The Transportation Security Administration will lead tours and briefings, and showcase the TSA Innovation Task Force’s latest initiatives.
REDEFINING THE END-TO-END PASSENGER EXPERIENCE AND BUSINESS PERFORMANCE
REDEFINING THE END-TO-END PASSENGER EXPERIENCE AND BUSINESS PERFORMANCE
The Transportation Security Administration will lead tours and briefings, and showcase the TSA Innovation Task Force’s latest initiatives.
Smiths Detection’s Cameron Mann, Global Market Director – Aviation, discusses how Risk Based Screening will take security to the next level.
The 3D equipment is expected to end the need for passengers to remove their liquids and laptops from cabin baggage when passing through security.
A computed tomography (CT) scanner is now available at the airport, providing improved explosives detection capabilities at a TSA checkpoint.
The walk-through scanner uses space technology to image human body heat and has the potential to reduce queues as it screens people on the move.
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.
ANA All Nippon Airways, Cathay Pacific, Korean Air, Finnair and Contour Aviation are the latest airlines to join the TSA PreCheck programme.
The two automated security screening lanes, funded by American Airlines, are now in operation in Terminal D at Miami International Airport.
Pittsburgh International Airport will be the first US airport since 9/11 to allow public airside access, following close collaboration with the TSA.
Travellers will now have to place all electronic devices larger than a cell phone in bins for X-ray screening at US airports.
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