Airport Security
Smiths wins Edinburgh scanner contract
Smiths Detection has been awarded the contract to provide Edinburgh Airport with eight state-of-the-art passenger check-in baggage scanners
Colorado Springs kicks off TSA project
Colorado Springs Airport (COS) has begun an expansion and remodel of its Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security queuing area
Airport leaders urge operators to prepare
Participants at the recent Global Airport Leaders’ Forum have urged operators to plan for the future of aviation security by embracing new technologies
Dogs undertake lithium battery searches
Qatar Airways Cargo and its ground handler Hactl have begun using technical detection dogs to sniff out hidden lithium batteries in air cargo
TSA issues $128m CAT contract
The United States' Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has awarded Idemia Identity and Security USA a $128m contract
Oakland trials employee screening solution
The Port of Oakland is to trial the use of the Hexwave walkthrough security detection portal in its airport employee screening process
Smiths screening tech installed at Fiumicino
Smiths Detection’s HI-SCAN 6040 CTiX advanced carry-on baggage screening technology has been installed at Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci Airport
Floripa chooses Genetec security platform
Hercílio Luz International Airport in Florianópolis (Floripa) is to install Security Center, a unified security platform created by Quebec-based Genetec
Smiths solution wins anti- terrorism designation
Smiths Detection’s HI-SCAN 6040 CTiX passenger checkpoint CT screening system has received US Department of Homeland Security designation
London City rolls out CT scanners
London City Airport (LCY) will have four new computed tomography (CT) lanes available for passengers ahead of this week’s Easter getaway
TSA to federalise JAC security operations
The United States’ Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has begun preparations to federalise security screening at Jackson Hole Airport
PHL upgrades video surveillance
Philadelphia International Airport is conducting a full upgrade to its video management system and the associated network infrastructure