Airport Security Report articles

Recent articles from Airport Security Report

TSA Moves Out.(Transportation Security Administration )(Brief article)
July 1, 2009... Gale D. Rossides, TSA's acting administrator, updated lawmakers on recent TSA accomplishments. On January 27, Secure Flight began operations and now is clearing passengers every day in partnership with four airlines. In February, we achieved the goal of screening 50 percent of air...

ARINC at Indianapolis International.
July 1, 2009... ARINC has delivered a unique security monitoring solution based on mobile video surveillance towers to enhance perimeter security at Indianapolis International. The new system uses five independent, mobile towers that require no electric power cabling and no hardwired video or...

Hot Stuff.
July 1, 2009... It is reported that an Air India passenger jet heading to Frankfurt was forced to return to Mumbai after a bag of curry powder set off smoke and fire alarms. Pilots on the Boeing 747-400 plane activated fire extinguishers after receiving a cockpit warning about a fire in the cargo hold....

Security at Atlanta-Hartsfield International.
July 1, 2009... Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International has sent more than 1,000 alerts in the past year using Cooper Notification's Roam Secure Alert Network (RSAN). The system coordinates emergency efforts among 19 internal groups, including airport operations, security staff, Transportation Security...

Robotic Ferret Sniffs Out Contraband.(Brief article)
July 1, 2009... A new type of robot will make it easier to detect drugs, weapons, explosives and illegal immigrants concealed in cargo containers. Dubbed the 'cargo-screening ferret' and designed for use at seaports and airports, the device is being worked on at the University of Sheffield. The ferret will...