LAS VEGAS-McCarran International Airport will this summer unveil "SpeedCheck" ” the first "common use" self-service kiosk system in the US and probably in the world. Using a SpeedCheck kiosk, passengers on a variety of airlines will be able to check in and print their own boarding passes. The first phase of the project will see 38 SpeedCheck kiosks put into service at strategic points in the airport. McCarran will also install four kiosks at the Las Vegas Convention Centre, to assist conventioneers in checking in and obtaining boarding passes before heading to the airport. Passengers using the SpeedCheck system will first see a "selection screen" asking them to choose their airline. The interface will then connect directly to that airline's check-in system. Though SpeedCheck will initially target passengers travelling with carry-on items only, plans are underway for a second phase, which will place kiosks at airline ticket counters, enabling baggage-tag printing for checked luggage. McCarran will own and maintain the SpeedCheck kiosks. McCarran has been an active partner in an international group of airports and airlines developing worldwide standards for common use self-service kiosks, organized through IATA. http://www.mccarran.com