ON MAY 5, L-3 announced that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has ordered approximately 200 ProVision advanced imaging technology systems for the screening of passengers at US airport checkpoints. These systems provide TSA with an […]
STI is celebrating its 100,000th E-Learning user. This record was reached in March through its web-based General Awareness Courses, Airport Security for Airport Operators and Air Cargo Security for Regulated Agents and Known Shippers. The […]
MORPHO DETECTION Inc, a business of Safran group’s Sagem Sécurité division, has announced it has signed a contract with the US Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for several hundred Itemiser DX explosive […]
NEW RULES introduced in the UK mean that selected passengers at Heathrow and Manchester airports will have to go through full body scanners before boarding their flights. Those who are selected for a scan but […]
An alleged attempt to blow-up a Northwest Airlines service between Amsterdam and Detroit on December 25 has led to a widespread review of aviation security. Flight number NW253, an Airbus A330 in the livery of […]
Cathay Pacific has become the first airline at Singapore Changi Airport to use the ARINC VeriPax Passenger Reconciliation System. Designed for stand-alone use at security checkpoints, VeriPax verifies printed-paper boarding passes by comparing the printed […]
From August 24, 2009, the number of airports in the United States at which automated border passage is available to FLUX participants increased from seven to 20. FLUX offers passengers the option of rapid, automated […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has welcomed France’s adoption of One-Stop Security; an IATA security strategy based on threat and risk assessment, innovation, technology and cost-efficiency. This method means passengers that have already been […]
Security at airports is “getting ridiculous,” said Peter Griffiths, the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) regional Vice President for Europe at a recent conference in Paris. Adding that passengers: “almost had to strip” to get […]
The Oman Airports Management Company (OAMC) has adopted new training technology related to Smiths Heimann X-Ray equipment. It has invested in a new OTS premium avsec simulation package, promoted as heralding new ‘IQS2’ image quality […]
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