Bloomberg Emirates is introducing facial recognition technology to shorten passengers’ waits at immigration and check-in counters, a move that comes as the U.S. revives a ban that could complicate air travel from the Middle East. Passengers will be able to upload biometric details such as ‘selfies’ to their smartphones, and use the data to scan through boarding gates and other ...

Bloomberg Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport is looking to give travelers with little or no baggage speedier passage through security, responding to checkpoints clogged with an increasing number of passengers loaded with carry-on bags. Beginning in July, the airport will start a trial to streamline processing for passengers with no more than a laptop case, small backpack or handbag, according to a ...

Bloomberg Like its acquisitive parent HNA Group, Hainan Airlines Holding Co. is looking to bolster growth by buying assets on its own outside China, undeterred by potential headwinds posed by regulatory scrutiny of the parent’s overseas deals. The nation’s fourth-largest carrier is exploring airlines and companies along the industry’s “value chain,” President Sun Jianfeng said in an interview, without elaborating. ...