IER unveils 2-D barcode reader for easy airport check-in

January 26, 2011

IER, a manufacturer of technology for check-in and boarding in the air transportation industry, has released a 2-D barcode reader with integrated RFID…

US Customs expands trusted-traveler kiosk program

January 5, 2011

According to the Federal Register, U.S. Customs and Border Protection is expanding two of its trusted traveler programs, NEXUS and the Secure Electronic…

Sydney Airport expands biometrics use

January 4, 2011

Sydney Airport has expanded its use of facial recognition technology, launching new kiosks and a "SmartGate" to allow international travelers to quickly…

Canadian resort town launches kiosk program

January 2, 2011

Six check-in kiosks were installed throughout Whistler, a resort town in British Columbia, Canada, allowing resort guests to check-in for flights at Vancouver…

Mail contraband home via airport kiosks

December 27, 2010

Travelers stopping at Chicago airports won't have to throw out bottles of expensive perfume or other items usually banned from airplanes. Instead, they can…

Global Entry pilot program reaches 100,000 members

December 27, 2010

United States Customs and Border Protection announced that the Global Entry pilot program has reached the 100,000-member milestone, according to a story on…

New York airports offer meal orders, delivery via kiosks

December 20, 2010

Travelers in a hurry may no longer have to skip lunch in order to make their flights, according to techonthego.co.uk

SITA to provide self-check-in kiosks for India's CIAL Airport

November 17, 2010

Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) has entered into a strategic partnership with SITA to automate passenger check-in and bag reconciliation, according to…

Atlanta flyers may be top self-serve passengers

November 10, 2010

Passengers passing through the world's busiest airport, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, are setting the pace for the rest of the world when…

United Air sued by advocacy group for the blind over kiosk touch screens

November 2, 2010

United Airlines is being sued over the touch screen technology of its self-check-in kiosks by an advocacy group for the blind, according to USA TODAY.

Brazilian flyers double kiosk self-check-in

October 28, 2010

Brazilian air travelers quickly adopted self-service technology in the last year, according to the SITA/Air Transport World Passenger Self-Service survey…

Flyers test self-serve bag tag in Boston

October 27, 2010

Boston's Logan Airport next month could begin testing a "tag your own bag" program where flyers use a kiosk to print their own baggage routing tags along with…

South Africa sees sharp rise in airline self check-ins

October 26, 2010

There has been an almost 100 percent rise in self-service check-in among travellers passing through OR Tambo Airport in South Africa, according to Fin24.com.

New SUKIT kiosk installed at Japan's Haneda Airport International Terminal

October 21, 2010

Tokyo-based OKI Electric Industry announced it had delivered 40 of its SUKIT automated check-in kiosks to the newly opened international terminal building at…

How NOT to launch airline check-in: Travel writer slams program

October 20, 2010

A travel writer for the U.K.'s Daily Mail says that self check-in at the airport is for travelers who are "technically savvy, can print (their) boarding card…

Oz airline restores booking, kiosk check-in services

October 5, 2010

Virgin Blue, the branch of Virgin Airlines that serves Australia, had disruptions to its booking and self-check-in kiosk operations last week, but reported its…

Flyers worldwide want expanded self-service kiosk offerings: Survey

October 5, 2010

Flyers around the world would like to see their kiosk self-service options expanded, with 70 percent saying they would like automated security checks and…

Helsinki, St. Petersburg airports offer self check-in kiosks

More airports worldwide are installing self check-in kiosks for flyers.

In airlines, kiosks vital to consumer's second impression: Richard Branson

September 13, 2010

The leader of Virgin Airlines and international entrepreneur Richard Branson writes in a column that second impressions are vitally important for businesses…

Self-service kiosks will see $740 billion in transactions this year: Study

The value of transactions conducted through kiosks continues to see steady growth.