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Heathrow T3 tackles lost luggage with RFID
News BAA says the database linking the information on the chip to the passenger mobile number will be deleted as soon as the flight has been dealt with. BAA hopes to recoup the £150,000 cost of the six-month trial from efficiency savings in baggage... [13 Feb 2008]
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's high-tech Terminal 5 prepares for take off
News Nick Gains, head of systems for BAA, says: "Information flow is critical to passenger flow in an airport. T5 for BAA is a very big project - it's the gateway to London. Tony Douglas, MD of BAA T5, says: "It was the original brown-field site. [20 Feb 2006]
Heathrow 'temporarily delays' fingerprint checks
News A statement from BAA, which operates Heathrow, said the introduction of fingerprinting technology would be "temporarily delayed" following a meeting with the Information Commissioner and the Border and Immigration Agency. [26 Mar 2008]
Biometrics open up Heathrow Terminal One
News A spokeswoman for BAA said: "It allows domestic passengers to take advantage of the larger international lounge. Biometric passenger checks have landed at Heathrow that will allow domestic travellers to access more shops and restaurants.silicon.com... [08 Feb 2008]
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]
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]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Airport security frustrations
Comment On each occasion I have been subject to the new security regime inflicted by BAA and the resulting long lines of misery at check-in and security. BAA staff also regularly assailed me to check, at least three times before security, that I have no... [25 Sep 2006]
Photos: Heathrow's Terminal 5 comes alive
Photo Photo credit: BAA T5 has been jointly developed by BAA - which runs the airport - and British Airways which will become the sole airline operating out of T5.silicon.com went along to see how the final preparations are going and to see how... [13 Jul 2007]
Photos: Heathrow's T5 tech ready for take-off
Photo silicon.com has been given an exclusive behind the scenes look at BAA's brand new Terminal 5 (T5) at Heathrow ahead of its official opening for British Airways (BA) flights on 27 March. They can also look up passenger lists and flight information. [12 Feb 2008]
How did the Heathrow T5 launch go so wrong?
Comment British Airways (BA) and BAA spent five years and £4.3bn on the huge project using the opportunity building a brand new terminal in order to change the way things were done at Heathrow for the better. [28 Mar 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]
Tech not to blame for Terminal 5 fiasco
News In the written evidence submitted to the committee, BA said: "A number of the issues were caused by the incorrect setup of the system for live operation by BAA or its contractors and by unexpected software errors. [08 May 2008]
Biometric airport security gets thumbs-up
News The miSense technology was developed and delivered by a consortium of organisations including Accenture, BAA, the Border & Immigration Agency, Cathay Pacific, Emirates, IER, Raytheon, Sagem and Sita. Air travellers have backed biometric security... [20 Jun 2007]
Heathrow T5 - it's not just about the tech
News Due to open on 27 March, Terminal 5 is the new home of British Airways at Heathrow and has been jointly developed with Heathrow owner and operator, BAA. Heathrow's Terminal 5 in pics ¦ Photos: Passenger's eye view of Heathrow Terminal 5 ... [03 Mar 2008]
