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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) Biometrics News
IATA eases airline access to biometric services with Contactless Travel Directory
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released its Contactless Travel Directory to help quickly scale and increase adoption of contactless travel…
| Mar 27, 2025 | Dock, SITA, Goode Intelligence execs back IATA’s travel digital ID callDigital identity and aviation industry stakeholders are backing IATA’s call for rapid adoption of digital identity, Verifiable Credentials (VC) and… |
| Mar 20, 2025 | IATA advocates for rapid adoption of digital identity by air travel industry, governmentsThe air travel industry is always seeking more efficiency, and the case of digital identity at airports is a prime… |
| Oct 31, 2024 | Passport-free travel is ready, expert says, legislation is the holdupTravelers are beginning to express a preference for biometric options for air travel, as speed and convenience continue to be… |
| Oct 30, 2024 | Biometrics, digital ID make ‘fully digital travel experience’ a reality: IATAThe International Air Transport Association (IATA) is claiming a win following a biometrics proof-of-concept (PoC) which, according to a release,… |
| Sep 6, 2024 | Nigeria boosts trust in its biometric passport with ICAO PKD enrollmentNigeria has announced its enrollment in the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) Public Key Directory (PKD) and Public Key Infrastructure,… |
| Jul 5, 2024 | IATA says airports unprepared for EESDozens of airports across Europe are unprepared for the European Union’s upcoming biometric travel registration scheme, the Entry-Exit System (EES),… |
| Oct 27, 2023 | Airport biometrics see more trials with IATAThe International Air Transport Association (IATA) and its partners have tested mobile phone-based digital travel identity supported by biometric technology… |
| Jan 23, 2023 | Travel industry groups happy with delays for EU border biometric planTravel industry associations are cheering a second postponement for the EU’s biometric Entry/Exit System (EES) for border control. The latest… |
| Dec 7, 2022 | Biometric standards for air travel releasedThe International Air Transport Association (IATA) has unveiled standards to facilitate international air travel using digital IDs and biometrics. The… |
| Nov 23, 2022 | Digital ID and wallets projects broaden their impactsDigital identification and related software are growing slowly in specific situations – the development of U.S. state driver’s licenses is… |
| Nov 11, 2022 | Airport biometrics get an A from travelers, CBP gets an award and rollouts continueBiometrics in airports are getting a favorable review by 88 percent of travelers, according to the 2022 Global Passenger Survey… |
| Sep 13, 2022 | IDnow joins IATA accelerator programIdentity proofing platform IDnow has announced its participation in the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) Accelerate@IATA 2022 accelerator program. The… |
| Sep 7, 2022 | Many eyes on digital ID credentials for travel. Now about the standards…Digital identity programs are being mulled or rolled out internationally for air travel. It is good news in terms of… |
| Apr 13, 2022 | Aviation pins hopes on digital identity, super apps, biometrics to turn around revenuesThe aviation sector took a significant hit throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. As it struggles to recover, different elements are looking… |
| Jan 12, 2022 | Businesses’ desire to store less digital identity data stokes travel’s SSI brushfireThe potential use cases for self-sovereign identity to transform the travel industry are almost limitless, particularly with the impending arrival… |
| 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 13, 2021 | WHO, IATA, CommonCheck, EU jostle for digital health passes, guidance to get world movingRepresentatives from travel, intergovernmental organizations and a non-profit discuss the issues facing the standardization and interoperability of health passes around… |
| 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 9, 2021 | Document-free checks launch at Vienna Airport with NEC biometricsAirports in Vienna and Jakarta are deploying face biometrics to make passenger processes contactless and document-free, with NEC supplying the… |
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) Industry Insights
COVID-19 and the lasting shift to contactless ID verification
By Alex Andrade-Walz, Director of Marketing at Evernym. The process of proving one’s identity in a physical context almost always…
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Idemia brings government experience to accelerating airport biometrics deployments
In the rapidly evolving airports and borders space, all stakeholders have become convinced of the value of biometrics to balance…
