Tag: Airport Security

DigiYatra app to ensure paperless, seamless check-in at airports

Fliers will soon be able to fly paperless at some of the busiest airports in the country with the help of the DigiYatra app....

UN aviation body ranks Kenya second best in airport security in...

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has ranked Kenya the second best in the continent in terms of airport security, the country's civil aviation...

US airport security screening to become more gender-neutral

U.S. airport security procedures will become more gender-neutral, with changes to scanners used for screening and the use of an “X” for travellers going...

Unisys lands A/NZ airport security gates contract with Vision-Box

Systems integrator Unisys has won a contract to deploy automated border security technology across 11 Australian and New Zealand airports in partnership with Vision-Box....

Irish airport security ‘exempt’ from self-isolation guidelines for close contacts

The Department of Transport has confirmed it has granted an exception to allow security officers who work for DAA, which operates Dublin and Cork...

US seized a record 5,700 firearms via airport security checks in...

In 2021, about 5,700 firearms were seized at airport security checkpoints in the US, the most ever reported by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA)....

Draft guideline issued to airport security to ensure ease during air...

The Civil Aviation Ministry has issued draft guidelines for aviation sector stakeholders such as airlines and airports to ensure disabled people can travel at...

Analogic to deploy 300 CPSS systems at US airport security checkpoints

Analogic has secured a $198.4m contract to supply and install its checkpoint security screening systems at airports across the US. Awarded by the Transportation...

Ottawa eyes charging airport security with vaccine verification for travellers

Canadian airport security agents may soon be screening more than your luggage. The federal government is mulling handing responsibility for verifying passengers’ vaccination status to...

Researchers develop Drone Path Predictor to tackle threats to airport security

Researchers have developed a real-time approach that can help prevent incidents like the large-scale disruption at London’s Gatwick Airport in 2018, where possible drone...