Facial recognition for travel and onboarding top this week’s biometrics and digital ID news
Stories on biometrics use cases from flight boarding to onboarding, and surveillance to aid delivery made up the most-read news…
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SITA says aviation industry on board with biometrics for single travel token
The air travel industry is working together toward a common goal of enabling all commercial air travel processes with a…
Biometrics and other airport IT generate $1.7B in revenue for SITA
As SITA celebrates 70 years of serving the airline industry with biometrics and other information technology, the company has announced…
2019 Women in Biometrics Awards winners announced
The 2019 Women in Biometrics Awards have been announced, with four leaders in the biometric identity and security industry being…
Airport biometrics adoption itinerary explored by diverse stakeholders
It has been almost 20 years since the late Max Snijder led the deployment of iris biometrics at Schiphol Airport…
Airport biometrics trials expand on three continents
Trials of new biometric systems are launching and continuing at several airports around the world, as airports and airlines seek…
SITA report shows automated passport control use nearly doubled last year
The use of automated passport control technology by airline passengers nearly doubled in 2018, from 23 to 44 percent, while…
MIA partners with CBP and SITA for facial recognition departures
Miami International Airport (MIA) has introduced biometric exit technology starting with a Lufthansa flight to Munich. The airport expects to…
SITA ABC gates process passengers in seconds at Punta Cana Airport
The busiest airport in the Dominican Republic, Punta Cana International, has deployed SITA Automated Border Control Gates to automate the…
Airport traveler analytics company MEXIA acquired by SITA
SITA has acquired MEXIA Interactive, which provides curb-to-gate passenger analytics for the air transport industry with a suite of technologies…
