Easy baggage check, automatic notifications of gate and delays and even discount codes sent directly to a travelers mobile device are just some of the possibilities when traveling in the future. Airport operators are exploring many different ways to take advantage of mobile devices and other technologies to make getting through the airport as easy of a process as possible.

The Sesames Awards were gives out at the start of the 2014 CARTES Secure Connexions conference in Paris. The only company to win more than one award was Syniverse in the Retail/Loyalty and Trusted Internet/Authentication categories.

Some Air France frequent flyers are getting six months to test NFC-enabled boarding passes. The technology is being piloted with a few hundred passengers who will have the opportunity to breeze through the Toulouse-Blagnac Airport.

Unisys Corporation has been selected by the UK’s Passport Office to implement its new facial recognition system; Cubic Transportation Systems received a $7.5 million add-on contract with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission to expand the Clipper card fare payment system; and Diamond Fortress Technologies released ONYX HD3, a touchless biometric fingerprint authentication software development kit for enterprise mobile applications.

Datacard, Morpho issuing INTERPOL travel documents Datacard Group announced that it has partnered with Morpho to support the INTERPOL Travel Document Initiative. Morpho is providing the secure ID management and document production solution used by INTERPOL in the issuance of electronic travel documents to its officials.  Datacard Group is supplying its 3D laser engraving technology […]

Seven metro Atlanta residents are facing charges of theft, fraud, and racketeering charges for allegedly selling counterfeit MARTA Breeze cards, according to Creative Loafing Atlanta. MARTA Police identified seven suspects, so far, tied to the alleged Breeze card scheme – ranging from ages 22 to 46 . MARTA did not specify the amounts that were added to the […]

Washington Metro has announced that it will begin testing a new electronic payment program after awarding Accenture the contract to replace the existing fare collection systems for Metrorail, Metro-operated parking facilities, Metrobus and MetroAccess services. The $184 million contract will include a system for Metro customers that enables them to continue to use SmarTrip cards, while […]