The iTravel patent covers the use of an NFC-enabled iPhone for buying an airline ticket, checking in baggage and passing through security. More
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Apple debuts barcode-based Passbook mobile wallet
Apple’s forthcoming iOS 6 is to include a new app billed as “the simplest way to get all your passes in one place.”... More
Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to test NFC check-ins
“With NFC technology, the mobile phone simplifies the passage of the flyer through the airport,” says the CEO of the first airport in the world to pilot the use of NFC phones to improve the airline passenger experience. More
Four in five major airlines plan to use NFC by 2014
Nearly 80% of the world’s top 50 airlines say they plan to be providing NFC services in three years’ time, according to a survey conducted by airline IT provider Sita, but there are technical challenges that still need to be resolved before NFC mobile boarding passes can become the norm. More
SAS to introduce NFC to airports
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has announced it will be issuing NFC stickers to frequent flyers from September 2011... More
IATA and GSMA identify how NFC could take off at airports
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has teamed up with the GSM Association (GSMA) to identify six core areas of air travel in which passengers, airports and airlines can benefit from the introduction of near field communication technology... More
Access introduces combined NFC and 2D barcode airline boarding pass reader
Access Interfacing Solutions has launched a boarding gate reader which is able to handle boarding passes stored in NFC mobile phones and in contactless cards as well as standard printed boarding passes and those displayed on a mobile handset as a 2D barcode... More
Air France tests NFC boarding passes at Nice airport
Frequent flyers can use NFC phones or stickers to get an electronic boarding pass and collect loyalty points. More
Air New Zealand issues 100,000 smart stickers to frequent flyers
The airline has provided each of its most frequent domestic travellers with contactless stickers from OTI that can be attached to the back of their mobile phone and act as a permanent and reusable boarding pass. More