Vision-Box expands in Portugal to triple production of airport biometric tech
Vision-Box has announced the opening of a new manufacturing and logistics factory and warehouse space in the Portuguese city of…
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Korean Air, Hamad Airport roll out biometric facial recognition for seamless travel experience
Facial recognition boarding is now available for Korean Air flights leaving at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, following a partnership with…
Air travel industry’s $50B investment in biometrics and other IT improves passenger satisfaction
The air travel industry is finally making significant headway on improving customer satisfaction levels and average processing time, and it…
Air France and Paris airports to run biometric boarding pilot
Air France and Aéroports de Paris (ADP) have agreed to roll out a biometric boarding pilot early next year that…
Sita to launch single-token biometric system at Malaysian airports as data sharing startup Zamna raises $5M
Sita will introduce a single-token biometric system for the full airport traveller journey at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in collaboration…
NEXUS kiosks at Canadian airports upgraded with facial recognition
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced its plan to upgrade the Nexus program by replacing the old iris scanning kiosks,…
Aruba and WTTC partner to extend biometrics beyond airport to car rentals and hotels
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and Aruba have agreed to partner on a trial project to allow travelers…
Facial recognition to replace passport checkup at Thailand’s most crowded airports
Thailand’s Transport Ministry wants to roll out its biometric-enabled smart airport initiative across five top airports to improve passenger experience,…
Finavia and Finnair pilot investigates biometric data portability in air travel
Finnish airport operator Finavia, airline Finnair and Finland-based digital identity initiative the Sandbox of Trust, led by cybersecurity company Nixu,…
Idemia brings government experience to accelerating airport biometrics deployments
In the rapidly evolving airports and borders space, all stakeholders have become convinced of the value of biometrics to balance…
