Grade A · 3 Jul 2025
flydubai partners with emaratech to introduce smart biometric gates
Supports the reported status: Deployed.
flydubai
emaratech biometric smart gates for flydubai pilots and cabin crew at its Airport Operations Centre
Current reported state
Deployed
flydubai has installed six smart biometric gates from emaratech at its Airport Operations Centre in Dubai, where crew report for their flights, the airline announced on 3 July 2025. flydubai says the gates use biometric technology, AI-driven verification and real-time data integration for immigration clearance.
NEC said on 18 December 2025 that the gates use its NeoFace Express X5 facepods to authenticate crew almost instantly, replacing manual checks with a paperless process linked to flydubai's systems and UAE immigration. The gates serve a workforce that, according to flydubai, includes more than 1,300 pilots and 2,500 cabin crew. Clearance times and daily usage had not been published as of 16 October 2026.
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Grade B · 18 Dec 2025
NEC and emaratech Collaborate on Biometric Smart Gates Supporting UAE Airport Operations
Supports the reported status: Deployed.
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