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Iris and facial-recognition gates go live at Dubai Airport

24 January 2018 | By International Airport Review

As part of a commitment to seamless travel, Dubai Airport has brought in 100 state-of-the-art biometric gates with 40 more on the horizon.

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Successful biometric e-gate demonstration at LAX blazes trail for commercial aviation

19 January 2018 | By International Airport Review

Passengers entered a British Airways flight from LA to London Heathrow at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) this week, using their faces alone as a boarding pass.

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Facial biometrics entry piloted at preclearance facility in Aruba

18 January 2018 | By International Airport Review

As it continues its role out of biometric facial recognition gates to confirm passenger identities, the US Border and Customs agency has selected its first non-US site to pilot the tech.

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Security and tactical advisors in a tech-orientated world

9 January 2018 | By Neville Brooklyn Hay | CEO and Founder | Brooklyn Associates

Over the last two decades, airport security has been under near constant scrutiny. The technology industry has risen to meet this increasing demand and often human experience and knowledge is sacrificed in favour of the machinery it offers. Security expert Neville Brooklyn Hay talks to International Airport Review about this…

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British Airways first to trial biometric boarding in USA

20 December 2017 | By International Airport Review

British Airways is testing out facial recognition technology to smooth the ride for passengers leaving the United States.

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Los Angeles International partners up with TSA to test new technologies

18 December 2017 | By International Airport Review

LAX has joined the likes of Phoenix Sky Harbour and Dallas Fort Worth in a partnership with the TSA that will see it become a testing ground for safety technology.

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A holistic approach to a seamless passenger experience

14 December 2017 | By Simon Meyer | Managing Director of Aviation Solutions | Human Recognition Systems

Passenger experience is being left behind in the technological revolution that is streamlining most other sectors of airport operations. Human Recognition System's Simon Meyer tells us more about what the passenger wants and how airports can meet their demands.

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One ID: Preparing for end-to-end seamless travel across borders

1 December 2017 | By Annet Steenbergen | Happy Flow Aruba

Seamless passenger flow is a hot topic in passenger facilitation and although the industry has started to develop and implement this, preparation for the next phase cannot wait; a digital identity to be used globally. Here Annet Steenbergen, Chair of IATA’s Passenger Facilitation Working Group, aims to set out a…

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Airport IT: The digital revolution for passengers of air travel

27 November 2017 | By John Grant | Senior Analyst | OAG

Today’s travellers now expect more choice, more communication and more convenience from airports and airlines. Technology is ever-improving, but with passengers becoming highly demanding about the services they receive – from planning their trip to getting on the aircraft and beyond – where will technology take us next? John Grant,…

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Using smart travel identity to save passengers’ time

27 November 2017 | By Matthys Serfontein (Vice-President: SITA)

How do you reconcile passengers’ demands for efficient, seamless journeys with the increasing need for effective security? Airports, airlines, governments and technology providers have been juggling these conflicting demands for some time and looking to the latest technologies for answers. Matthys Serfontein, Vice President - Airport Solutions at SITA, believes…

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ICAO traveller identification event highlights key aviation role in combatting terrorism and cross-border crime

27 October 2017 | By International Airport Review

Nearly 600 delegates from 82 countries and 14 international organisations met this week in Montreal to discuss traveller identification and border management.

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Tunnel vision: Dubai Airport unveils the future of seamless travel with a virtual aquarium

13 October 2017 | By International Airport Review

A short walk among 80 scanners taking in your biometric data may soon be all that is needed for a smooth and serene journey through airport borders - unless you don't like fish.

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Putting the AI in airport: Aurora’s Deep Learning powers facial recognition and more

8 September 2017 | By Aurora

With Heathrow embracing facial-recognition technology and other airports following suit, we hear from field-leader Aurora about where we are with the march of the software, how we got there and where we are going.

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Aruba Airport Authority and Vision-Box sign an exclusive partnership

14 August 2017 | By International Airport Review

James Fazio, the CEO of Aruba Airport Authority, and Miguel Leitmann, the CEO of Vision-Box, announced a new partnership between both organisations. Aruba Airport Authority and Vision-Box have decided to sign an exclusive partnership for the further evolution of the Aruba Happy Flow.

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The implications of biometric technologies for airports

9 August 2017 | By Rob Watts (NEC Europe)

Rob Watts, Regional Sales Director (Europe) at NEC Europe discusses the implications of different biometric and digital IT technologies so that airports can process passengers more seamlessly but still with the greatest levels of security.

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