France praises EES performance despite congestion across EU travel hubs
France has defended the rollout of the EU’s new Entry/Exit System (EES), even as airport chiefs across Europe urge Brussels…
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Middle East airports accelerate end-to-end biometric passenger journeys
SITA and Qatar Airways have launched opt-in face biometrics for check-in, bag drop, security and boarding at Hamad International Airport…
Thailand taps Amadeus, Edgewater to modernize six airports with biometrics
The government of Thailand, through Thai Aviation Industries (TAI), recently concluded a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with global travel technology…
Digital travel credentials to top 1.2B users by 2035, passports remain until 2040
Digital travel credentials (DTC) are set for explosive growth over the next decade, with global adoption projected to exceed 1.2…
TSA expands biometric identity checks to airline crews
Airline pilots, flight attendants, and other eligible crew members are beginning to encounter a materially different way of entering airport…
SITA says software, not airports, will power aviation growth
The future of aviation lies in software. So says a new impact report from SITA, which reflects on 2025 as…
Naver Pay adds airport checkpoints to Facesign facial recognition use cases
Korea’s Naver Pay app, which uses face biometrics, is expanding use cases at airports and growing its footprint with new…
Pressure grows to suspend EES checks during European summer travel
Airports in Rome are considering suspending the Entry-Exit System (EES) during the summer travel season. Marco Troncone, chief executive of…
India considers nationwide facial recognition network for airports
India’s Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) wants to deploy facial recognition cameras across all major Indian airports. It comes as…
Philippines immigration proposes biometric leap as Caiss project advances
The Philippines’ Bureau of Immigration (BI) is pushing for a modernization of the country’s border security infrastructure, proposing a nationwide…
