Techo International Airport deploys SITA gates, bag drop and kiosks
Air travel in Southeast Asia is rising. Boeing forecasts passenger air traffic in the region to more than triple over…
Border and Port Security
Biometric access control systems used at airports and national or regional boundaries to track and manage the flow of humans, and the databases and documents that support them, make up border and port security. Includes national and immigration registries, ePassports and smart card systems, automated border control (ABC) kiosks, and apps for data sharing among other products and services.
Philippines’ busiest airport bringing Amadeus biometric e-gates online
Biometric electronic gates from Amadeus are coming online at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in the Philippines during December. The…
India unveils biometric chip passport, integrated AI-powered processing system
The Indian government has announced the rollout of a new integrated system for biometric passport processing with the aim of…
Border Patrol’s monitoring of US drivers raises privacy concerns
The U.S. Border Patrol has quietly built a nationwide vehicle tracking system that functions much like location surveillance but without…
EU establishing legal foundation for digital travel app and credentials
The European Union is laying down the legal groundwork for a digital travel app and digital travel credentials (DTCs) that…
Miami International Airport sees largest deployment of SITA-backed EPP screening
One of the busiest airports in the U.S. has introduced Customs and Border Protection (CBP)’s Enhanced Passenger Processing (EPP) system,…
DHS finalizes rule expanding biometric entry/exit to foreign visitors
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued its final rule mandating facial recognition scans for virtually all non-U.S. citizens…
TSA’s new identity verification fee signals major shift in post–REAL ID enforcement
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has quietly taken a consequential step in how it will handle travelers who show up…
Zurich Airport rolls out EES biometric border control with secunet
Zurich Airport is the latest Schengen border to implement the European Union’s Entry/Exit System (EES), launching the biometric border control…
IATA: Replace physical airport barriers with biometric digital ID to save costs
Airports and the travel experience could be transformed by thinking not in physical barriers, but by using a bit of…
