Implementation of Global Entry, the United States’ customs and border protection programme for trusted travellers, will soon allow pre-approved US citizens to fast track security at Saudi Arabia’s airports.
Implementation of Global Entry, the United States’ customs and border protection programme for trusted travellers, will soon allow pre-approved US citizens to fast track security at Saudi Arabia’s airports.
Melbourne Airport has adopted body-scanning technology that will screen travellers for both metallic and non-metallic items in measures to heighten airport security.
Houston Airport System has installed a Bluetooth-based queue measurement system, so that passengers can check security checkpoint waiting times online.
FTE caught up with Scott Stanley, Gatwick Airport’s COO, and Dean Oughton, Assistant Director, Border Force Gatwick, at the airport’s FTE Award celebration.
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Find out more >>The Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) expedited screening programme, PreCheck, has been extended to Philadelphia International Airport.
Passengers flying from Dallas/Fort Worth Airport can now make use of the biometric-based CLEARcard, which is designed to speed-up the security screening process.
American Airlines premium passengers flying from Miami International Airport can now enjoy a personalised and expedited check-in and security service.
Boston Logan International has become the latest airport to deploy a virtual assistant to assist passengers through the security screening process.
Frequent flyers with Alaska Airlines can now enjoy expedited security screening at Seattle-Tacoma Airport, thanks to the adoption of the TSA’s PreCheck programme.
A Bluetooth-based queue measurement system, developed by SITA and Bluelon, will be adopted by the TSA as part of a $48 million improvement programme.
This July, eight major Australian airports will adopt new passenger scanning technology as part of the government’s Strengthening Aviation Security Initiative.
Tampa International Airport has introduced digital screens displaying the security queuing time in the main terminal.

London City Airport has deployed new technology for passenger queue measurement, helping it to better understand and manage queues and bottlenecks.
Nepal’s Tribhuvan International Airport has teamed up with SITA to reduce check-in queues and improve passenger flow through the airport.
Two Virtual Assistants have been installed at Frankfurt Airport to help simplify the check-in and security processes for passengers.
The TSA has announced that a trial of a trusted traveller programme aimed at expediting security processing will be extended to include three more airports.
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