Reusable Electronic Baggage Tag Powered by RFID Vanguard ID Systems' View Tag contains two passive RFID chips and an electronic paper display to help airlines and airports track the location of ...

ICM Airport Technics and Tagsys —the two companies that created the technology behind the system—are currently developing a generic version of the RFID-enabled baggage tag, dubbed the Permanent Bag ...

Delta tested the system of RFID tags and scanners on baggage loading belts in Las Vegas and Baltimore, and is now investing more than $50 million to launch the new system.

The RFID baggage tags are used to speed the baggage check-in process as well as allow more accurate baggage sorting and tracking. TAGSYS and Qantas worked closely together to develop the UHF EPC ...

Delta teams have deployed 4,600 scanners, installed 3,800 RFID bag tag printers and integrated 600 pier and claim readers to enable hands-free scanning of baggage throughout the handling process.

In an extensive test of RFID tags, Delta Air Lines said it tracked 40,000 passenger bags from check-in to loading last month in a test with an accuracy level ranging from 96.7% to 99.8%.

Delta spent $50 million for RFID, or radio-frequency identification, on bag tags it rolled out in April, according to a news release.

Lost baggage currently costs the travel industry more than $1bn per year and, with retrieving an errant bag costing around $100 a pop, advocates claim RFID could significantly reduce the bill.

Last year the number of ultra-high-frequency RFID tags sold doubled to 370 million, and the total market for RFID products is expected to reach $4.5 billion by 2010.

Pat Rary, Delta’s manager of baggage planning and development, said Matrics and SCS will produce the RFID tags in a substrate material that will be combined with rolls of bar-code tags.

"We are convinced that RFID will become a standard for baggage handling in the industry," said Dr. Christian Petschke, managing director for BearingPoint's European aviation practice.

RFID, or radio frequency identification is finding its way on the products you buy, the luggage you carry, casino chips, clothing, even humanbodies---small electronic tags that can be read by ...