Travel and security stakeholders are currently revisiting their strategy to cope with a lasting transportation market slowdown. RFID aficionados are no exception. Jean Salomon and Michel Banatre recall how and why IATA and the transportation community acknowledged that adopting universal RFID for bag tags did not bring the desired global benefits to the entire stakeholder community. And, following a straight review of the peaks and troughs of the RF saga in the transportation industry, they document an approach whereby specific, independent RF applications could profitably operate in a closed loop, increase operational security and deliver improved passenger service.rnAir transportation was the first historical beneficiary of RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology: during WWII, allied pilots derived a useful extension to the nascent radar technology when RFID was first introduced in the UK through the IFF (Identification Friend or Foe) application distinguishing friendly from hostile aircraft radar blips. The first report on the potential use of RFID was described in a 1948 paper by Harry Stockman as "communication by means of reflecting power" set up the onset of a long series of developments in contactless technologies, the most recent being the anticipated growth of Near Field Communications (NFC) applications.
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