In aviation, bags don’t follow passengers—they follow data. So what type of data is encoded in your luggage tags?

Beneath the footfalls of travelers moving through the Indianapolis International Airport terminal, a sprawling series of conveyors, security monitors and other machinery moves thousands of checked ...

Despite rising passenger numbers, the rate of lost baggage fell last year. According to research by IT firm SITA, the number of bags mishandled by the industry in 2023 reduced from 7.6 to 6.9 per ...

A man prepares to pick up his baggage at the Indianapolis Internation Airport. IBJ photo/Lesley Weidenbener Airport officials are close to moving forward with the development and installation of a new ...

A Russian airline and four airports have completed a pilot, under the oversight of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), of an RFID-enabled baggage-tracking system in Europe as part of ...

People grab their baggage at the baggage claim at the Indianapolis International Airport. (IBJ photo/Chad Williams) Beneath the footfalls of travelers moving through the Indianapolis International ...