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European Commission removes all airlines from Indonesia from EU Air Safety List
The European Commission has cleared all air carriers from Indonesia from the EU Air Safety list after improvements to the aviation safety situation in the country.
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Hartsfield-Jackson sets record for most gun confiscations in one month
Fines for carrying a firearm in cabin baggage can vary from US$1,960 to $13,000 with a criminal referral.
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More than 40 per cent of Brits believe they have been subjected to undue suspicion at security
New research has revealed that 16 per cent of Britons think that there is no need for airport security, citing ‘saving time’ as the main reason for getting rid of it.
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Is the backlash against facial recognition deserved?
Facial recognition received a battery of bad PR recently with the news that some police forces in the United Kingdom had been trialling the technology to what might be politely termed limited success. This failure may have caused a stir in the media, but for Neil Norman, CEO of leading…
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Being naive is not an option: the threat of terrorism to the aviation industry
As the civil aviation industry continues to deal with the threat of terrorist attacks, Roni Tidhar, Head of International Consulting - Security and Safety, Ben-Gurion Airport, Commerce and Business Development Division, Israel Airports Authority (IAA), explores some key factors that every airport director or manager must address and preferably take…
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Drones will soon be banned from flying within 1km of airports in the UK
Another amendment to the Air Navigation Order 2016, through which the new rules are being carried, will require the pilots of drones weighing more than 250 grams to register and take a test - or face a £1,000 fine.
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Passengers at Nice Côte d’Azur Airport can now ‘deposit’ prohibited items
Hundreds of millions of Euros worth of goods are destroyed by security personnel in France every year or thrown away before a flight by passengers - could a deposit scheme fix that?
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Copenhagen Airport to invest $316 million in 2018 on renovation and expansion
2018 is set to be a period of investment in different areas of the airport as its passenger numbers climb.
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First UK airport drone-surveillance system trialed at London Southend
The trial set out to tackle one of the biggest emerging threats for airports the world over - the rise in public use of drones.
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Hamad International expands screening capacity and slashes waiting times
Out of the one million customers screened in March, 90 per cent per cent of the customers rated their experience as either good or excellent.
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Australia announces $294 million to go towards security innovations
The budget will contribute towards the deployment of more than 140 additional AFP Counter Terrorist First Response officers at airports and a further 50 officers to provide tactical intelligence.
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New York airports to get $20 million state fund for safety and modernisation
Previous grant awards have funded new airport hangars, airport terminal building renovations, taxiway resurfacing, security fencing, and fuel farm modernisations that improve security and spill prevention.
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Explosive-detecting dogs introduced in British airports to screen cargo
The dogs have undertaken a rigorous new training programme set out by the UK Government to prepare them for cargo screening.
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ACI and IATA’s NEXTT Vision – Building the journey of the future
8 May 2018 | By IATA and ACI WORLD
What does the journey of the future look like? ACI and IATA’s NEXTT Vision brings together concepts and ideas that will transform the passenger and cargo journey over the next 20 years.
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