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Photos: Heathrow's Terminal 5 comes alive
Photo 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... [13 Jul 2007]
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. Although construction for T5 began in 2002, one of the toughest jobs BAA's Gains... [20 Feb 2006]
Photos: Technology at the heart of Terminal 5
Photo The CCTV system, for example, was trialled at Stansted - another BAA airport - and Heathrow's Terminal 1. Photo credit: BAA Nick Gaines, BAA... [17 Jul 2007]
Leader: IT at the heart of T5
Leader Information systems are a huge concern for the BAA team that's masterminding the £4.2bn project. BAA CIO Paul Coby has said the wireless tagging technology will not be used on the baggage system... [20 Feb 2006]
Photos of the year
Photo Jointly developed by the BAA and BA, T5 is due to open on 27 March 2008.silicon.com got a behind-the-scenes look at this five-year project. We also saw exactly how BAA and BA will implement all the... [13 Dec 2007]
Dear silicon.com... T5 chaos, mobile maladies, and laptop losses…
Comment Perhaps BA and BAA were a tad over-ambitious in transferring all BA operations to the new terminal in one go. One bright spot - the data commissioner told BAA exactly what they could do... [03 Apr 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... [09 Jul 2008]
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... [25 Sep 2006]
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... [21 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]
Photos: Inside Heathrow's Terminal 5
Photo Photo: BAA Photo: BAA Photo: BAA BAA had to deploy an environmental relocation team to divert two rivers before building work could begin. Photo: BAA... [20 Feb 2006]
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... [13 Feb 2008]
Heathrow Terminal 5 opens its doors
News Behind the scenes at BA and BAA's mega-project After taking five years to build at a cost of £4.3bn, Terminal 5 at Heathrow airport is finally open for business and is set to become one... [27 Mar 2008]
Heathrow Airport to get taxi-tracking RFID system
News The system is modelled on one already in use at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport and is being deployed at Heathrow by British Airports Authority (BAA), which is working with IT services company Steria. [22 Jan 2004]
Heathrow 'temporarily delays' fingerprint checks
News In the meantime, BAA will open the new Terminal 5 using photographic identification technology already in place. A statement from BAA, which operates Heathrow, said the introduction of... [26 Mar 2008]
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