Aviation pins hopes on digital identity, super apps, biometrics to turn around revenues
The aviation sector took a significant hit throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. As it struggles to recover, different elements are looking…
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Businesses’ desire to store less digital identity data stokes travel’s SSI brushfire
The potential use cases for self-sovereign identity to transform the travel industry are almost limitless, particularly with the impending arrival…
Idemia brings biometrics to Barcelona airport via Aena partnership
Idemia has entered a new partnership with Spanish airport operator Aena to deploy its biometric technology at Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El…
WHO, IATA, CommonCheck, EU jostle for digital health passes, guidance to get world moving
Representatives from travel, intergovernmental organizations and a non-profit discuss the issues facing the standardization and interoperability of health passes around…
Airports deploy biometric gates and travel apps to streamline passenger, staff checks
Attendees of the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA’s) recent Ground Handling Conference were urged to use biometrics and consumer apps…
Document-free checks launch at Vienna Airport with NEC biometrics
Airports in Vienna and Jakarta are deploying face biometrics to make passenger processes contactless and document-free, with NEC supplying the…
IATA endorses EU COVID certificate for global digital health pass standard
Europe’s Digital COVID Certificate (DCC) is being held up as a potential global standard for digital health passes by the…
US domestic air travel recovering, biometrics and health passes needed for international rebound
U.S. domestic air travel was approaching 2 million passengers per day, roughly in line with 2019 levels, even before the…
G20 health pass guidelines urging biometrics investment welcomed by IATA
Guidance and advice for the aviation industry from G20 and Jumio, as it begins its recovery from a near-complete shutdown,…
Progress on digital health passes prompt EU plan to open to US travelers
The European Union (EU) is planning to ease restrictions on travel into the bloc beginning this summer for United States…
