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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) Biometrics News
IDnow joins IATA accelerator program
Identity 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… |
| Aug 30, 2021 | IATA endorses EU COVID certificate for global digital health pass standardEurope’s Digital COVID Certificate (DCC) is being held up as a potential global standard for digital health passes by the… |
| Jul 1, 2021 | US domestic air travel recovering, biometrics and health passes needed for international reboundU.S. domestic air travel was approaching 2 million passengers per day, roughly in line with 2019 levels, even before the… |
| May 7, 2021 | G20 health pass guidelines urging biometrics investment welcomed by IATAGuidance and advice for the aviation industry from G20 and Jumio, as it begins its recovery from a near-complete shutdown,… |
| Apr 26, 2021 | Progress on digital health passes prompt EU plan to open to US travelersThe European Union (EU) is planning to ease restrictions on travel into the bloc beginning this summer for United States… |
| Apr 14, 2021 | Rollout of biometrics-backed health passes for travel recovery continuesBiometric systems for managing COVID-19 immunity and vaccination status are being launched and trialed around the world, and common through-lines… |
| Apr 13, 2021 | Support for digital health passes high among consumers, government response mixedHealth passes and the connection they should have to digital identities are being considered by businesses and governments, but also… |
| Apr 6, 2021 | India to launch face biometrics for vaccinations, digital health passes as trials and plans expandAs digital health pass plans are developed and announced around the world, India is updating its biometric identification at vaccine… |
| Mar 24, 2021 | Airports in US, India, Taiwan launching biometrics for contactless passenger processingNew airport biometric systems are being implemented as passengers return to air travel, with several announcements have come from airports… |
| Mar 19, 2021 | Health passes shake up digital identity landscape as Walmart chooses Clear biometricsDigital credentials being advanced for proof of COVID-19 testing or vaccination are continuing to spark concern, but also moving rapidly… |
| Mar 10, 2021 | Panel outlines steps for airport biometrics privacy, IATA Travel Pass pilot started by Singapore AirlinesIntegrations of face and behavioral biometrics into airport surveillance systems are among the dramatic growth opportunities in the global airport… |
| Mar 1, 2021 | Governments weigh use of biometric vaccine certificates; Vision-Box, iProov and Evernym positionedCountries around the world continue to consider their options for safely reopening businesses and borders, which means thinking through whether… |
| Feb 4, 2021 | Tech5 and Vision-Box launch biometric immunity passports, SITA adds health status capabilityNew digital credentials for proving vaccination to enable travel and other activities have been launched by Tech5, and through a… |
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) Industry Insights
Cross border seamless travel is closer than you think, but data rules need to catch up
Louise Cairney, IATA Head of Customer Experience and Facilitation Picture this: no passport to dig out, no boarding pass to…
| COVID-19 and the lasting shift to contactless ID verification |
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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…
