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The second phase of the Smart Airport programme will see a major digital transformation of the passenger journey through facial biometric recognition.

The device, called BONX Grip, combines proprietary technology with a smart application to simplify communication between flight attendants.

Finnair has launched facial recognition biometric boarding at Los Angeles International Airport to deliver a faster boarding process to passengers.

According to Panasonic, the new studio is designed as a space where airlines and partners will gather and co-create the future of travel experience.

FTE spoke to Alvaro Coromina, IT Director, Evelop, to find out how the airline’s digital project ‘Titanium’ is transforming its business performance.

FTE speaks to Santiago Aldana, Chief Digital Officer & Chief Technology Officer at Avianca, who discusses the airline’s ongoing digital transformation.

Air Canada has introduced the Artificial Intelligence Labs to deliver on its ambition to leverage AI within its operations and customer experience.

Airlines across the world earned approximately $28.1 billion in revenue from baggage fees in 2018, according to a report by IdeaWorksCompany and CarTrawler.

Leveraging Formula 1 technology and predictive analytics, the research collaboration aims to provide an accurate view of Avinor’s Airport Operating Plan.

FTE caught up with Ismail Polat, CTO of İGA Airport Operation, to find out more about how the project took shape from initial design phase through to operations.

FlyArystan, wholly-owned by Air Astana, will be starting six domestic routes from Almaty to Taraz, Shymkent, Pavlodar, Uralsk, Nur-Sultan and Karaganda.

British Airways has announced that it is extending biometric boarding to international flights departing from London’s Heathrow Airport.

Using the camera on their mobile phones, blind and visually impaired passengers can now get free 24/7 help at Gatwick Airport via the Aira app.

The technology has been installed at Edinburgh Airport to provide better contact between passengers with reduced mobility (PRMs) and staff upon arrival.

According to SITA, airlines that are adding tracking at more points of the baggage journey are seeing a huge improvement in bag delivery globally.

Passengers departing with Thomas Cook Airlines from London Gatwick will now be able to check-in their baggage from their own home.
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