Tag: airport
Navi Mumbai airport bid hinges on developers’ security clearance
The wait for bids (request for proposal or RFP) for the Navi Mumbai airport has got longer. While the civil aviation ministry has given...
Parliamentary panel flags security gaps in airports
A Parliamentary committee has raised an alarm about the airport security scenario in the country, and highlighted glaring gaps in the security of the...
Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson airport launches employee screening
Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport has opened its new employee screening checkpoint to boost security checks of workers, in response to a gun-running scheme involving a...
TSA to increase security, airport lines may grow
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that the Transportation Security Administration is increasing passenger scrutiny at airports — which could lead to longer waits...
Now, an additional security check before entering a plane
Passengers might now undergo an additional security check just before entering or leaving an aircraft to ensure foolproof safety of a flight. The Bureau...
Sniffer mice are being trained in Israel to detect explosives at...
As the cat-and-mouse tussle with terrorists intensifies, rodents could be enlisted to keep the skies safe. An Israeli security firm claims that mice can...
Japan may test airport body scanners this year
Travelers transiting Japan's busiest airports could encounter full-body scanners at security checkpoints soon. Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is looking into...
Israel brings in biometric gates at Ben-Gurion Airport
Israel has deployed 17 biometric entry gates at the Passport Control section of Ben-Gurion airport. The gates allow Israelis and tourists to pass instead...
Brisbane Airport develops ‘intelligent’ CCTV technology
The Brisbane Airport Corporation and the Queensland University of Technology's Airport Innovation Research Lab have been working on CCTV technology to increase security and,...
Luton airport selects Smiths to drive security upgrade
Smiths Detection has won a major contract to upgrade security screening at London’s Luton Airport (LLA) as part of a £100 million transformation of...