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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]
BAA spends £26m on browser-based IT
News Airport operator British Airports Authority (BAA) is to spend £26m on a server and web browser-based IT platform over the next three years in an effort to cut costs and improve flexibility. BAA's 9,000 airport workers and consultants will access... [04 Feb 2004]
BAA invests £23m in cyber-terror defences
News British Airports Authority (BAA) is investing £23m in a top-secret programme to combat the threat of cyber-terrorism. BAA said it is more concerned about the threat of an electronic attack by terrorists than any other form of computer attack. [10 Jun 2005]
BAA calls on India for application management
News Airport group BAA, which owns seven UK airports including Heathrow, is outsourcing its software application management to India with LogicaCMG. The outsourcer will manage more than 400 applications, ranging from aircraft stand allocation and staff... [12 Feb 2008]
BAA moves its procurement online
News BAA, the world's largest airport operator with revenues of more than £2.2bn, is moving all of its suppliers to an online procurement system. All 1,500 suppliers have agreed to swap fax for browser in a move to drive down BAA supply chain costs from... [15 Nov 2001]
BT flying high with £46.6m BAA deal
News BT announced on Thursday that it has signed a £46.6m deal with airport operator BAA to supply it with managed voice and data at its Stansted, Heathrow and Gatwick sites, as well as promoting BAA's flexible working strategy. [07 May 2004]
BT clinches £50m BAA deal
News BAA has signed a £50m deal with BT for voice, data and paging services. The five-year deal will see the consulting arm of BT's business telecoms unit, BT Ignite Solutions, building communications services for Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports... [20 May 2002]
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]
Airports unite to offer the world on a website
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 jurisdiction, including Heathrow and Gatwick... [26 Sep 2000]
BT touts Wi-Fi over 3G
News BT announced on Wednesday it has struck deals with BAA, Hilton and Welcome Break that should help it reach its target of 400 Wi-Fi hot spots by this summer, and 4,000 by June 2005, as it aims to dominate the UK's commercial Wi-Fi market. [30 Jan 2003]
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]
IT fault at Gatwick brings airport to halt
News A spokesman for BAA, which owns Gatwick Airport, said the failure brought down every system except those of British Airways: "As soon as it went down we implemented a manual system. BAA has yet to disclose exactly what the systems failure was. [14 Nov 2005]
Wi-Fi in departures, Wi-Fi in the sky - an industry embraces wireless
News BAA, one of the world's largest owners of airports around the world, has now announced a Wi-Fi hotspot at Heathrow Terminal 1 in London, an offering put together with the help of BT Openzone and Intel, which is currently pushing its Centrino... [11 Apr 2003]
Heathrow T3 tackles lost luggage with RFID
News Technology firms ALSTEC, Arinc, Arup, Fujitsu and Motorola are partnering with BAA in running the trial. BAA hopes to recoup the £150,000 cost of the six-month trial from efficiency savings in baggage handling and reductions in the cost of... [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]
