Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport goes live with ICM’s self-service bag drop
Terminal 1 at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) has gone live today with eighteen of ICM Airport Technics’ Series 7 Auto Bag Drop (ABD) units for Spring Airlines. This is part of a larger renewal project for Building B in Terminal 1, which began renovations earlier this year. ICM’s Series 7 ABD units deliver exceptional…
Read MoreAirports International magazine covers ‘ABDs FOR SYD’
ICM’s installation of Auto Bag Drop (ABD) units and check-in software at Sydney Airport’s T1 International was featured in Airports International magazine’s August/September issue. The kiosk application allows Qantas customers to check in and print their bag tags, before dropping their bags at the fully automated bag drop units. The first 12 Series 7 ABD’s went…
Read MoreDrop by to see the ICM team in Las Vegas this week
The ICM team are in Vegas this week exhibiting at the 2018 FTE Global expo, at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. Drop into stand E27 (located at the entrance to the ‘On the Ground’ Conference room) for an Auto Bag Drop demonstration, and your first look at ICM’s latest product – the Next-Generation Check-In…
Read MoreICM exhibiting at FTE Global on 10-12 September
ICM are exhibiting at FTE Global at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas on 10-12 September 2018. We’ll be demonstrating a biometrically enabled Series 7 Auto Bag Drop unit, as well as giving you the very first look at our brand new Next Generation Check-in Kiosk. Visit us at stand E27, (alongside the conference…
Read More‘Inside T4: Terminal of Tomorrow’ by National Geographic featuring ICM’s Auto Bag Drop units
‘Inside T4: Terminal of Tomorrow’ premiered last week on National Geographic together with Changi Airport Group. The documentary looks at the incredible detail that went into the design and installation of Changi Airport’s Terminal 4, the innovation and inspirations behind the project and how it is transforming the airport experience as we know it. Featured…
Read MoreADP surpasses 300 ICM Auto Bag Drop units
ICM’S first order for the new financial year is in with 22 Series 1 Type 1 Auto Bag Drop (ABD) units ordered by Aeroports de Paris (Groupe ADP) for Charles de Gaulle Airport Terminal 2, to go live later this year supplementing those already in use with Air France. This brings the total number of…
Read MoreChangi T4 wins Design of the Year at 2018 President’s Design Award
The DesignSingapore Council and the Urban Redevelopment Authority announced yesterday the 2018 recipients of the President’s Design Award in Singapore. Changi Airport Terminal 4 was awarded ‘Design of the Year’ along with 8 other architectural projects and creative designs in the region, evaluated on their innovation and originality in design ethos; design research; aesthetics and…
Read MoreQantas passengers use facial recognition technology in landmark Sydney Airport trial
This post was originally published here by Sydney Airport. Sydney Airport trialling first stages of ‘couch-to-gate’ biometrics technology Qantas customers check-in via leading biometrics facial recognition technology Technology to provide improved experience for passengers Select Sydney Airport passengers are now using groundbreaking biometrics technology with facial recognition processing, allowing them to undergo a more seamless…
Read More‘Performance matters’ from Passenger Terminal Today
This post was originally published here by Dr Tom Landgrebe and Rainer Dinkelmann for passengerterminaltoday.com Bag-drop transaction times matter The performance of self-service bag-drop systems is a key factor in the efficiency of the passenger terminal. Low transaction times are essential for minimizing queues and providing a good passenger experience. High bag sanitization accuracy (conveyability…
Read MoreSelf-Service: Let Humans Be Human
This post was originally published here by Peter van der Lende for Expand360. On an early Monday morning at Sydney Airport I witnessed a couple, maybe in their 80s, getting their boarding pass at a self-service kiosk, self-tagging their bags and calmly leaving their luggage at a fully automated self-service bag drop unit. The terminal…
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