Alaska Airlines Director of Innovation Bernadette Berger unveiled a transformative new vision for airport gate experiences in a compelling keynote at the FTE World Innovation Summit on 15 May 2025.

The latest news relating to airline and airport baggage handling processes, covering self-service bag drop, common use baggage solutions, home-printed bag tags, NFC/RFID permanent bag tags, baggage tracking and baggage reconciliation.
Alaska Airlines Director of Innovation Bernadette Berger unveiled a transformative new vision for airport gate experiences in a compelling keynote at the FTE World Innovation Summit on 15 May 2025.
Journey Robotics is Emerging Technology Showcase Sponsor of the FTE World Innovation Summit. In this interview, its CEO Reeg Allen discusses transforming baggage handling through robotics and automation.
American Airlines is partnering with U.S. CBP, Brock Solutions, BagCheck and Sydney Airport on a ground-breaking program to pilot International Remote Baggage Screening for a reimagined customer experience.
Ink Innovation has entered a partnership to make BAGTAG’s platform available to all airlines using its systems, making it easy for airlines to implement digital baggage tagging within their check-in flows.
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Find out more >>KLM has integrated the Apple AirTag location feature to digitally support baggage tracking. Customers can securely share the location of their AirTag or Find My network accessory for an enhanced CX.
Singapore Airlines has collaborated with Bagpoint – a Partner of the FTE Baggage Innovation Working Group – to launch a home baggage pickup and check-in service for passengers departing from Schiphol.
In this video interview, Darin Juby, Head of Transformation, Future Travel Experience, and Richard Camman, CEO, BagsID, share an update on the biggest FTE BIWG Proof of Concept to date, taking place in Canada.
In a major announcement at FTE Global 2024, Brussels Airport was unveiled as the latest member of BOOST – a groundbreaking initiative to transform the future of baggage handling through robotics and automation.
SITA – a Strategic Partner of the FTE Baggage Innovation Working Group (BIWG) – is collaborating with IDEMIA, also a Partner of the BIWG, to transform baggage handling with computer vision innovation.
In a major announcement at FTE Global 2024, Brussels Airport has been unveiled as the latest member of BOOST – a groundbreaking initiative to transform the future of baggage handling through robotics and automation.
BagsID is a Gold Sponsor of FTE Global (Los Angeles, 28-30 October 2024). In this interview, Richard Camman, CEO, BagsID, discusses the importance of baggage intelligence for airlines and airports.
Brussels Airport – a Partner of the FTE Baggage Innovation Working Group – is upgrading its baggage system. Hear more from Brussels Airport at FTE Global – the “CES of Aviation” – in LA, 28-30 October.
SITA – a Strategic Partner of the FTE Baggage Innovation Working Group – is to install state-of-the-art passenger verification and check-in solutions, including common-use self-service bag drops, at PVG.
SITA – a Strategic Partner of the FTE Baggage Innovation Working Group – has installed state-of-the-art Swift Drop Self-Bag Drop units in the new Alaska Airlines location at SFO Harvey Milk Terminal 1.
Air France – a Partner of the FTE Baggage Innovation Working Group – and Alltheway have partnered to extend their baggage drop-off and delivery services to Paris and the Paris region, further enhancing CX.
In this video interview, Schiphol, Avinor, Incheon and nlmtd, share the vision for the groundbreaking new ‘BOOST’ initiative designed to transform the future of baggage handling through robotics and automation.
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