The FTE Digital, Innovation & Startup Hub along with the FTE Baggage Innovation Working Group members convened on 28-29 February 2024 at Tampa International Airport for a fantastic collaborative event.

The FTE Digital, Innovation & Startup Hub along with the FTE Baggage Innovation Working Group members convened on 28-29 February 2024 at Tampa International Airport for a fantastic collaborative event.
BAGTAG’s first branded web-shop is live with Alaska Airlines in a big step towards increased adoption of electronic bag tags. BAGTAG is a Strategic Partner of the FTE BIWG and Alaska Airlines is a Partner.
Changi Airport Group – a Headline Partner of FTE APEX Asia Expo, Singapore, 19-20 November 2024 – and Aurrigo are collaborating to test the latest version of the electric autonomous vehicle, Auto-DollyTug.
IAG and Aurrigo have commenced deployment and demonstration of the Auto-DollyTug autonomous baggage tractor at CVG. IAG and CVG are both Corporate Partners of the FTE Digital, Innovation & Startup Hub.
Changi Airport – a Headline Partner of FTE APEX Asia Expo, Singapore, 19-20 November 2024 – has welcomed completion of the new baggage handling system in T2 by BEUMER (a Strategic Partner of the FTE BIWG).
FTE’s Head of Baggage Transformation Darin Juby identifies the key trends that will help transform the baggage experience in 2024 and beyond, including bag tracking, robotics, automation and sustainability.
Content plans: AI, IOT & Robotics case studies & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Content plans: Focus on the future of baggage handling, Proof of Concepts updates & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Content plans: Focus on the future of baggage handling, Proof of Concepts updates & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Content plans: AI, IOT & Robotics case studies & knowledge sharing
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Find out more >>Content plans: Asia’s biggest free to attend passenger experience & business performance expo
Find out more >>Content plans: Focus on the future of baggage handling, Proof of Concepts updates & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Content plans: AI, IOT & Robotics case studies & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Eurowings has entered into a five-year contract with SITA – a Strategic Partner of the FTE Baggage Innovation Working Group – to deploy SITA Bag Journey for real-time tracking information of passenger bags.
Virgin Australia has launched a baggage tracking tool across more than two thirds of its domestic network, allowing travellers to know where their bag is at every step of the journey to deliver a seamless CX.
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, an Airport Lab Network Partner of the FTE Baggage Innovation Working Group, has purchased 30 new lifting aids as it continues to improve working conditions in the baggage hall.
easyJet has expanded its twilight bag drop service to Glasgow Airport, as part of new customer initiatives “for a quicker and easier journey”. The service is free for travellers on early morning flights.
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, an Airport Lab Network Partner of the FTE Baggage Innovation Working Group, has purchased 30 new lifting aids as it continues to improve working conditions in the baggage hall.
easyJet has expanded its twilight bag drop service to Glasgow Airport, as part of new customer initiatives “for a quicker and easier journey”. The service is free for travellers on early morning flights.
Icelandair is to launch the Crew Solution from BAGTAG – a Strategic Partner of the FTE BIWG. After a successful PoC, it is introducing the innovation to “streamline processes and offer smooth journeys”.
Kristen Berndt, Senior Manager, Baggage Strategy & Innovation, United, explains the airline’s key efforts to streamline the passenger experience, better leverage data, and embrace emerging technologies.
Singapore Airlines – a Headline Partner of FTE APEX Asia Expo (Singapore, 8-9 November 2023) – has partnered with baggage collection service AirPortr for customers travelling from Heathrow Terminal 2.
Melbourne Airport is expanding its International Terminal and installing a new state-of-the-art baggage processing system “to track every bag at every moment of the journey from check-in to the aircraft”.
Alstef Group – a member of the FTE BIWG – has been awarded the contract for the design, supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of a new baggage handling system at Gwalior Airport in India.
Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru (BLR Airport) in partnership with Materna IPS, a member of the FTE BIWG, has equipped the new T2 with 34 Self Bag Drop systems to optimise the passenger journey.
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