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Changi Airport to begin Terminal 2 expansion works
In a bid to increase capacity and improve the passenger experience, expansion works will begin at Changi Airport at the end of January 2020.
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Baggage handling
Baggage handling is the process of transporting passenger luggage from a check-in counter at a departure airport, onto a plane cargo hold and then to a collection point at an arrival airport.
A baggage handling system (BHS) is made up of a number of different processes and checks. A BHS is designed to count bags, check weights of bags, balance loads, screen suitcases for security reasons, transport bags through an airport conveyor belt system and read bag information automatically.
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Developing passenger touchpoints in Argentina’s airports
Technology will create new roles and new operational models requiring different competencies and mindsets. Martín Eurnekian, President of Aeropuertos Argentina 2000, reminds us that the user experience must remain at the centre of this transformation.
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Vilnius Airport to benefit from new baggage management system
Lithuanian Airports aims to decrease check-in times at Vilnius Airport with the new self-service baggage drop-off stations.
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CEO of Edinburgh Airport predicts the future of aviation will be rewarding
Gordon Dewar, for the first article in a series of interviews with airport CEOs, tells International Airport Review how being CEO of Edinburgh Airport enables him to connect not just cities and countries, but individuals too.
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SITA to install Scan&Fly self-service bag drop at 18 airports
The bag drop technology offers up to 60 per cent increased terminal capacity and a 40 per cent reduction in operational costs.
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Toronto Pearson’s story of growth
To ensure passengers choose your airport over others, its infrastructure requires significant and sustainable investments, expresses Patrick Neville, Vice President of Airport Development and Technical Services for the Greater Toronto Airports Authority.
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Leonardo’s world-class baggage handling systems are in top international airports
For over 50 years, Leonardo has been a leading international solution provider of sorting systems for letters and fl at mail items. In the second half of 2000s, anticipating that ‘electronic diversion’ was reducing the volume of traditional mail but boosting the growth of ecommerce, Leonardo expanded its solution portfolio,…
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Miami International Airport unveils new automated baggage handling system
MIA’s new system features one of the world’s largest installations of automated guided vehicles.
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Issue 6’s Baggage Handling In-Depth Focus
Within this baggage handling in-depth focus, a sustainable, cost-efficient, customer-centric baggage operation is investigated; a first-of-its-kind robotic system evaluated; and new Baggage Acceptance Rules detailed.
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International Airport Review Issue 6 2019
Trafficking, construction and design, airport apps, baggage handling, ARFF and recovery, and noise management are all included in this issue of the magazine.
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Autonomous baggage tractor to be tested at Toulouse-Blagnac airport
A first-of-its-kind real-world test of an autonomous baggage tractor is being carried out at Toulouse-Blagnac airport.
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Brandenburg Airport announces October 2020 opening
All flight operations will be moved from Tegel Airport to the new Brandenburg Airport following three major relocation steps.
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Digital imperatives in airport security
As technologies such as artificial intelligence, robotics and blockchain increase not only the efficiency but accuracy of airport screening, Diogenis Papiomytis, Global Program Director – Commercial Aviation, Frost & Sullivan, explains how digital innovations are already having a powerful impact on airport screening, and why this needs to continue evolving.
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Stansted’s £59 million baggage system upgrade is progressing significantly
As part of Stansted Airport's multi-million transformation project, the new baggage delivery system upgrades are progressing at a significant pace.
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Keeping up-to-date with the latest airport IT trends at Pula Airport
We spoke to Sasa Leveric, Head of IT Department at Pula Airport, to see what projects the airport is currently implementing as well as what he thinks the biggest trends are in airport IT are right now.
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