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SITA
SITA is a leading global provider of solutions tailored for airlines, aircraft, and border management. Our mission is to empower the air transport industry with cutting-edge technology and seamless solutions. We strive to enhance the passenger experience, streamline airline operations, and contribute to the overall efficiency and security of global air travel. SITA has been at the forefront of Borders technology for more than 25 years.
SITA Biometrics News
Biometrics to drive airports security market growth as China invests and new deployments announced
Biometric systems are expected to lead the market for airport security systems in growth over the next five years, as…
| Nov 27, 2019 | Facial recognition arriving in Seattle and Delhi airports, Iberia mobile app, Sita talks biometric data sharingSeattle-Tacoma International Airport will join the ranks of Biometric Exit points under U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP’s) traveller facial… |
| Nov 7, 2019 | Air travel industry’s $50B investment in biometrics and other IT improves passenger satisfactionThe air travel industry is finally making significant headway on improving customer satisfaction levels and average processing time, and it… |
| Oct 31, 2019 | Sita to launch single-token biometric system at Malaysian airports as data sharing startup Zamna raises $5MSita will introduce a single-token biometric system for the full airport traveller journey at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in collaboration… |
| Sep 23, 2019 | WTTC and Sita encourage collaboration for unified biometric travel as systems expandThe World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) wants to bring the sector together to develop a single biometric identifier for… |
| Sep 16, 2019 | Details on Gatwick airport biometrics deployment emerge as Algeria and Pune announce plansGatwick Airport is planning to extend its biometric facial recognition checks to eight more departure gates following the planned extension… |
| Sep 4, 2019 | Panasonic to supply biometric ABC gates for Japan airports as FTE Global 2019 kicks offPanasonic Corporation is providing more of its biometric facial recognition gates to new airports in Japan for use in new… |
| Aug 21, 2019 | SITA and Malaysia Airports to collaborate on digital airport initiativeMalaysia Airports and SITA have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore joint opportunities and collaborative innovation for Malaysia… |
| Aug 16, 2019 | Facial recognition for travel and onboarding top this week’s biometrics and digital ID newsStories on biometrics use cases from flight boarding to onboarding, and surveillance to aid delivery made up the most-read news… |
| Aug 9, 2019 | SITA says aviation industry on board with biometrics for single travel tokenThe air travel industry is working together toward a common goal of enabling all commercial air travel processes with a… |
| Jun 26, 2019 | Biometrics and other airport IT generate $1.7B in revenue for SITAAs SITA celebrates 70 years of serving the airline industry with biometrics and other information technology, the company has announced… |
| Jun 20, 2019 | 2019 Women in Biometrics Awards winners announcedThe 2019 Women in Biometrics Awards have been announced, with four leaders in the biometric identity and security industry being… |
| Jun 13, 2019 | Airport biometrics adoption itinerary explored by diverse stakeholdersIt has been almost 20 years since the late Max Snijder led the deployment of iris biometrics at Schiphol Airport… |
| Mar 27, 2019 | Airport biometrics trials expand on three continentsTrials of new biometric systems are launching and continuing at several airports around the world, as airports and airlines seek… |
| Feb 26, 2019 | SITA report shows automated passport control use nearly doubled last yearThe use of automated passport control technology by airline passengers nearly doubled in 2018, from 23 to 44 percent, while… |
| Feb 4, 2019 | MIA partners with CBP and SITA for facial recognition departuresMiami International Airport (MIA) has introduced biometric exit technology starting with a Lufthansa flight to Munich. The airport expects to… |
| Nov 16, 2018 | SITA ABC gates process passengers in seconds at Punta Cana AirportThe busiest airport in the Dominican Republic, Punta Cana International, has deployed SITA Automated Border Control Gates to automate the… |
| Nov 15, 2018 | Airport traveler analytics company MEXIA acquired by SITASITA has acquired MEXIA Interactive, which provides curb-to-gate passenger analytics for the air transport industry with a suite of technologies… |
| Nov 14, 2018 | Airport IT spending to hit $10 billion in 2018Overall airport IT spending is expected to grow from $8.6 billion in 2017 to $10 billion in 2018, as airports… |
| Nov 9, 2018 | SITA reviews key considerations for airport biometric deploymentsThe air transport industry is on an unstoppable journey towards biometric self-service to facilitate seamless travel experiences, according to a… |
SITA White Papers
SITA Biometrics Whitepaper
The future of air travel is digital and biometrically enabled. SITA biometrics whitepaper points the way ahead for airports, airlines,…
| Feb 6, 2024 | The role of electronic travel authorizations |
| Feb 6, 2024 | Digital travel: definition and benefits |
