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    $311 Billion Infrastructure Plan: New York's $311 billion infrastructure plan includes the Governor's $211 billion 2020-24 plan and his $100 billion 2015-2019 plan. The evolving plan increased by $36 billion in the budget with the inclusion of new, key elements of the Midtown West Redevelopment of New York City beginning with Penn Station, Belmont Station Redevelopment, a $3 billion environmental bond act, transportation programs, and additional supportive, affordable, and public housing support, along with incremental adds to existing capital programs.     First-in-the-Nation Aff...

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and United Airlines have become the first in the United States to trial a low-touch, biometric-enabled airport experience from check-in to boarding for domestic travelers on select flights. Using SITA Smart Path, passengers participating in the trial can link their driver’s license to their facial biometric at check-in. They can then move through the airport, from check-in to bag drop, security and boarding by simply scanning their face at each touchpoint. In 2020, over half of all international flights at SFO were boarded using biometrics. Today th...

Bahrain Airport deploys SITA low-touch solutions to improve passenger flow Backed by SITA's state-of-the-art technology, Bahrain International Airport's (BIA) newly opened Passenger Terminal is better prepared to respond to the changing demands of travel during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ultra-modern facility positions BIA as the most advanced boutique airport in the Gulf, increasing its capacity to 14 million passengers per year. A key focus for Bahrain Airport Company (BAC), the airport's operator and managing body, was to optimise the passenger experience an...

Travel Tech Trends for 2021 That you Need to Know Travel Tech Trends for 2021 That you Need to Know The year 2020 will certainly go down in the history books as the travel industry’s most turbulent year, with an unprecedented decline in passenger volumes that saw runways look more like airplane graveyards. According to SITA (Société Internationale de Télécommunications Aéronautiques) data, after showing some positive figures during the northern hemisphere’s summer season, by the end of November 2020, global passenger traffic for airlines slumped back to 48% year-on-year compared to ...

Replies(7) The future beyond coronavirus is within reach, and it's fueled by green energy, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said. (Courtesy Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office.) LONG ISLAND, NY — As New Yorkers focus on reconstruction after waging a battle against the coronavirus, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the focus is on a green economy — and environmentalists are lauding the sea of initiatives rolled out Wedneday. On Long Island, those plans include the two largest offshore wind projects in the nation, 60 miles offshore from Montauk and 20 miles off Jones Beach, Cuomo said. And training for new, green jobs is sla...