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AirAsia boosts biometrics, super-app as Malaysia travel resumes

11 October 2021 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

A 70% off sale like the one announced this week is enough to grab plenty of attention. But the bigger news from AirAsia as it resumes interstate operations is a major push to digital processes for travel, effectively eliminating paper documents for its guests.

This story is about: AirAsia, AirAsia Malaysia, biometrics, FACES, facial recognition, Malaysia, Vision-Box Filed Under: Ground Services

AirAsia, Vision-Box boost biometric boarding

23 October 2020 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

AirAsia is pushing hard into biometrics, dramatically expanding its FACES contactless facial recognition system in partnership with Vision-Box.

This story is about: AirAsia, biometrics, digital transformation, facial recognition, Orchestra, Vision-Box Filed Under: Ground Services

SITA, NEC partner for touchless airport experience powered by your face

21 July 2020 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Touchless travel is top of mind for passengers today. Most developments on that front are for limited scenarios, such as just bag drop or just flight boarding gates. SITA and NEC want to change that through a new partnership launched today. The pair will integrate NEC’s I:Delight identity management platform with SITA Smart Path and SITA Flex to enable a secure walk-through travel experience from curb to aircraft.

This story is about: airports, biometrics, facial recognition, NEC, SITA Filed Under: Ground Services

PaxEx Update: FTE Asia edition

15 November 2019 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

AirAsia is (still) making big moves in the ASEAN region and digital bag tags are evolving to a level that might be useful soon. Plus some news on IFE/C going active and getting profitable. The 2019 Future Travel Experience Asia was a great show and these are just a few of the highlights.

This story is about: AirAsia, AirFi, AirFi Indonesia, AirFi LEO, ancillary, ancillary fees, ancillary revenue, bag tags, baggage tracking, BagTag, Batik Air, biometrics, Boom, Boom Supersonic, checked baggage, facial recognition, FTE, FTEAsia19, Future Travel Experience, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, Inmarsat, Japan Airlines, Lion Air, PaxEx, Streaming IFE, Supersonic Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports, Ground Services, IFEC, PaxEx Update

Biometrics expand in Asia, Europe and the Middle East

9 October 2019 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Where will travelers find biometric systems next? As the technology continues to evolve and expand new airport implementations are coming online around the globe. Here are a trio of recent activations that span the range of services and values to passengers.

This story is about: Beijing, biometrics, CBP, China, China Eastern, Customs and Border Protection, Daxing, Dubai, EU, European Union, facial recognition, Frontex, immigration, Lisbon, Lounge Filed Under: Ground Services

A big bet on biometrics-based boarding for American Airlines at DFW

29 August 2019 By Seth Miller 2 Comments

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport will soon be home to the largest collection of biometric-based boarding gates of any airport in the world. The news comes as American Airlines launches use of the technology this week at DFW on select departures from Terminal D. While just a few gates are fitted today the airline and airport expect that nearly 75 gates across terminals A, B, C and D will have the systems online by the end of the year.

This story is about: American Airlines, ATL, Atlanta, biometrics, Dallas, Delta Air Lines, DFW Filed Under: Ground Services

Biometrics: Real value or gimmicky crap?

8 May 2018 By Seth Miller 4 Comments

Is the current biometrics push in aviation a gimmick or a real improvement for passengers and airlines alike? Likely a bit of both. Let’s look at two recent demonstrations of the technology to see how the benefits play out.

This story is about: biometrics, British Airways, Changi, Delta Air Lines, Dubai, DXB, immigration, JetBlue, Lufthansa, MCO, Orlando, Panasonic Avionics, security, SIN, Singapore Filed Under: Ground Services

When the IFE system can watch you back

31 October 2017 By Seth Miller 3 Comments

Clear immigration while still on the plane?? Cameras integrated into the IFE system could soon make that a reality.

Is it the ultimate surveillance scenario or a step forward in the passenger experience? Or maybe a little bit of both?? Vendors are cooperating today to deliver integrated biometrics in the inflight entertainment system, tying together a camera embedded in the screen with connectivity to various other platforms that can act on the data.

This story is about: APEXEXPO, biometrics, Delta Air Lines, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight entertainment, JetBlue, PAC, Panasonic Avionics, PaxEx, Tascent Filed Under: IFEC

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