emaratech biometric smart gates for flydubai pilots and cabin crew at its Airport Operations Centre
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.
What the system does
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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