The new partnership will provide frequent flyers with biometric identity verification at a number of airports, creating a more touchless travel experience.


The new partnership will provide frequent flyers with biometric identity verification at a number of airports, creating a more touchless travel experience.

NEC discusses how biometrics technology allows passengers to move seamlessly through airports and offers contactless touchpoints in an age of changed travel requirements.

Etihad is trialling SITA’s facial biometrics for cabin members, allowing them to complete check-in procedures digitally via their own mobile devices.

U.S. CBP’s Diane J. Sabatino shares lessons learned from COVID-19 and how the agency is working with its partners to drive the travel industry recovery.
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Find out more >>Content plans: Join us in Dublin for APEX FTE EMEA, APEX FTE Ancillary & Retailing, and the brand-new FTE Smart Ramp & Baggage Innovation Summit – co-located to deliver the region’s most comprehensive gathering of air transport leaders.
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Lufthansa Group airlines, Lufthansa and SWISS will be the first to use a new interoperable biometric identification platform, developed by Star Alliance.

Spirit Airlines is introducing biometric check-in which would reduce face-to-face interactions between airline staff and passengers.

A new contactless experience for passengers travelling through Beijing Capital International Airport (BCIA) is now live.

Bengaluru International Airport’s biometric-based passenger processing solution Digi Yatra is now available for AirAsia India guests on select flights.

FTE speaks to Armando Brunini, CEO SEA Milan Airports, as the operator of Malpensa and Linate airports is seeing the first signs of a recovery.

In this video interview Securiport’s Nate Carpenter, Chief Software Architect, discusses biometrics, the Epidemic Control System and the post-pandemic air transport industry.

Kadri Samsunlu, CEO & GM, İGA Airport Operation, discusses the inauguration of Istanbul Airport’s third independent runway, as well as ambitious technology plans.

Denver International Airport has partnered with biometric and identity management company Daon to implement touchless technology throughout the airport.

FTE looks into how digital health passports can help the industry transition from the coronavirus lockdown, following a webinar organised by NIIT Technologies.

The Port of Seattle Commission is introducing new policies governing the implementation of Biometric Air Exit at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

Keflavik Airport has completed a six-month pilot of YVR’s BorderXpress kiosks simulating the new EU Entry/Exit System regulations securely and efficiently.

Rome Fiumicino Airport has launched a six-month biometric-based security and self-boarding trial in partnership with Vision-Box.
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