Hong Kong Airport cabin crews believe new rules on luggage create unnecessary security risks.
- By Sydny Shepard
- Sep 17, 2018
Florida officials are boosting security at and around airports for the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
- By Sydny Shepard
- Sep 11, 2018
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is reviewing and increasing security measures after a ground-service agent stole a plane and crashed it into a south Puget Sound island on Friday. According to an airport spokesman, the agent was one of about 13,600 people with access to aircraft at the airport.
- By Jessica Davis
- Aug 15, 2018
The Screening with Dignity Act requires TSA to develop new procedures and training to respectfully screen transgender passengers
New airport scanners could mean never having to remove items from luggage again.
- By Sydny Shepard
- Jul 24, 2018
An airport in San Diego is utilizing facial recognition to speed up the screening of passengers.
- By Sydny Shepard
- Jul 05, 2018
CBP urges all international visitors to ensure they possess the appropriate U.S. travel visa for the purpose of their visit
A bill recently introduced in the U.S. Senate would increase the security outside of TSA-screened areas.
- By Sydny Shepard
- May 22, 2018
In addition to removing electronics from bags, TSA now recommends separating foods, powders and items that clutter bags to ease the screening process.
- By Sydny Shepard
- Apr 20, 2018
All 14 of the security checkpoint lanes at the terminal have now been replaced with new, automated screening technology that officials said will allow up to five passengers to fill trays with personal belongings simultaneously and move to the body scanner, allowing more passengers to be screened per hour.
- By Jessica Davis
- Apr 05, 2018
Based on its extensive experience in airport operations, ASUR determined that it needed to redesign video security at Cancun Airport to have one system operating across all four terminals.
- By Cinthia Bautista
- Apr 01, 2018
With the decline in shopping mall popularity and a rise in online buying, many businesses are desperate for busy new places to set up shop. And, with air travel at an all-time high, many airports are working to upgrade their terminals, making them more comfortable, competitive and profitable for all involved.
- By Courtney Pedersen
- Apr 01, 2018
The Transportation Security Administration must shift their focus away from checkpoints and toward public, less-strictly secured areas of airports in order to adapt to changing threats, according to the agency’s new chief.
- By Jessica Davis
- Mar 09, 2018
New technology at LAX hopes to get passengers through airport security quickly.
- By Sydny Shepard
- Feb 21, 2018
In 2018, travelers will see more changes to airport security.
- By Sydny Shepard
- Jan 12, 2018
The Transportation Security Administration announced Wednesday that it has been testing a new screening technology that can detect suicide vests in heavily populated “soft target” areas that lack official security screenings, such as subway stations.
- By Jessica Davis
- Dec 18, 2017
Travelers in the gift-giving mood should keep in mind what is and isn’t allowed in carry-on and checked luggage before heading to the airport.
- By Jessica Davis
- Dec 11, 2017
The Transportation Security Administration expects more than 2.4 million passengers per day to pass through their checkpoints nationwide as people travel in the days leading up to Thanksgiving.
- By Jessica Davis
- Nov 21, 2017
According to Robert Hickey, aviation program manager within the Cyber Security Division of the DHS Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate, the hack was conducted last year on a 757 parked at the airport in Atlantic City, N.J.
- By Jessica Davis
- Nov 14, 2017
This new credential authentication technology may speed up the TSA process and improve airport security.
- By Jessica Davis
- Nov 08, 2017
New "security interviews" to begin for fliers on U.S. bound flights.
- By Sydny Shepard
- Oct 26, 2017
Dubai International Airport is replacing security checks with an aquarium. Yes, you read that right.
- By Sydny Shepard
- Oct 11, 2017
Now all electronics bigger than a cell phone must be placed in their own bin.
Doing business with the government—federal, state or even local—can be very difficult. The regulations, the paperwork, the unique needs and buying cycles are all tough requirements that have to be met. It can make for a complicated scene, but it’s also a vitally important business that can be financially rewarding despite the challenges.
- By Lindsay Page
- Oct 01, 2017
Gerald R. Ford International Airport has received a total of $3.8 million for security upgrades.
A new, innovative screening process was unveiled, and the Transportation Security Administration, with the help of Clark County, just proposed a grant of more than $10 million for other security upgrades.
Events in recent history concerning attacks on transportation hubs have increased the importance of safeguarding airports around the world and further highlighted the need for accurate, reliable and smart security systems to protect aviation assets.
- By John Distelzweig
- Sep 01, 2017
The environmental impact of air travel is no secret. While designing more fuel-efficient aircraft and other conservation measures to reduce CO2 emission are on the drawing boards, the real progress is happening in the greening of airport terminals around the country.
- By Anthony Incorvati
- Sep 01, 2017
Pittsburgh International has been approved by the Transportation Security Administration to allow non-fliers regular access past its security gate, making the airport the first to do so since security measures increased after 9/11.
The Transportation Security Administration released a video on their YouTube channel explaining the layers of security that go into protecting an airport.
Airport security in Australia is seeing an increase after police arrested an Islamist-inspired terror cell that was plotting to blow up an aircraft.
Electronics bigger than a cell phone will be subject to added security on flights heading to the United States from Mexico.
In a video clip taken on-board a United Airlines flight, men seen wearing saying “police” dragged a man down the aisle of the plane.
A covert group was able to breach security 17 out of 18 times.
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Airports are the nation’s most highly secured public facilities. Since Sept. 11, 2001, the federal government has spent billions of dollars protecting airports and planes.
- By Bruce Czerwinski
- Jul 01, 2017
The United States has unveiled enhanced security measures for flights to the country designed to prevent a laptop ban.
Authorities believe the stabbing of an airport officer was an “act of terrorism.”
Chicago's O'Hare International Airport was at the center of a PR nightmare after a man was dragged off a plane.
With a pending network overhaul and the fast-approaching emergency exercise, Pangborn Memorial Airport was driven to action.
- By Michael Hardy
- Jun 01, 2017
After the summer rush, TSA may change up their security procedures.