Aviation Security

India and US join hands for secure airports

Keeping in view the new emerging threats from terrorists, the Bureau of Civil Aviation SecurityA? is working on joint training…

Mumbai airport gets body scanner at T2, trial runs to begin soon

Very soon, the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) in Mumbai will get a new body scanner, for more…

Govt drawing up policy to counter rogue drones : BCAS

A committee is working on measures to counter rogue drone attacks and is expected to submit its report to the civil aviation…

Smiths CT technology boosts security at Heathrow

New baggage-screening devices from Smiths Detection that use computed tomography (CT) technology can remove passenger…

Power Bank fire causes emergency landing of Virgin Atlantic flight

A Virgin Atlantic flight from New York to London made an emergency landing in Boston after a power bank phone charger caught fire…

Bengaluru may be Indias first to use body scanners

Bengalurus Kempegowda International Airport may become the countrys first to start using body scanners in place of metal…

Advances in aviation security set to go on trial across UK

Government funding worth up to A?1 million has been announced to enable pioneering aviation security solutions to be tested and…

Body scanners made mandatory at 84 Indian airports

The government has made it mandatory for 84 airports in the country to install full-body scanners to screen air travellers within…

TSA reports that nearly $1 million was left in US airports in 2018

Travelers passing through American airports left nearly a million dollars behind in loose change last year, the Transportation…

Indo-Bangla Flights: Indian carriers to get armed sky marshals

India wants to deployarmed sky marshals on flights of Indian carriers between India and Bangladesh. In a letter to the foreign…

Body scanners to replace metal detectors at Indian airports

Starting in April 2020, air travellers will be examined by body scanners at Indian airports, according to the aviation security…

3-D Imaging could speed up U.S. Airport security screenings

A new technology being installed at airports nationwide will soon allow travelers to keep their laptops, as well as 3-1-1-sized…