American Airlines has launched facial recognition at the boarding gate

American Airlines has started using facial recognition technology on passengers at boarding gates, part of a growing industry trend that airlines and airports say will make travelling faster and more secure. American is using the technology at Dallas/Fort Worth International, where passengers can get their face scanned instead of using their boarding pass to board the plane. Passengers, however, still need both their boarding pass and an ID, like their passport, to get through airport security. For now it is only being used in Terminal D of the airport, which is used for international flights, but American said that it plans to expand the technology to 75 different international boarding gates across its terminals. <br/>