During recent client Q&As on border control touchpoints, a question was put to us on where we see the market now compared to two years ago. We are in the midst of updating our Seamless Passenger Journey report and launching two new market intelligence products, our new Smart Borders report and our Smart Airports Tracker…
As we continue to roll out updates to our new smart airports tracker service, we’re providing readers with top-level insights into how the market for self-service, automation and biometric equipment across the various passenger touchpoints is developing. Last month, we focussed on self-bag drop in what turned out to be a hugely popular article and…
Valour Consultancy recently completed the third update to its fledgling smart airport tracker service, which provides clients with an unrivalled view of new technology adoption in airports. This includes a line-by-line view of biometric, self-service and automation equipment installations across various passenger touchpoints throughout the world. Since data was last released at the tail end…
More breaking news was announced this week to shake-up the government, travel and fintech ecosystems, causing our clients to re-visit their carefully planned strategies for 2024 and beyond. With the move to acquire Onfido, Entrust is making another big step away from its Datacard roots in smart card and document production, personalisation and issuance. Since…
In huge news coming out of the airports realm this week (31st January 2024), Amadeus agreed to part with €320 million to acquire biometrics solutions provider, Vision-Box. In this piece, we explore how each entity perfectly complements one another and how the coming together of these two Iberian companies should hasten the adoption of the…
We’re certainly not the first to question the viability of check-in kiosks, as early as 2012 there was talk of the check-in kiosk being under threat from online check-in. This being a response to Singapore Airlines’ removal of 24 units from Changi the year prior. So why are we raising this point now? In recent years, we…
There is a new reason to get yourself onto the vibrant streets of Camden, and no, this time it’s not for the music, bars, or markets. Camden’s imposing 19th-century St. Pancras station, pictured above, is now home to one of the UK’s latest border projects. iProov, Entrust and Inverid have partnered with Eurostar, to get…
Forget Bellingham to Real Madrid or Arsenal’s capture of Declan Rice; the $1.1 billion that Thales is paying for Cobham Aerospace Communications (“AeroComms”) is by far the biggest British move of this summer’s transfer window. But what’s behind the deal? Read on for our take. A More Complete Cockpit Offering Thales is positioning it as…
Introduction During PTE earlier this year, Valour Consultancy had the opportunity to speak with many of the vendors that are helping to drive the trend towards smart airports. We also took the chance to discuss some exciting technologies that won’t be featured directly in our upcoming reports but are nonetheless integral to making the automated…
This quarter (Q1 2023), Valour Consultancy will be launching a new smart airports passenger touchpoint tracker service providing unrivalled data, insight and intelligence to our clients in the airports and borders space. Smart Airports Passenger Touchpoint Tracker The smart airports passenger touchpoint tracker service is designed to complement our existing services, including the well-received study…
It was revealed this month that the European Union’s new border security programme, its Entry/Exit System, has been postponed again. It is now scheduled to go live in November 2023, which may mean it has a softer introduction than if in May, just before the summer holiday season. It is planned to be the next…
Last week, UK Border Force announced strike action which will heavily impact anyone hoping to travel in or out of the UK over the festive period. In total, eight days of strike action are planned with only one “recovery” day separating the two periods. Capacity for more eGates Heathrow Airport and others have said that…