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Security technology upgrades highlighted at McCarran airport
Officials highlighted upgrades to McCarran International Airport’s security technology in a Monday news conference. Clark County Director of Aviation Rosemary Vassiliadis, Austin Gould, Transportation Security Administration associate administrator for requirements and capabilities, and Karen Burke, TSA federal security director for Nevada spoke at the event held in Terminal 3 at McCarran. The terminal is home to …
This Tri-Cities technology may save you from taking off your shoes at the airport | Northwest
The inconvenience of taking off your shoes to go through a security check at airports may become nothing but a memory. Instead, departing passengers could step onto a small platform that would use electromagnetic waves to check for any object hidden inside shoes that could pose a threat onboard. Two seconds later, quicker than passengers …
Atlanta Speedway Airport breaking ground on new terminal
The facility, formerly known as both the Henry County Airport and Tara Field, is replacing the current structure with a new 4,500-square-foot building. It will include a covered drop-off, large lobby area with service counter, conference and break rooms, pilot’s lounge, outdoor covered patio and staff offices. Work began on the $2.3 million project a …
TSA Tests Drone Detection Technology at Miami International Airport – Homeland Security Today
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has selected Miami International Airport (MIA) for its initial test of technologies that will detect, track, and identify (DTI) drones entering into restricted airspace. Drones, or Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), pose a threat to aviation security when flown into certain restricted airspaces. “TSA’s establishment and management of this assessment of …
Traveller who breached Brisbane Airport quarantine zone tests positive; Concern over India travel loophole; Brazil tops 400,000 virus deaths; Heavy smoke in NSW as hazard reduction burns ramp up
Western Australia has halved the number of returned overseas travellers coming into the state this month as it grapples with its latest outbreak, but Premier Mark McGowan has flagged a more permanent reduction. Declining to reveal his discussions with the Prime Minister at National Cabinet on the quarantine situation, he said “clearly the Commonwealth knows …
Fist fights break out at Miami International Airport, Gate D14
MIAMI, Fla. – Fist fights broke out Sunday afternoon in the American Airlines terminal of the Miami International Airport. Video shot by a person inside the terminal shows the melee near gate D14 involving two different groups of people. In the video, other passengers and people in the terminal area can be heard calling for …
APD, mayor and DEA respond to comedian who claimed racial profiling at airport – Atlanta Journal Constitution
APD, mayor and DEA respond to comedian who claimed racial profiling at airport Atlanta Journal Constitution Bad Trip Star Eric Andre Racially Profiled by Police at Atlanta Airport Yahoo Lifestyle Eric Andre Claims He Was Racially Profiled by Police at Atlanta Airport TMZ Hartsfield-Jackson budgets $33 million to fund new Delta Sky Club Atlanta Journal Constitution Eric Andre Says …
Check-in process at Buffalo Niagara International Airport changing with new ID technology
The new technology should reduce “touchpoints” and help the airport better screen documents. BUFFALO, N.Y. — Editor’s Note: The above video first aired on March 20, 2021. Anyone flying at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport can expect things to look a little different the next time they enter the airport. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) …
Blickfeld LiDAR Technology Detects Passenger Flows at Frankfurt Airport
MUNICH & FRANKFURT, Germany–(BUSINESS WIRE)–LiDAR sensors and perception software provider Blickfeld announces the implementation of a first project phase of a people counting application at Frankfurt Airport (FRA). Blickfeld is implementing the detection and analysis of passenger volumes and movements in the check-in hall A of Terminal 1 for Fraport AG in collaboration with evaluation …
Tampa International Airport sees an increase in travelers during spring break
TAMPA, Fla. — TAMPA, FLA.- Tampa International Airport sees an increase in travelers during the spring break season. The official six-week busy period began March 1. Airport officials say the airport has seen a slow rise in traffic since January. Karli Monger and her boyfriend waited for their flight at Tampa International Airport on Monday. …
