Revector launches covert detection device for airport security

Revector has launched a covert detection device that enables airports to gather new intelligence on potential security risks in…

Hamad Airport to install advanced passenger screening checkpoint technology in partnership with Smiths Detection

Hamad International Airport (HIA) is the first airport in the region to obtain Smiths Detections HI-SCAN 6040 CTiX, which offers…

SITA facilitates biometrics, touchless travel at Beijing airport

SITA, a technology provider for the air transport industry, announces its most extensive biometric deployment to date and a new…

TSA finds 3 times more guns at checkpoints, despite drop in traffic

The number of people flying on commercial jetliners is down 75% from last summer, but the rate of those getting caught either…

Manchester Airport first in UK to launch a new free way to keep queues shorter

Manchester Airport has become the first in the UK to have a pre-booking system for security to keep passenger queues shorter. In…

You can now take up to 12 ounces of hand sanitizer through airport security

The Transportation Security Administration has announced that it was updating its policies concerning liquids in carry-on baggage…

CISF provides sanitisers, gloves and masks to its airport troops to fight coronavirus

The CISF has provided medical kits containing hand sanitisers, gloves and masks to all its personnel deployed to guard 62 civil…

Marsa Alam Airport in Egypt installs new security scanning system

Marsa Alam International Airport in Egypt has reportedly started the installation of a new security scanning system with an…

Biometrics to drive airports security market growth

Biometric systems are expected to lead the market for airport security systems in growth over the next five years, as the market…

TSA facing rise in firearms confiscations in states with more permissive gun laws

While the TSA has increased its efforts to warn passengers against bringing their firearms to the airport, the number of firearms…

3D screening technology to be introduced at all UK airports

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced plans for all major UK airports to introduce ground-breaking new 3D cabin…

TSA says new airport full-body scanner must add a privacy filter

A full-body scanner that the Transportation Security Administration hopes can speed up airport security checkpoints must go back…