The Australian Customs and Border Protection Service has announced that the automated border control system, SmartGate, is now open to US Global Entry members.
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Find out more >>Content plans: Tour on 11th hosted by GOAA; Networking Day on February 12th
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Find out more >>Content plans: Members of the FTE Digital, Innovation & Startup Hub and the FTE Baggage Innovation Working Group will convene in London for an action-packed joint members meetings, hosted by Heathrow
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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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Find out more >>Content plans: Join us at the 20th anniversary FTE Global, the “CES of Aviation” taking place in the new location of Dallas, Texas, on 8-10 September 2026, co-located with IFSA Global EXPO. Headline Partners include Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), Southwest Airlines, and Dallas Love Field Airport.
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Find out more >>Content plans: Join us for APEX FTE Expo Asia, 18-19 November 2026 – uniting the world in Singapore for the largest end-to-end passenger experience and innovation expo.
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Find out more >>The Australian Customs and Border Protection Service has announced that the automated border control system, SmartGate, is now open to US Global Entry members.
The automated border control system at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is expected to process its 1-millionth passenger before the end of 2012, just nine months after going live.
Passengers arriving at Wellington Airport are in for a surprise following the installation of a 13-metre long Gollum sculpture in the ‘Middle of Middle-earth’ terminal.
A total of 19 self-service bag drop systems will be in place at Munich Airport by the end of November, while 16 new units will be installed at Frankfurt Airport.
Passengers travelling through Heathrow Airport’s T5 can relax in a new pop-up park, which includes grass, hedges and plants, a dedicated menu and views of the airfield.

Six new PARAFE automated border control e-gates have been installed at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport to simplify passenger processing at border control checkpoints.
The 2012 SITA Passenger Self-Service Survey has revealed that passengers want more self-service and mobile-based offerings to help improve the travel experience.
FTE caught up with Scott Stanley, Gatwick Airport’s COO, and Dean Oughton, Assistant Director, Border Force Gatwick, at the airport’s FTE Award celebration.
Kjeld Zacho Jørgensen, CEO of Billund Airport, explained to FTE how the airport’s new home-printed bag tag solution will revolutionise the passenger experience.
SITA’s BagManager technology has been implemented by SATS at Singapore Changi to manage the 15 million bags it handles each year.
San Diego International Airport has commissioned a New Media Lounge – a unique and interactive facility designed to represent the destination of San Diego.
Interactive virtual assistants that can respond to specific passenger enquiries in English and Arabic have been installed at Dubai International Airport.
Warsaw Chopin Airport has installed 15 new common use self-service kiosks, which allow passengers to check-in and self-tag their bags.
Edmonton International Airport (EIA) has unveiled a new baggage system celebrating local sports teams as part of the Domestic-International Passenger Lounge expansion.
British Airways passengers flying from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) can now check-in on their smartphone and download a mobile boarding pass.
Dubai International Airport has installed a new alpha-numeric signage system to improve passenger wayfinding across the airport.
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