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…
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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…
Rollout of biometrics-backed health passes for travel recovery continues
Biometric systems for managing COVID-19 immunity and vaccination status are being launched and trialed around the world, and common through-lines…
Support for digital health passes high among consumers, government response mixed
Health passes and the connection they should have to digital identities are being considered by businesses and governments, but also…
India to launch face biometrics for vaccinations, digital health passes as trials and plans expand
As digital health pass plans are developed and announced around the world, India is updating its biometric identification at vaccine…
Airports in US, India, Taiwan launching biometrics for contactless passenger processing
New airport biometric systems are being implemented as passengers return to air travel, with several announcements have come from airports…
