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News Called World Airports, BAA said it was holding discussions with Charles de Gaulle, Copenhagen, Dallas Fort Worth, Houston, Indianapolis International, Melbourne and Orly. All British airports under BAA... [26 Sep 2000]
Airports spending $3bn to be tech high fliers
News Airport operators are shelling out on technology in an effort to attract more passengers, according to an investment survey which predicts airports will spend around $3bn on IT this year. Around half of... [23 Sep 2008]
Virtual strip scanners move closer for EU airports
News The EU has taken another step towards the introduction of "virtual strip search" full body scanners at airports. A workshop on aviation security and the use of full body scanners, which reveal a negative-like image of a... [10 Nov 2008]
Operational Ef?ciency Takes Off at Berlin's Airports With Improved Systems Availability
White Paper Flughafen Berlin-Schonefeld GmbH operates three airports in Berlin, which serve 150-plus destinations worldwide and more than 18 million passenger a year. With the distraction of a major airport construction project and... [12 Jun 2008]
Mountain of lost laptops builds at UK airports
News Business travellers are fuelling a growing mountain of lost laptops at UK airports which are increasingly being auctioned off as their owners fail to claim them. Typically it is security staff and not members of the... [01 Sep 2006]
Super scanners at UK airports
News High tech security scanners that can slash queues are now in place at the UK's seven major airports. Airport operator BAA confirmed it had now installed the advanced threat identification X-ray scanners at its seven... [09 Jul 2008]
BT lands £18m airports internet kiosk deal
News BT has won an £18m contract to install up to 180 internet kiosks and 350 payphones at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports. A key part of the deal with British Airports Authority (BAA) will see BT... [23 Feb 2004]
Westralia Airports Corporation Takes Off With Powerful IT Monitoring Tool
White Paper IT staff at Westralia Airports Corporation (WAC), the operator of Perth Airport, struggled to manage an increasingly complex technology environment. WAC worked with Microsoft Gold Certified Partner DSC-IT to implement... [05 Sep 2007]
Photos: The tech keeping the world's airports flying high
Photo Handheld tech is helping to save time and money for airports amid some of the toughest economic conditions that the airline industry has faced. Air crews in Portugal and Sweden are currently trialling handheld systems... [07 Jul 2009]
KLM warns airports are still vulnerable to the millennium bug
News Rens also warned that if planes are kept on the ground because airports are not ready, the loss of revenue could leave many airlines facing bankruptcy within six months. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has taken the unusual... [20 Oct 1998]
Computer glitch hits UK airports
News Thousands of air travellers were hit by delays last night at a number of UK airports after a computer glitch hit the National Air Traffic Services control centre. According to a spokesman from NATS the problem was... [17 Feb 2005]
Iris recognition to be installed across UK airports
News Iris-recognition technology will be used for immigration control across the UK's main international airports following a successful trial of the system at Heathrow. Immigration minister Des Browne said Iris will increase... [15 Jun 2004]
Cisco: 19 airports connected, 100 more to come
News Cisco has already connected up 19 European airports with wireless networks and is in talks to add 100 more, as well as trains, stations and hotels. In collaboration with national telcos, mobile operators and specialist... [11 Jul 2002]
UK airports' wi-fi flying high
News Business travellers should prepare themselves for an extra connectivity boost - BAA has announced it will be rolling out wi-fi access across six of its airports this month. Stanstead airport was the first to go live... [14 Mar 2006]
Lost laptops ground UK business travellers
News UK business travellers lose up to 8,500 mobile devices in the country's airports every year, research has claimed. Those travelling from major London airports are the most unlucky, with more than 400... [06 Nov 2007]
