Some UK airports are to be given more time to install security technology that could spell an end to tiny toiletries, with serious financial penalties planned for those which fail to meet the new deadlines, the Department for Transport (DfT) announced today. First announced in 2018, the new scann...

During 2023, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) intercepted a total of 6,737 firearms at airport security checkpoints, preventing them from getting into the secure areas of the airport and onboard aircraft. Approximately 93% of these firearms were loaded. This total surpasses the pr...

Liberty Defense Holdings Ltd., a provider of detection solutions for concealed weapons and threats, has announced that beta testing with the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) at the Toronto Pearson International Airport (Pearson) has commenced November 1, 2022, and will continue for a period...

Airport authorities have been building more resilient security infrastructure that is able to monitor a large number of passenger movements as security threat is rising with new data driven technologies and significant passenger growth, experts and officials said at the Airport Security conference a...

Airports are investing billions of dollars in upgrading and expanding their safety and security systems to ensure an effective and hassle-free management of passengers flow and cargo movements as they continue their upward curve globally.  Airport Security has been changing diametrically as the f...

A 'super-sensitive' walk-through passenger scanner that reportedly reveals hidden security threats is being trialled from today (4 December) until Friday (7 December) at Cardiff Airport. The scanner uses space technology to image human body heat, is the result of a collaboration between scientist...