American Airlines is said to be pleased with the testing so far, but it still may be too early to determine whether the new tech will help speed up the boarding process or deter gate lice. In any case, the process will likely be satisfying for rule-abiding passengers to watch, according to early reactions on Reddit.

For now, American is branding this new technology as a beta test, only available at a few limited outstations. The airline has been piloting the software in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Tucson, Arizona, and it'll shortly enable it in other locations, including its hub at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA).

American Airlines notched a win in its battle against Skiplagged, a company that promotes a travel hack some fliers use to save money.  A federal jury in Fort Worth decided Wednesday that Skiplagged must pay the Texas airline $9.

A federal jury in Fort Worth awarded American Airlines $9.4 million Tuesday in the airline’s suit against Skiplagged Inc., a website that promotes

Jurors declined to award any damages for trademark infringement, which the primary cause of action American stressed to jurors during the five-day trial.