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Iris-scanning system lands at Manchester Airport
News Iris is now in operation at Heathrow Terminals 1, 2 and 4 and Manchester Airport Terminal 1. The technology became operational at Heathrow's Terminal 1 last month, following its introduction at Terminals 2 and 4 during June 2005. [13 Apr 2006]
BA ups IT investment to £85m
News This is currently being used at Edinburgh and will be trialled at Manchester and London Heathrow later this year. Work is also progressing on the new Terminal Five at Heathrow, where BA will switch all its Heathrow flights to from 2008. [08 Sep 2004]
Tech not to blame for Terminal 5 fiasco
News The opening day problems at Heathrow's Terminal 5 (T5) were largely down to a lack of staff familiarisation with new facilities and processes, rather than technology issues. All the tech at Heathrow T5… [08 May 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Quality by design
Comment Written on the flight back to London and dispatched via a free wi-fi service in the lounge at Heathrow later the same day. It is so easy to get a reputation for being a cheap operation, leading to the perception of low-quality delivery and support... [09 Jul 2008]
Iris scans and passenger databases to protect UK borders
News So far, the system is being tested at Heathrow Terminals 2 and 4. The contract - for the design, development, implementation, support and operation of the IT systems which will link border control authorities - is likely to run for a minimum of... [16 Feb 2006]
Heathrow T3 tackles lost luggage with RFID
News Stephen Challis, head of product development at BAA Heathrow, said: "In effect the bag is travelling with its own passport… improving the certainty around the operation and reducing the manual intervention that's required, which we believe will... [13 Feb 2008]
BA CEO: Heathrow T5 chaos 'not our finest hour'
News The problems at Heathrow's new £4.3bn Terminal 5 (T5) have continued into a second day following the chaos caused by baggage system problems on the first day of operation yesterday. All the tech at Heathrow T5… [28 Mar 2008]
Heathrow Terminal 5 suffers first day baggage chaos
News On opening day of Heathrow's £4.3bn Terminal 5 (T5), passengers have been hit by delays and flight cancellations as a result of problems with the new high-tech baggage system. All the tech at Heathrow T5… [27 Mar 2008]
Thieves strike in £3m memory chip sting
News UK police are appealing for help after thieves made off with around £3m-worth of memory chips from a Heathrow warehouse. The thieves struck on Wednesday morning between 04:00 and 05:00, breaking into the warehouse near Heathrow Airport under the... [10 Oct 2002]
Airlines defrost planes with Met Office tech
News David Jones, general manager for ground operations compliance at BA, said in a statement: "This helps to reduce delays for our customers who are flying on our UK domestic network and helps us to maintain a robust operation at our main bases at... [08 Jan 2008]
Leader: IT at the heart of T5
Leader The construction of Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport is a massive project that will mean some big improvements for passengers starting in 2008. Got your own views on Heathrow? But such a slick operation will only be successful if all the IT is... [20 Feb 2006]
BA launches graduate IT recruitment drive
News He said: "From leading edge technology such as Linux and web 2.0 to being involved in world class projects such as the development of Heathrow Terminal 5, this is an opportunity that any prospective IT professional cannot afford to miss. [23 Feb 2007]
BT touts Wi-Fi over 3G
News The tie-up with BAA will see BT Openzone hot spots at Heathrow Terminal One - until now LHR has been a curious hot spot absentee - Gatwick, Stansted and Aberdeen airports. This operation would only take 30 seconds over Wi-Fi but two minutes over 3G... [30 Jan 2003]
CIO Forum: How IT helped turn around BA
News The "next big thing" on Coby's agenda these days is the Terminal 5 development at London's Heathrow airport. Getting co-operation and backing from the top of the business is essential for any IT project - and for the overall health of the business... [27 Sep 2005]
BA puts faith in IP at Terminal 5
Case Study BA will eventually move its entire Heathrow operation to T5 from its Compass Centre and Terminals 1 and 2 - meaning the T5 network will be critical for the airline's business. British Airways (BA) is in the final testing phase of its sophisticated... [08 Feb 2008]
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