SITA enters deal to improve management of passengers’ biometric data
SITA has signed a partnership deal with travel ID verification and data sharing company Zamna, which will enhance the former’s…
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Biometrics deployments speed up air travel across Americas, Asia, Africa
Several biometric providers have deployed solutions or entered partnerships aimed at improving the quality and reducing times of air traveling….
Travel industry groups happy with delays for EU border biometric plan
Travel industry associations are cheering a second postponement for the EU’s biometric Entry/Exit System (EES) for border control. The latest…
Clear must re-enroll 48K members after it’s found they weren’t biometrically checked
Biometric ID verifier Clear Secure is categorically denying it has experienced security vulnerabilities or violations. A trade publication is reporting…
Delta combines airport face biometrics, in-flight personalization in integrated platform
Delta Airlines has branded its passenger experience technologies, including face biometrics for check-in processes, bag drops, security and boarding, as…
Biometrics continue to enhance airport security, traveler experience
Several airlines and airports around the world are involved new biometrics projects designed to increase security and create contactless traveler…
Stalking-horse report on facial recognition in Indian airports draws arrows
A report out of India about responsible AI has been quickly criticized for being incomplete. The 74-page report in question,…
Air travel forecast to integrate new biometric and metaverse applications
Several private and public entities have recently opined on how biometrics could improve air travel, including SITA, Amadeus and Oosto….
An easier travel path from home to hotel room with digital credentials and facial biometric match
Digital travel credentials are here. The launch of American Airlines’ Mobile ID – which combines Thales technology with the Airside…
Biometric standards for air travel released
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has unveiled standards to facilitate international air travel using digital IDs and biometrics. The…
