air travel

Air Travel — Why Iris ID?

Part 4 By Mohammed Murad Global air travel organizations and airports worldwide agree that biometric systems using iris-based recognition technologies offer the solutions to tame the wasted time and confusion currently facing passengers. That begs the question of which iris biometric provider is ready with the proven technology to meet the demands of new airport

2022-08-31T15:55:54-04:00February 8th, 2022|Blog|

Airports are already using biometrics

Part 3 by Mohammed Murad Biometrics technologies provide various choices, typically divided into behavioral or physiological categories. Behavioral biometrics might measure how a person walks, talks, signs a signature or types on a keyboard. More commonly used physiological measurements include scans of a person’s fingerprints, facial structure and iris, the colored ring around the pupil.

2022-08-31T15:55:55-04:00February 3rd, 2022|Blog, News|

Reducing time in airports

By Mohammed Murad It’s no secret that air travel is way down from pre-pandemic days by about 60%. Although pleasure travelers are returning, business travels are not.  While the latter group accounts for only one in eight tickets sold, it accounts for up to 75% of airline revenue. Winning them back is a challenge facing

2022-08-31T15:55:55-04:00January 20th, 2022|Blog|

Iris ID’s New Identity Authentication Readers Speed Travel

Self-service iCAM D2000 and IrisBar are ideal for airports, border crossings and more  Cranbury, N.J. USA – January 17, 2022 – Quickly and conveniently moving large numbers of people through airports, across borders or accessing many other locations will be easier with two new Iris ID IrisAccess™ products – the iCAM D2000 and the IrisBar

2022-08-31T15:55:55-04:00January 17th, 2022|Press Release|

Regaining Air Travelers

The first in a four-part series on how biometrics can help air travel recovery from the effects of the pandemic By Mohammed Murad When will global commercial airline traffic return to its pre-pandemic days? According to the International Air Transport Association, the number of passengers flying in 2020 decreased by more than 60%1 compared to

2022-08-31T15:55:56-04:00January 6th, 2022|Blog|

New air travel guidelines recommend the use of contactless biometrics

By Mohammed Murad No major industry has been more affected by the COVID-19 pandemic than air travel. International air passenger traffic has dropped a dramatic 80% and airport revenues are down 45%. Those figures are from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the Airport Council International (ACI) and are a sharp contrast to analysts’

2022-08-31T15:56:16-04:00June 10th, 2020|Blog|