October 1, 2007
CNNMoney.com: GE Homeland Protection Inc. has begun a development program designed to create an automated air passenger identification system potentially more…
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MercuryNews.com: As air travelers grow increasingly frustrated with perceived poor service from carriers, executives with those companies are turning to…
read nowSeptember 13, 2007
Smarter Travel: As the automatic doors part, you step into your familiar old airport. Except it's not familiar at all. Gone are the ticket clerks, baggage…
read nowSeptember 10, 2007
Air Transport World: Air France will pilot a program by year end that uses biometric information encrypted on a small card to enable a passenger to obtain…
read nowAugust 26, 2007
USA Today: Travelers at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport can now check in and print their boarding passes when they enter the main parking garage. The…
read nowAugust 26, 2007
The Philadelphia Inquirer: Technical glitches that prevented customers from buying Amtrak tickets at station kiosks or online have been fixed, Amtrak says. …
read nowAugust 26, 2007
MCLEAN, Va. — USA TODAY turns 25 years this September. As part of its celebration, the newspaper says it will look back at the top 25 travel milestones, from…
read nowAugust 16, 2007
WBKO Bowling Green (Ky.): The San Francisco, Calif., airport is launching a registered traveler program, intended to shorten long lines at security. With the…
read nowAugust 8, 2007
The Wall Street Journal: When the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport was planning a new concourse, prime tenant Alaska Airlines insisted on a…
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The Charlotte Observer: The screens will be a little bigger, and the color will be a little lighter. Those are among the small changes that travelers who use…
read nowAugust 2, 2007
Travel Daily News: The first common-use self-service airline passenger kiosks deployed in Russia have been delivered by ARINC Inc. The nine check-in kiosks…
read nowJuly 18, 2007
Seacoast Online: Amtrak says a number of its stations will see new self-service ticketing machines. The new units are expected to feature upgraded…
read nowJuly 16, 2007
The (Malaysia) Star Online: Malaysia Airlines is deploying self-service check-in kiosks in an effort to comply with the International Air Transport…
read nowJuly 12, 2007
Fin24 (Africa): South African Airways this week encouraged travelers to book and pay for flights on its Web site rather than at its ticket kiosks at airports…
read nowJuly 10, 2007
LONDON — The United Kingdom's Bristol International airport is switching to SITA's AirportConnect common use terminal equipment open IT platform. According…
read nowJune 28, 2007
The Register: Air France and KLM have launched a mobile phone check-in service using SMS for confirmation. Initially the service will be available on…
read nowJune 26, 2007
NEW DELHI (India) — Jet Airways has launched SMS (short messaging) check in for its frequent-flyer passengers following the launch of its mobile-ticketing…
read nowJune 19, 2007
Silicon.com: Air travelers have backed biometric security checks after a four-month trial of the passenger screening technology at London's Heathrow airport.
read nowMay 31, 2007
Internet Travel News: Thai Airways International has launched a new range of passenger self-service functionality using SITA's Integration Platform. The new…
read nowMay 21, 2007
ZDNet: Korea's Incheon International Airport, voted world's best airport for the last two years, is adding common-use self-service kiosks for passenger…
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