ACI World has issued new best practice guidance on airport security screening during the COVID-19 pandemic to help protect screeners, passengers and staff.


ACI World has issued new best practice guidance on airport security screening during the COVID-19 pandemic to help protect screeners, passengers and staff.

Munich Airport has launched an interactive Testlab, as part of its LabCampus initiative, to raise digital security awareness among passengers and visitors.

The expanded security checkpoints will accommodate more screening lanes, while offering travellers a more relaxing, easier-to-navigate security experience.

Stansted Airport has become the first major airport in the UK to trial the use of compostable security bags, as part of its ‘Reduce, Reuse, Recycle’ campaign.
Content plans: Tour on 9th hosted by GOAA; Networking Day on February 10th
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Find out more >>Content plans: Join us in Dublin for APEX FTE EMEA, APEX FTE Ancillary & Retailing – co-located to deliver the region’s most comprehensive gathering of air transport leaders.
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Find out more >>Content plans: Join us at the 20th anniversary FTE Global, the “CES of Aviation” taking place in the new location of Dallas, Texas, on 8-10 September 2026, co-located with IFSA Global EXPO. Headline Partners include Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), Southwest Airlines, and Dallas Love Field Airport.
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The Transportation Security Administration will lead tours and briefings, and showcase the TSA Innovation Task Force’s latest initiatives.

SITA’s 2018 Air Transport Cybersecurity Insights shows that 89% of airline CIOs and 95% of airport CIOs plan a major programme around cybersecurity within three years.

Hamad International Airport has increased security screening capacity and reduced queuing time in its transfer areas as part of its commitment to providing a seamless transfer experience.

The six new airline partners are Air Serbia, Condor Airlines, Porter Airlines, SAS Scandinavian Airlines, Thomas Cook Airlines (UK) and Thomas Cook Airlines (Scandinavia).

Fourteen of the high-tech lanes have been installed in a joint project by Los Angeles World Airports and the Transportation Security Administration.

The new e-passport gates will be implemented as part of Newcastle Airport’s arrivals hall expansion, which is expected to be complete this spring.

FTE examines how the air transport industry is stepping up its efforts to provide new solutions to tackle cybersecurity.

Los Angeles World Airports has partnered with the Transportation Security Administration to pilot two new security checkpoint technologies at Los Angeles International Airport.

The Gemalto high-speed passport readers will provide fast and accurate authentication of travel documents, resulting in improved queue times and strengthened security.

Passengers will have dedicated security access, departure gates will be located nearby, and so-called “racetracks” will provide shorter boarding times.

A trial programme will begin in Terminal 2 in partnership with Southwest Airlines, and rollout is expected to start within the next six months.

During the Personal Security Pass pilot project, passengers on select flights can go online and reserve a specific time slot to go through security.
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