Air France eyes use of biometrics to board passengers

September 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…

Do kiosks have a future in airline check-in?

Mutiple check-in forms will drive airport self-service in the future.

New AA airport terminal adds check-in kiosks

August 29, 2007

NEW YORK CITY — American Airlines formally unveiled its new terminal at New York JFK Airport this week. The terminal is reportedly the largest construction…

Seattle airport places kiosks in parking garage

August 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…

Amtrak fixes glitch with online, kiosk tickets

August 26, 2007

The Philadelphia Inquirer: Technical glitches that prevented customers from buying Amtrak tickets at station kiosks or online have been fixed, Amtrak says. …

Ticketing kiosks included in USA Today's top-10 travel milestones

August 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…

ICTS, GE develop aviation security kiosks

August 21, 2007

AMSTELVEEN, Netherlands — ICTS International, a provider of advanced security services, has announced its wholly owned subsidiary MITAM-Advanced Specialized…

Booking tickets in India goes hi-tech with online kiosks

August 20, 2007

The Hindu (India): For the first time in India, residents can book bus tickets online at kiosks. Conceived and executed by the Bangalore-based travel service…

Self-service improves wait times

August 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…

US Airways to replace kiosks in Charlotte

August 6, 2007

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…

Moscow airport deploys first CUSS kiosks in Russia

August 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…

Mackinac Island hotel installs concierge kiosk

July 30, 2007

SEATTLE — Impart Media Group Inc. announced the installation of its first concierge kiosk at the Lake View Hotel on Mackinac Island in Michigan.   According…

Amtrak upgrades self-service ticket kiosks

July 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…

Malaysia Airlines coming on board with self-service

July 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…

Delta expands check-in lobby

July 10, 2007

The Salt Lake (City) Tribune: Delta Airlines unveiled a renovated check-in lobby at Salt Lake City International Airport that's expected to speed passengers…

London airport adds check-in kiosks to handle passenger growth

July 10, 2007

LONDON — The United Kingdom's Bristol International airport is switching to SITA's AirportConnect common use terminal equipment open IT platform.   According…

Air France, KLM airlines add mobile check-in

June 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…

SMS airline check-in travels to India

June 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…

NCR launches enhanced hotel self-service kiosk

June 26, 2007

ATLANTA — NCR Corp. has announced the launch of its hotel self-service kiosk solution, NCR Xpress Hotel.   According to a news release, NCR Xpress Hotel's…

Kiosk prints hometown newspapers from remote locations

June 24, 2007

HONG KONG — Cosmo Hotel Hong Kong has introduced the Satellite Newspaper KiOSK, a newspaper-printing kiosk that allows guests to print local and…