ZA airport delays not caused by Idemia biometrics system
Contrary to several media reports, delays in passenger processing at South Africa’s largest airport are not due to problems with…
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Airport biometrics upgrades urged in Australia, defended in US
To evolve border security and passenger processing systems, several countries are pushing for advanced travel infrastructure. Australia is moving towards…
Indonesian ports automate with HID FRT to reduce wait times
A case study from HID breaks the deployment of its facial recognition technology (FRT) for automated border control by Indonesian…
Zimbabwe implements biometric border posts for automating immigration processes
Zimbabwe is implementing fingerprint and iris biometrics at its borders to automate tasks that have historically been carried out by…
Concerns raised over biometric e-gates’ reliability as UK glitch is resolved
On Tuesday, major UK airports such as Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester, and Edinburgh all verified that delays in arrivals were being…
SIA and IBIA say facial recognition for airline passengers is safe, necessary
The Security Industry Association (SIA) and the International Biometrics + Identity Association (IBIA) are pushing congress not to approve language…
Singapore agency develops iris biometrics gates for in-motion capture with NEC tech
Identification on the Move (IOTM) is a prototype airport biometrics system that can verify a user without them having to…
IOM and Japan back biometrics at Sri Lanka ports of entry
Biometric technology use continues to grow at airports around the world. Air transport industry IT provider SITA predicts that by…
Border biometrics ramp up in the Caribbean
Jamaica is planning a major upgrade to its border control system, including the deployment of biometrics to air and sea…
SITA white paper explores airport biometrics successes as rollouts expand
Explosive growth in air travel numbers, from 4 billion travelers in 2019 to 8 billion in 2040, according to the…
