage handling system. Above, a British Airways plane passes the new Terminal 5 at Heathrow. Terminal 5 (T5) is the first new terminal to be built at Heathrow... [17 Jul 2007]
"How Orwellian can you get?" - RFID for air travellers
News And the mail bag of controversy would not be complete without a sprinkling of civil liberties fears. For example, you should simply be able to walk up to a gate and board the plane if your tag is recognised. [17 Oct 2006]
The Weekly Round-Up: 29.09.06
Round-Up If it's going to go on expenses 46 per cent of respondents said they discover a new-found generosity towards bag boys, bell hops, taxi drivers and waiters - as well as, we assume, 'exotic dancers'. It seems many of us are in the same boat - or more... [29 Sep 2006]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Airport security frustrations
Comment Recently I boarded at Copenhagen with my computer bag, my clothing bag, all my shaving equipment, aftershave, deodorant, and medications etc, and carried them onto the plane and loaded into the overhead - no worries. [25 Sep 2006]
The Weekly Round-Up: 07.07.06
Round-Up The remaining respondents all said they favour a bag of one form or another, suggesting the time is right for the metrosexual revolution. And for those of you unfamiliar with the term, think of a bag, smaller than a briefcase or sports bag... [07 Jul 2006]
30 tips for better business travel
Comment Buy a light travel bag that holds a change of clothes, laptop, charger, phone, pen, paper and has a handle, shoulder and backpack straps. But on a plane, you need to keep hydrated to avoid getting tired. [19 Jun 2006]
Photos: The top 10 gadgets for business travellers
Photo Many scanners come in key-ring form, so you can stick it on your laptop bag - or, ingeniously, on your keys, and away you go. Take it from us, there will come a time when you're fighting for internet access or to make that vital call and you'll... [26 May 2006]
Airlines Put Security First
White Paper The new process of bag-matching will involve scanning tags on bags loaded onto planes, and comparing bag tags to passenger lists. This is all done in an effort to prevent luggage with bombs to be checked onto a plane without the passenger actually... [17 Feb 2005]
