Tag: biometric

United Airlines is joining the likes of Delta and British Airways in using biometric security to speed up your airport visits. The airline has forged a deal with Clear that will bring speedy facial recognition and fingerprint scanning to its...

Over the next month, Delta Air Lines, in partnership with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), Minneapolis−Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) and Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) will install optional facial recognition boarding at...

IATA will put forward a resolution at its forthcoming AGM in Seoul aimed at accelerating implementation of its One ID biometric identity initiative, which it says is vital to ensuring smooth passenger journeys as the air transport sector continues to...

Lufthansa has introduced facial recognition cameras at its boarding gate at Miami International Airport. The cameras photograph passengers and match them against a database containing their picture to determine whether to approve them for boarding. The match is complete within...

At Future Travel Experience, we always start the year by assessing the technologies and trends that will shape the aviation industry over the next 12 months and beyond. Here we highlight some of the hot topics that airports and airlines...

Better boarding for American Airlines customers arrived today at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) with the launch of the carrier’s first-ever biometric boarding pilot program. American customers traveling on select international departures from LAX Terminal 4 can now enjoy additional...

JetBlue (NASDAQ: JBLU), in partnership with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), today announced the roll-out of its first fully-integrated biometric self-boarding gate at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). Customers flying to select international destinations from Terminal...

Qantas passengers who travel through Sydney Airport will be among the first groups of travelers to use facial recognition in automated check-ins, bag drop, lounge access and plane boarding. The system will ultimately allow officials to process travelers quicker. Early...

A joint plan by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Florida"™s Orlando International Airport (MCO) to accelerate deployment of biometric facial recognition scans on every passenger arriving or departing on international flights at the airport is reviving privacy concerns....

Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines rolled out new fingerprint biometric check-in devices at all 50 of its US Delta Sky Club locations last week; it is available free for Delta Sky Club members who are US citizens or permanent residents, and...