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SITA Biometrics News
Miami International Airport plans for biometric boarding at all gates by 2023
Miami International Airport (MIA) says all of its passenger gates will feature face biometric boarding by 2023 to forge what the…
| May 13, 2022 | Biometrics providers continue to bring leadership talent in (or back)Jumio, Socure, Veriff, OCR Labs, and SITA have each taken on new talent, including three c-suite executives and two regional… |
| Apr 29, 2022 | New biometrics deployments at US, Greek, German airportsUpdates and new data show steady growth in biometric applications for air travel, with a new survey from Ipsos revealing… |
| Apr 20, 2022 | Panel recommends non-intrusive airport biometrics for IndiaBiometrics deployments in airports are continuing to expand, but so are concerns about the intrusiveness of checks on passengers. An… |
| Mar 1, 2022 | TSA face biometrics make international debut in Bahamas amid expanding airport deploymentsTSA biometrics have gone international, with a deployment in the Bahamas, while a CBP official updates the rollout of that… |
| Jan 26, 2022 | TSA and CBP discuss travel biometrics progressAs January is about to conclude, many companies and government agencies are taking stock of their efforts in biometrics for… |
| Jan 14, 2022 | More aviation spending on automation, digital health passes, end-to-end biometricsAfter the global shock to air travel in 2020, investment in IT by airlines and airports just about returned to… |
| Dec 16, 2021 | Idemia brings biometrics to Barcelona airport via Aena partnershipIdemia has entered a new partnership with Spanish airport operator Aena to deploy its biometric technology at Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El… |
| Dec 10, 2021 | Different airport biometrics adoption models at DFW, SeychellesDallas Fort Worth (DFW) continues to pioneer digital ID and biometric approaches to improve the passenger experience and site management…. |
| Nov 24, 2021 | Airports deploy biometric gates and travel apps to streamline passenger, staff checksAttendees of the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA’s) recent Ground Handling Conference were urged to use biometrics and consumer apps… |
| Nov 18, 2021 | Passenger satisfaction with airport biometrics high, more systems rolling outAirport biometrics deployments are benefitting passengers who use them, and passenger willingness to do so is increasing in turn. New… |
| Nov 15, 2021 | Digital credentials for air travel from ForgeRock, SITA, Malaysian startup advanceThe verification of an Electronic Personnel License (EPL) without network connectivity will soon be possible thanks to a blockchain-based decentralized… |
| Nov 2, 2021 | SITA makes Digital Travel Declaration free for governments as travel ramps back upAir transport communications and IT provider SITA has mode its Digital Travel Declaration solution through which passengers can share their… |
| Oct 8, 2021 | Delta partners with TSA on face biometrics, Emirates and SITA discuss aviation trendsDelta has recently partnered with the U.S. Transport Security Administration (TSA) to deploy face biometrics to streamline check-in and security… |
| Sep 9, 2021 | SITA partners on Australian biometric app for ETA applications from homeThe Australian Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) app, developed collaboratively by the Australian Department of Home Affairs, SITA, and the Arq… |
| Aug 19, 2021 | Biometric boarding for Brasilia and Newark airportsThe adoption of biometrics by airports continues to develop at pace as the contactless approach is hoped to appeal to… |
| Aug 13, 2021 | Airports adopt touchless biometrics as aviation returns to growthThe global civil aviation industry is expected to gradually recover from the COVID pandemic and reach $1.09 trillion by 2028… |
| Aug 5, 2021 | Biometrics for travel: Elenium, SITA deployments, CBP encourages facial recognitionDeployments of biometric solutions to improve the passenger experience continue this week with Elenium partnering with Darwin International Airport (DIA)… |
| Jul 19, 2021 | FacePhi, SITA and Collins each roll out facial recognition to airports on different continentsFacePhi, SITA and Collins Aerospace are all supplying face biometrics to aviation sector customers in new deployments. Meanwhile in Canada,… |
| Jul 7, 2021 | Biometric gates reduce airport touchpoints in Czech Republic, Bangladesh, FinlandNew deployments of automatic gates with face biometrics to reduce airport touchpoints have been announced by SITA in Prague, Czech… |
