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Fingerprint scans may replace IDs at US airports

Bloomberg Airline passengers may soon be able to put away their IDs and boarding passes at screening lines as the Transportation Security Administration begins an experiment to use fingerprints to ensure people’s identities. Passengers who are enrolled in PreCheck, the TSA program that gives travelers expedited screening, will be able to use their fingerprints at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International and Denver ...

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Cathay Pacific cargo haul, not passengers, helps win hearts

Bloomberg It took about nine months for Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. to win its first buy rating from an analyst. When the upgrade came, it was because of the airline’s cargo operations, not its five-star-rated passenger business. Jefferies Group LLC raised the rating on Cathay’s stock to buy this month, citing signs of a pullback in capacity expansion and improved ...

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UAE team concludes participation in WSIS

DUBAI / WAM A UAE official delegation, headed by the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has concluded its participation in the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum. The forum was held at the International Telecommunication Union headquarters in Geneva, from June 13-16. During the forum the Khalifa Students Empowerment Programme ‘Aqdar’ won the WSIS Prize for ‘E-Safe School Online ...

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