Transportation News & Media
U.K. airport group deploys more kiosks
April 23, 2007
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — British-owned airports operator Manchester Airports Group has ordered an additional 22 SelfServ common use self-service (CUSS) kiosks from…
read nowCanadian airlines lobby for biometric screening
April 22, 2007
Canada.com: A coalition of Canadian airlines and airports is putting pressure on Transport Minister Lawrence Cannon to adopt a biometric travel-screening…
read nowUAE implementing smart ID cards for every resident
April 18, 2007
Xpress4me.com: Iris scans will be taken from both eyes of every citizen of the United Arab Emirates as part of security enhancements for a forthcoming…
read nowPasmo contactless card a hit in Japan
April 17, 2007
Cardtechnology.com: At least 3 million Pasmo contactless smart cards have been sold less than a month after the product's launch. The Pasmo card is similar to…
read nowChina deploys RFID in Olympic tickets
April 16, 2007
Sda-asia.com: As the mad scramble for tickets to the 2008 Beijing Olympics begins, organizers have announced that high-tech methods will be employed to…
read nowInternet, gaming café debuts at Denver airport
April 15, 2007
LOUISVILLE, Colo. — ZOOX Stations Inc. and RMES Communications Inc. have teamed to bring the first Internet and PC game Café to Denver International Airport…
read nowMobile wallets not catching on with Japanese commuters
April 15, 2007
Cardtechnology.com: East Japan Railway commuters could download train tickets and recharge their Mobile Suica e-cash purse over the air to their phones…
read nowU.K. airport to track travelers with RFID
April 12, 2007
RFIDupdate.com: British newspaper The Telegraph reports Manchester Airport, one of the United Kingdom's largest, has just wrapped a six-month passenger…
read nowAlamo ad campaign focuses on kiosks
April 11, 2007
Advertising Age: As part of a new advertising campaign promoting kiosk usage, Alamo has chosen a beaver and a buffalo to be the spokespeople for the…
read nowTSA to explore RFID, biometric tracking options
April 8, 2007
Btnmag.com: The Transportation Security Administration released a request for information as its first step in exploring an end-to-end system for tracking…
read nowHouse committee demands plan for visitor tracking project
April 5, 2007
Govexe.com: The House Homeland Security Committee demanded the Homeland Security Department describe what system and technology will be used to determine when…
read nowVIP's Clear Membership cuts down on airport waits
April 5, 2007
Gonomad.com: A company called Verified Identity Pass Inc. pre-screens frequent travelers, issuing a Clear Member's card, which they then scan in the Clear…
read nowCashless payments debut at Atlanta International Airport
April 2, 2007
Bbwexchange.com: SkyeTek Inc. and Isochron Inc. have enabled cashless payment at vending machines located throughout the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta…
read nowDutch Railways ready to validate tickets via RFID
April 2, 2007
Morerfid.com: Arcontia AB, a contactless smart-card reader supplier in RFID markets, announced its contactless smart-card readers were rolled out to the Dutch…
read nowSwiss McDonald's to accept contactless payment
April 1, 2007
Cardtechnology.com: McDonald's restaurants in three Swiss cities plan to participate in a trial of contactless credit, accepting cards with MasterCard…
read nowUS Airways blames legacy systems for self-service problems
April 1, 2007
Computerworlduk.com: US Airways said legacy systems were partly to blame for a glitch in its self-service kiosk system that led to long queues and delayed…
read nowProgram works around rule for U.S. border crossings
March 29, 2007
cioinsight.com: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security agreed to a pilot program with Washington state that could offer an alternative to the requirement…
read nowBiometrics visas needed for U.K.'s foreign visitors
March 29, 2007
Timesonline.com: Three quarters of the world's population will need biometric visas to visit the U.K. by the end of next year in a major clampdown on illegal…
read nowSingapore advocates using biometrics in border control
March 28, 2007
English.people.com: Singapore advocates using biometrics in border control, as its biometric passports and fingerprint technology has accelerated immigration…
read nowCashless vending machines draw attention at Okla. airport
March 28, 2007
Kten.com: A Tulsa airport has become the second test site in the nation for vending machines that will accept credit cards for payment. Read more
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