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Unisys Advanced Baggage
Reconciliation System
Unisys Corporation has announced
that more than 25 international airlines
operating to and from Australia have
signed a four-year agreement for
Unisys Australia to continue providing
an advanced baggage reconciliation
system at seven international airports
at Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Cairns,
Perth, Adelaide and the Gold Coast.
The Board of Airline Representatives
Australia (BARA), an industry
representative organisation for airlines,
manages the engagement with Unisys
Synergy 3 Command and Control Platform for Jakarta Airport on behalf of the group of airlines. Unisys
One of the world’s busiest airports has has secured a significant contract to has worked with BARA since 2004 to
selected Synectics’ Synergy 3 command supply an integrated airport security provide the baggage reconciliation
and control platform as the integrated and safety solution with their Synergy system that links passengers with
airport security and safety management 3 command and control platform. Jaya their bags, tracking both as they move
solution for its new terminal building. Teknik is part of the Jaya Group of through the system.
Development of the Terminal 3 Ultimate companies, one of the companies in the The Unisys baggage reconciliation
at Jakarta’s Soekarno-hatta International PT. Kawahape Jaya Consortium. system helps airlines comply with
Airport, in conjunction with the Airport operator PT. Angkasa Pura the Aviation Security Act’s “Triple A”
revitalization of Terminal 1 and Terminal II (Persero) - (AP II) will use Synergy (account and authorise) regulations
2, is part of the Indonesian government’s 3 to monitor and manage more than relating to baggage handling. Each
plans to boost annual passenger numbers 6,000 integrated safety and security year the participating airlines secure
beyond 60 million people. edge devices from a range of sub- and validate some 15.8 million bags on
Working in partnership with systems systems; including CCTV cameras, flights departing Australia.
integrator Jaya Teknik, which is leading access control panels, fire alarm “Security, safety and a positive
the security management solution in points, baggage x-ray scanners and passenger experience are key issues
the terminal development, Synectics intelligent video analytics. for airlines. The Unisys baggage
reconciliation system helps our
member airlines not only comply with
SITA Named Company of the Year mandated security requirements for
For the second time in the past three collaborating to create community value, baggage handling, but also provides
years, the Air Transport News (ATN) while exploring new technology that will efficient processing when baggage
Awards have recognized air transport help shape the future of the industry.” needs to be found or removed to help
IT specialist, SITA, as IT Company of the In recent years, technology has prevent delays,” said Mr Barry Abrams,
Year. The 2015 award was based on SITA’s driven substantial changes in both the BARA Executive Director.
influential leadership and innovation, passenger experience and industry When passengers check in, each
new solutions and achievements, social operations. SITA provides the broadest bag receives a barcode, which is
responsibility, financial performance portfolio of solutions for the air then scanned and reconciled with a
and contribution to the air transport transport industry all around the world, passenger record before the bag can be
community. in response to community needs. loaded onto the aircraft. As the airline
Dave Bakker, President, SITA This includes solutions such as SITA’s has a record of the baggage loading
Europe, accepted the award on behalf iBorders Border Management, a fully order, bags can be quickly identified and
of Francesco Violante, CEO of SITA, at integrated border management portfolio recovered if passengers fail to board.
a special ceremony in Geneva on 21 that helps governments modernize This process is designed to prevent
March. he commented: “SITA is honored border security and facilitate the travel a mismatch of passengers, crew and
to receive this award bestowed on us experience, and AIRCOM® FlightTracker, baggage and enhance security levels by
from our peers. We work with nearly which guarantees regular flight position avoiding unaccompanied baggage being
every airline and airport in the world, updates for flight tracking. loaded on the flight.

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