Tech5 and Vision-Box launch biometric immunity passports, SITA adds health status capability
New digital credentials for proving vaccination to enable travel and other activities have been launched by Tech5, and through a…
International Air Transport Association
Digital ID-based immunity passports roll out amid lack of info, uncertain mandates
Immunity passports and digital health credentials, based on digital ID and frequently secured with biometrics, seem to be becoming an…
American rolls out Daon health passport, digital ID from Evernym and IATA chosen by major airlines
American Airlines has introduced a biometric health passport to streamline travel requirements for all passengers travelling to the United States…
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…
Certification and audit framework for face biometrics in aviation pitched by World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum has launched a toolkit and certification framework that it says has been shown in testing to…
Idemia demonstrates biometric Digital Travel Credentials with airline partner at ICAO event
Idemia demonstrated what it calls a breakthrough innovation with its Digital Travel Credentials (DTC), enabling passengers to speed through all airport…
Biometric health passports discussed by tech firms and governments as COVID-19 vaccine approaches
Immunity passports are currently being considered in Chile, Germany, Italy, Great Britain, and the U.S., according to Zac Cohen, Chief…
IATA plans trial of biometric health travel pass to ease border reopenings
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says it will, at the end of this year, begin trial for a digital…
Palm biometrics coming to South Korea’s Jeju International Airport, planned for every service
South Korea’s Jeju International Airport will implement palm biometric authentication to support the One ID initiative for seamless and contactless…
Airport biometrics experts discuss facial recognition and touchless processes in air travel
The role of biometric facial recognition in the near and longer-term future of the aviation industry has been discussed recently…
