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Video: Behind the scenes at Heathrow T5
Video Heathrow airport's new Terminal 5 endured a nightmare opening at the end of March but British Airways' flagship terminal is now getting on track following the transfer of the airline's long haul operations to the terminal this month. [25 Jun 2008]
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. Video: Heathrow Terminal 5 uncovered [08 May 2008]
Computer classics, Vista uptake, iPhone price cuts and Heathrow T5...
News Following the less than auspicious opening of Heathrow's new Terminal 5 we examined why it all went wrong. It was time for some tech nostalgia during April with the Sinclair ZX spectrum crowned the most popular first home computer by silicon.com... [28 Apr 2008]
RFID bag tags could save air-travel industry millions
News As Heathrow Terminal Five (T5) recovers from go-live glitches in its baggage handling systems, air travel IT specialist Sita has released research showing 42.4 million bags are lost in airports across the world. [18 Apr 2008]
Editor's Blog: Signs of terminal decline at T5?
Comment It's a small claim to fame, I know, but I was one of the passengers who flew from the newly opened Heathrow Terminal 5 last week - and my luggage even came with me. My overall verdict - it's a fine airport terminal, although I'm hardly the world's... [16 Apr 2008]
The Naked CIO: Crunch time for large projects
Comment Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5 was to be his next triumph in a series of successes. Project failures suck all the attention away from IT's real contributions. So knowing when to delay or cancel a project is just as important as giving it the green... [14 Apr 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Eating your own dog food
Comment Written at London's Heathrow airport after a confused journey through the newly opened Terminal 5. In the case of T5, army personnel were used to test the terminal, and the opening day was organised as a big bang. [14 Apr 2008]
Dear silicon.com... T5 chaos, mobile maladies, and laptop losses…
Comment The Heathrow Terminal 5 (T5) chaos has dominated reader comments this week, with many readers, unsurprisingly, astonished it went so wrong. Doing a band-playing, big-bang move of so many flights and services to the new terminal was a fool-hardy... [03 Apr 2008]
Beijing airport gets in shape for Olympics
News Beijing's new $3bn airport terminal has completed the rollout of a major part of its IT infrastructure ahead of the Olympic Games in August. Video: Heathrow Terminal 5 uncovered Photos: Passenger's eye view of Heathrow Terminal 5 [31 Mar 2008]
Heathrow T5: The end in sight for first day blues?
News The problems at Heathrow's new Terminal 5 appear to be lessening four days after the less than perfect opening day. Video: Heathrow Terminal 5 uncovered Photos: Passenger's eye view of Heathrow Terminal 5 [31 Mar 2008]
How did the Heathrow T5 launch go so wrong?
Comment To many, the travails of Heathrow's new Terminal 5 (T5) won't come as a huge surprise with the airport's infamous delays, lost baggage and struggling infrastructure often making the headlines. While the gleaming terminal building and technology... [28 Mar 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. Video: Heathrow Terminal 5 uncovered [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. On Thursday evening the problems with the baggage system led to all... [27 Mar 2008]
Free wi-fi wings its way to BA lounges
News Video: Heathrow Terminal 5 uncovered Photos: Passenger's eye view of Heathrow Terminal 5 Photos: Inside Heathrow's Terminal 5 Photos: Heathrow's Terminal 5 comes alive Photos: Technology at the heart of Terminal 5 [27 Mar 2008]
Heathrow Terminal 5 opens its doors
News 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 of the most technologically advanced airport terminals in the world.silicon.com has been following the... [27 Mar 2008]
