Aviation Security

AAI yet to procure a single body scanner for its over 100 airports

The Centre-run Airports Authority of India (AAI) is yet to procure and install a single body scanner for its 100-plus airports…

New airport rule: Number of handbags per passenger reduced

The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) on January 21 has reduced the number of handbags per passenger to one in order to…

Perth Airport upgrades its passenger screening facilities

Perth Airport is to significantly upgrade its passenger screening infrastructure across all four terminals. The upgrade is part…

FAA-fined unruly passengers to lose TSA precheck

Unruly airline passengers may face additional consequences for bad behavior under a new partnership between the Transportation…

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…

US seized a record 5,700 firearms via airport security checks in 2021: TSA

In 2021, about 5,700 firearms were seized at airport security checkpoints in the US, the most ever reported by the Transportation…

Smiths opens new global technology development centre in India

This year Smiths Detection, a global leader in threat detection and security screening technologies, has opened a new global…

Google to rollout AI-based security across three UK airports

UK-based AGS Airport Ltd, which owns and operates airports in Aberdeen, Glasgow, and Southampton, will test the joint solution at…

BCAS conducts aviation security awareness programme

The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) has been conducting an aviation security awareness programme for general staff with…

Facial recognition technology could change the face of Indian airports

With the Airports Authority of India (AAI) working on a facial recognition technology-based biometric boarding system as part of…

Airport Authority Of India likely to purchase two Counter-Drone Systems

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is likely to procure two counter-drone systems worth Rs 9.9 crore in 2022-23, according to…

BCAS orders full body scanners at hypersensitive & sensitive airports by March 2022

The government has given a push for the installation of full-body scanners at airports here, after Covid significantly delayed…