Elenium Automation addresses airport biometrics overhead with $200M fund launch
As airports and airlines are squeezed between reduced revenues and looming overcapacity concerns, Elenium Automation has launched a $200 million program…
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NIST testing suggests best face biometrics algorithms for flight boarding already meet accuracy goal
Some vendors already meet the U.S. governments standards for facial recognition accuracy in relatively challenging biometric airplane-boarding scenarios across all…
Biometric gates reduce airport touchpoints in Czech Republic, Bangladesh, Finland
New deployments of automatic gates with face biometrics to reduce airport touchpoints have been announced by SITA in Prague, Czech…
Cruise lines using BriefCam’s facial recognition for COVID-19 contact tracing
Cruise ships operated by Celebrity and Royal Caribbean have integrated BriefCam video analytics with facial recognition into their existing security systems…
Idemia face biometrics deployed at LAX for international flights
Passengers at Tom Bradley International Terminal at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) can now use face biometrics from Idemia on…
Easier
EASIER provides a comprehensive range of high-end products and services to air and land transport operators and public institutions. With…
Brazil’s pilot of Idemia face biometrics advances to simultaneous operation at capital airports
An air shuttle service between Brazilian capitals São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro is testing an end-to-end biometric solution from…
SITA, NEC and Star Alliance partner to extend touchless biometrics across airlines
A partnership has been formed by SITA, NEC and Star Alliance to expand the use of biometric identity for touchless…
Biometric integration of health passes could ease return to smoother global travel
“Tourism is not a ‘nice to have’ this year: it’s a requirement. Tourism is a need, a basic human need,”…
Contactless biometrics and airport automation demand spiking ahead of passenger return
Contactless biometrics and automation were already increasingly important to airport operations before the pandemic, but could be critical as passengers…
