Operations & Maintenance O&M Panel Assess BHS KPIs Key Performance Indicators or KPIs are now in common use across all major industries to help businesses measure performance. The aviation industry and the baggage handling system industry niche within aviation are no exceptions. In this meeting, we bring together an expert panel of BHS O&M service…
Does this project include Buy America Provisions? “Does this project include Buy America provisions? Or is it Buy American?” What’s the difference between the two? How will that affect my pricing . . . and my bid? What influence do trade agreements have? How does it affect project funding and the products that are funded? …
As we open 2022, the IABSC operates with a newly elected board. On behalf of the elected directors, I express our collective thanks to the industry for electing us to represent you in this association. Please see the new board, listed on our adjacent web page. Read about us on the recent posts page. We…
Introducing your newly elected IABSC Board of Directors Mark Baker, Regional Manager, SOUTHWEST AIRLINES I am a Regional Manager for Southwest Airlines with specific duties related to Airport Screening Operations. I have 12 years of Baggage Handling Systems experience, managing numerous systems with different designs, technologies and volumes. Jay Bouton, Director of Business Development, SIEMENS…
Now taking Nominations! Announcing IABSC Innovation & Lifetime Achievement Awards The IABSC is proud to launch an annual awards program where individuals or companies will be recognized for exemplary service in the baggage handling industry in areas of Innovation and Lifetime Achievement categories. As a Member Company representative of the IABSC, we ask that you…
Regaining Altitude: Touchless and Biometric Technologies IABSC October 2021 Meeting Regaining Altitude: Touchless and Biometric Technologies In the past, implementations of Touchless and Biometric Technologies were for the mavericks of the industry, proof of concept or pilot projects for the conservative. With the dramatic changes in the industry in the last eighteen months, Touchless…
IABSC MINI-SUMMIT IABSC Technology & Innovation Committee will host a one-day, mini-summit titled, “BHS Optimization Through Data-Driven Maintenance”. With today’s modern airports becoming progressively high-tech and innovative, airport baggage handling systems are becoming more automated to improve efficiency and reduce wait times. However, more automation leads to more complexity. A proper maintenance management system…
Regaining Altitude – OEM Showcase The International Association of Baggage Handling Companies held its 2nd in-person meeting Friday, September 10th, in Dallas, TX. With numerous industry-leading Companies in attendance, it was valuable to network and receive updates on where the industry is going and what’s available today. Additionally, 14 OEM vendors showcased products in various…
On this 20th anniversary of 9/11, I feel that it is important to consider how our industry has been affected from that tragic day in 2001. Under the banner of ideology, innocent citizens were attacked and killed. Loss of life on September 11 affected citizens and families from around the globe. In the United…
Regaining Altitude: OEM SHOWCASE September- IABSC Meeting Regaining Altitude: Baggage Handling Industry Challenges With today’s fast paced environment with industry trends, evolving technology, it may be difficult to keep up with changing taking place in the Baggage Handling Industry. If this in the case, IABSC has planned a OEM showcase from all areas of…
Have you experienced it? Regaining Altitude – taking place right now! Our industry is experiencing the return of confidence in the traveling public. Our meeting during July helped show some of the trends being experienced at different airports. Leisure travel is seeing summer peaks – the latest TSA statistics show that over 2 million…
Regaining Altitude – BHS Consultants Roundtable: The commercial aviation market in the United States continues to increase coming into the summer period. This month, the TSA saw more than two million passengers in one day. This is the first time the commercial aviation sector has crossed this threshold since March 2020. Still, international restrictions and…
