Customs

The U.S. Border Preclearance program is about to add a new airport to the list of facilities where passengers can clear U.S. Immigration and Customs before departure. Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport announced last week that it is on track to open its own U.S. CBP Preclearance facility by 2023 as the authorization process is […]

On Jan. 21, 2020, Philadelphia International Airport will begin a 45-day pilot program at three of its international gates. The program is designed to help U.S. Customs and Border Patrol process departing passengers. Philadelphia International will test three different biometric systems: veriSCAN, NEC, and SITA. All three systems will be tested within the airport’s Terminal […]

On Monday morning, Australia’s SmartGate system outage caused chaos across the country, both on inbound and outbound flights. SmartGate is an automated self-service border control system that allows Australian citizen to get through passport control more efficient. The system was installed in international airports such as Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Gold Coast. During the […]

Located in the North Atlantic Ocean, just south of the Arctic Circle, the Nordic island country of Iceland sits at the top of the world. While on its surface it appears to have no exports or natural resources of value, it does have one resource that it has done exceptionally well at utilizing: its location. […]