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COVER STORY
fter a promising spring and summer filled with vaccinations and loosening
quarantine restrictions, the delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus (COVID-19)
is now reminding the world it's still in the midst of a pandemic.
For those vaccinated, the world and skies are more open than
they were a year ago, with the new obstacle being how to verify
the vaccination status of would-be world travelers.
It's a problem vaccine passports and biometric technology
are solving.
Rise of the Travel Pass
The IATA Travel Pass was originally conceived and worked on
as a contactless travel app before the pandemic struck. When
COVID-19 emerged and shuttered the aviation industry, the
IATA development team retuned the app to serve as a tool to
help aviation rebound.
Now, 51 airlines from all corners of the globe have enrolled
with and are trialing the IATA Travel Pass.
" Historically, we were working on a contactless application
and the objective of that application was to use facial recognition
in order to process the passengers throughout the airport
in a more fluid way, " explains Frédéric Leger, director, airport,
passenger, cargo and security products, IATA.
The Travel Pass would have travelers scan their passports,
take a picture of themselves along with a motion capture to
prove they're alive, then put that digital identification on their
phone. Then a passenger could transmit that data via the Travel
Pass to the airline and airport and go seamlessly through the
airport using only facial recognition.
Leger says that they had a handful of airlines and governments
working with them on the app when COVID-19 surfaced.
" We immediately identified the fact that, of course, not handing
over the paper passport and the paper boarding pass would
already be a benefit in the crisis. But then, we also realized that
we could, at the same time, include the test certificate, and, at a
later stage, the passport certificate into the app and link it to our
60-years-old thematic platform where we are, in fact, checking
the regulatory requirements for one individual to travel from one
region to a destination through a transit point, " explains Leger.
He adds that at the same time, IATA was being asked to enter
the vaccine passport space as there were other digital health
providers positioning themselves as an intermediary between
the airlines and the passengers at a potentially high cost for
the industry.
" So, clearly having in mind those different aspects, we have
entered that space, " Leger continues.
Like all of their products, IATA designed the Travel Pass in
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of september2021

Business Buzz
Industry Expert Column: Optimizing Aviation Efficiency and Safety When Severe Weather Strikes
Restarting International Travel with Technology
New Technology Takes Control of Baggage Systems
Virtual Training for Real Applications
Safe and Secure Travel in the Age of COVID
How Handlers Navigate Scandinavia's Winters
Russia's Ground Handling Sector Readies for Growth
BLR Upgrades Cargo and Ground Handling Facilities
inter airport Europe 2021 Preview
Pick the Best Powertrain for Pushback
Product Hangar
When Teamwork is Most Crucial
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september2021 - Industry Expert Column: Optimizing Aviation Efficiency and Safety When Severe Weather Strikes
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september2021 - Restarting International Travel with Technology
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september2021 - Safe and Secure Travel in the Age of COVID
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september2021 - How Handlers Navigate Scandinavia's Winters
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september2021 - Russia's Ground Handling Sector Readies for Growth
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september2021 - BLR Upgrades Cargo and Ground Handling Facilities
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september2021 - inter airport Europe 2021 Preview
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september2021 - Pick the Best Powertrain for Pushback
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