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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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Leo, SITA’s baggage robot

4 May 2017 | By SITA

Leo is a fully autonomous, self-propelling baggage robot that has the capacity to check in, print bag tags and transport up to two suitcases with a maximum weight of 32kg.

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Day of Operations Business Intelligence

4 May 2017 | By SITA

It’s tricky business to manage the day-to-day operations of airports - cancelled flights, mishandled bags, long queues, bad weather.

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Smart technology smarter airports

4 May 2017 | By SITA

The rise of the connected traveler offers multiple opportunities for airports to create a more seamless, personalised journey.

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Transforming air travel through technology

3 May 2017 | By SITA

SITA touches every aspect of the air transport industry, providing the technology that powers the industry for airlines, at airports and on aircraft.

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BEUMER to demo baggage handling VR at Airport Show Dubai

2 May 2017 | By BEUMER Group

BEUMER Group is to feature live and virtual-reality demonstrations of next-generation baggage handling technologies at Airport Show Dubai 2017, UAE, 15-17 May 2017

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London Luton Airport unveils innovative equipment pooling system

26 April 2017 | By International Airport Review

London Luton Airport (LLA), Menzies and Swissport and TCR have today announced an industry-changing initiative which enables the collective pooling of airside equipment.

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Passenger experience: Enabling a seamless flow

6 April 2017 | By Wilma van Dijk (Schiphol Amsterdam Airport)

Schiphol Amsterdam Airport and its partners are continually implementing innovations and smart ways to improve travel convenience. To enable a smooth passenger process whereby the required checkpoints can be passed easily, quickly and document-free, Amsterdam Schiphol Airport has embarked on an innovative Digital Airport Programme, which includes changes to the…

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The future of self-service? A quickfire insight from eezeetags

6 April 2017 | By Borry Vrieling | CEO | Eezeetags, Roy Manuell (International Airport Review)

Eezeetags' CEO Borry Vrieling grants us an insight into the exciting future of self-service in airports.

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Smiths Detection to supply Dutch Airports with advanced hold baggage scanners

27 March 2017 | By International Airport Review

Smiths Detection has won a significant contract to supply Amsterdam Airport Schiphol with new hold baggage screening equipment which complies with the latest EU regulations – EDS Standard 3.

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Passenger experience: Supporting a seamless journey

7 March 2017 | By Roger Gray

Customers expect to be able to manage their own journeys with the help of the latest technology and apps. To keep up with the ever-changing digital world, Air New Zealand embarked on a revolutionary self-service initiative. Group General Manager of Airports, Roger Gray, outlines the world-first biometric bag drop installation…

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RFID microchip luggage tag technology and the baggage tech revolution

22 February 2017 | By Digital Editor, Roy Manuell (International Airport Review)

To explore the baggage handling tech revolution we spoke to the brains behind ReboundTAG about microchip tag technology and why it could revolutionise the baggage handling process.

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Interview Spotlight: Todd Alderman, Director of Business Development, Daifuku Airport Technologies

21 February 2017 | By International Airport Review

Todd Alderman, reveals more about Daifuku Airport Technologies who develop, manufacture and provide a full range of automation and logistics solutions...

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1 in 4 passengers forced to check hand luggage into the hold

20 February 2017 | By Roy Manuell (International Airport Review)

Passengers forced to put hand luggage into the hold because airlines say they don’t have space in the cabin could miss out on compensation if valuables go missing, warn Which?...

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An exclusive with Analogic on their 3D baggage scanning technology ConneCT

13 February 2017 | By Roy Manuell (International Airport Review)

The aviation industry is seeing new technologies appear every week. We speak exclusively to Analogic on their new 3D baggage screening technology.

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