Travellers can create their secure American Airlines Mobile ID with TSA PreCheck membership, AAdvantage number, plus either a driver’s license or US passport.


Travellers can create their secure American Airlines Mobile ID with TSA PreCheck membership, AAdvantage number, plus either a driver’s license or US passport.

Miami International Airport has announced that it is embarking on the largest implementation of biometrics at a U.S. airport, expected to be completed in 2023.

Every step from check-in to boarding at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental and William P. Hobby airports to be transformed in major modernisation.

Hamburg Airport has become the fourth airport to adopt Start Alliance’s biometrics platform, which is available to Austrian, SWISS and Lufthansa passengers.
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Passengers can now verify their identity at the airport using their state-issued mobile driver’s license or mobile identification card in Apple Wallet on iPhone or Apple Watch.

In this thought-leadership piece, Jason Van Sice, Vice President of Aviation, NEC Corporation of America, discusses the future of Digital ID.

Austrian Airlines’ passengers, members of the Miles & More programme, will be able to take advantage of the new biometric boarding procedures.

Delta Air Lines is launching a facial-recognition programme for TSA PreCheck members at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

Lufthansa’s Patrick Sgueglia updates FTE on the airline’s plans to continue its progressive rollout of biometrics across airports around the world.

The new biometric boarding system launched in collaboration with Delta Air Lines and SITA forms part of Aeroporti di Roma’s broader innovation strategy.

Tokyo Haneda Airport has completed deployment of Collins Aerospace’s ARINC SelfPass biometrics solution, designed to streamline passenger processing.

The agreement is aimed at accelerating the availability of biometric self-service touchpoints across Star Alliance’s member airlines.

United Airlines and SITA discuss key findings from the recent biometrics trials for domestic travellers from San Francisco International Airport (SFO).

The new gates at Tom Bradley International Terminal feature enhanced Wi-Fi, touchscreen kiosks, biometrics and advanced baggage handling and boarding systems.

The six-month trial, which was conducted by SITA, involved the use of biometric technology across multiple touchpoints at Istanbul Airport.

Vision-Box, an exhibitor at FTE APEX Virtual Expo 2021, will implement a biometric digital identity management system at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
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