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Skyports to develop Europe’s first test eVTOL vertiport in France

29 November 2021 | By International Airport Review

Skyports is developing Europe’s first vertiport for eVTOL aircrafts, in Paris, a significant leap towards launching commercial Advanced Air Mobility services by 2024.

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HKIA’s Flight Token passenger biometrics technology wins award

29 November 2021 | By International Airport Review

Hong Kong International Airport’s Flight Token biometrics technology has won 'Best Innovation in Airport Passengers Related Processes' in the Amadeus & ACI World Technology Innovation Awards 2021.

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Passengers want to use biometrics to expedite travel processes

15 November 2021 | By International Airport Review

The International Air Transport Association has released the results of its 2021 Global Passenger Survey, showing passenger’s willingness to use biometrics if it accelerates travel processes.

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In conversation with David Wilson, COO of Oman Airports

15 November 2021 | By Holly Miles

In an exclusive video interview with David Wilson, International Airport Review’s Editor, Holly Miles, discusses COVID-19, operational excellence, challenges, airport technologies and their plans for future growth for the future.

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Everyone’s talking about AI, data and biometrics in baggage handling

3 November 2021 | By International Airport Review

In Issue 5 of International Airport Review we spoke to Westjet, BagsID and Geneva Airport to hear their thoughts on AI, data and biometrics in baggage handling.

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New EES Technologies at Bulgaria´s Aviation Hubs

28 October 2021 | By Nikolay Dimchev

Bulgaria has become one of the first countries in Europe to comprehensively prepare its busiest air borders for the EU-wide Entry/Exit System. Nikolay Dimchev, Managing Director of SSARM, shares its most interesting findings and the added value for passengers, border control and airports.

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Amadeus’ technology blocks are in place to build biometric airports

26 October 2021 | By Amadeus

Amadeus publishes ‘Building the biometric airport’ – a report answering the practical questions airports have on why and how to introduce biometric touchpoints.

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Just one look: Biometrics and the passenger journey of tomorrow

14 October 2021 | By Alexander Laukenmann

Alexander Laukenmann, Senior Executive Vice President of the Aviation Unit at Fraport AG, speaks to International Airport Review about the Star Alliance Biometrics programme that is being adopted by Frankfurt Airport.

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Are AI, data and biometrics the key to a sustainable future for baggage?

30 September 2021 | By BagsID

Find out from a panel of experts in airline travel and baggage operations in this informative webinar available on demand. A must-see session for airlines, airports, ground handlers, integrators, and others in the travel industry.

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Using biometrics to increase the safety and efficiency of airport processes

22 September 2021 | By Carlos Eduardo Gomes Souza - Brazilian Ministry of Infrastructure, Felipe Pereira de Sousa

Carlos Souza, Integrated Planning Coordinator and Felipe de Sousa, Operational Performance Coordinator at the Brazilian Ministry of Infrastructure, explain how the Safer Boarding Project will help Brazilian airports to achieve operational efficiency, create a seamless and personalised passenger journey and, ultimately, lead to revenue increases.

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Travelling in ‘DigiYatra’ style

16 September 2021 | By Satyaki Raghunath

Satyaki Raghunath, Chief Strategy and Development Officer at Kempegowda International Airport, explains the vision behind the contactless travel ‘DigiYatra’ programme in creating a pan-Indian solution to be used across the entire travel and transportation ecosystem in India and beyond.

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Emirates accelerates digital innovation for passengers

13 September 2021 | By International Airport Review

During July and August 2021, Emirates’ airports provided safe resumption of travel for its passengers and experienced an increase of customer volumes, since the ease of COVID-19 travel restrictions.

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An innovative and technology-driven airport experience

2 September 2021 | By Mohamed Yousif Al Binfalah

Mohamed Yousif Al Binfalah, CEO of Bahrain Airport Company, speaks to International Airport Review about the contactless technology that is improving the passenger experience in the new Bahrain Airport terminal.

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Digital identities and airport responses to COVID-19

26 August 2021 | By Jean-Sébastien Pard, Kirk Goodlet

Kirk Goodlet, Director - Airports at the Winnipeg Airport Services Corporation, and Jean-Sébastien Pard, Director of Facilitation and Passenger Services at ACI World, discuss how passenger digital identities supported airports’ responses to COVID-19.

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Biometrics will eventually be a reality at all Brazilian airports

25 August 2021 | By International Airport Review

Six airports have already gone through the pilot phase of the Brazilian federal government's air boarding programme using facial biometric recognition.

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