Aviation

Digi Yatra – All you need to know for easy travel

In a significant stride toward modernizing air travel, the Indian Government introduced the DigiYatra service, revolutionizing entry procedures at airports. Launched to facilitate paperless and contactless entry, this innovative service allows passengers to embark on their journeys without the need for a physical boarding pass.

DigiYatra leverages a sophisticated Facial Recognition System (FRS) to verify passengers’ identities, seamlessly linked to their boarding passes. The primary objective is to craft a delightful and memorable digital travel experience, offering a fully biometric-based self-boarding solution for a smooth flow from registration to boarding.

DigiYatra follows strict guidelines regarding privacy. Biometric information is not used for recognition during the boarding process; it is only used for authentication and verification. Furthermore, after the flight has been completed, all passenger data is promptly erased.

Benefits of DigiYatra:

Faster movement from airport entry to boarding gate
Seamless and paperless travel experience
Exclusively assigned gates for faster boarding

DigiYatra App Registration

To register yourself on the app, follow these steps:

Open the Play Store and type in Agra. Click here to download the app.
Open the app and there you have to enter some details to register.
There you have to take a selfie along with your Aadhar Card details, OTP will be sent to your mobile and then confirmed.
You will be successfully registered.
After that, you can log in to the app with your mobile number and password. which you have kept.

Digi Yatra Enabled Airports and Airlines:

Airports:

Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, Delhi
Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport, Varanasi
Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru

By March 2023, the DigiYatra app is set to expand to four more cities: Hyderabad, Kolkata, Pune, and Vijayawada, with subsequent plans for widespread implementation.

At present, DigiYatra is being actively participated in by Air India, Vistara, and IndiGo. A wider integration across the aviation landscape is being signaled by the upcoming addition of GoFirst, Spicejet, and Akasa Air to this technological gateway.

Steps to follow at the airport:

Departure entry gate:

Make your way to the DigiYatra e-Gate and scan your boarding pass.
Face the biometric scanner to complete the verification process.
Upon verification, the e-Gate will open to allow you entry to the terminal.

Pre-Security check:

Make your way to the DigiYatra e-Gate before the security check.
Face the biometric scanner to complete the verification process.
Upon verification, the e-Gate will open to allow you to proceed to the boarding area.

Boarding gate:

Once boarding commences, please proceed towards the boarding gate.
Face the biometric scanner to complete the verification process.
Upon verification, proceed towards the aircraft.

Aviation

Boeing, Antonov to Collaborate on Defense Projects

– MOU represents Boeing’s commitment to work with Ukrainian industry

– Includes exploring opportunities for collaborating on in-country support of Unmanned Aerial Systems

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed today by Boeing and Antonov Company to investigate potential collaboration on defense-related projects.

“We’re happy to keep collaborating with the Antonov Company to help Ukraine’s economic development and expansion,” stated Ted Colbert, CEO and president of Boeing Defence, Space, & Security.

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“This agreement demonstrates our ongoing efforts to find more opportunities to work with Ukrainian industry, which was underscored by our signing of the Ukrainian Defence Industry Compact earlier this year.”

The areas of potential collaboration identified in the agreement consist of training, logistical support and overhaul services for tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems utilized by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which includes the ScanEagle. In addition, the companies will also explore opportunities for Antonov to provide engineering support to Boeing.

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“A strong, innovative, and efficient defense industry is key to sustainable economic development and national security, and we are extremely excited to collaborate with Boeing,” said Ievhen Gavrylov, CEO of Antonov Company.

This agreement brings a whole new level of opportunity to implement the latest and most effective solutions – in addition to the possibility of future projects with Boeing in the aerospace and defense industry.”