Airport Security

Finavia trials security prediction service

Airport operator Finavia is piloting a new digital service that will show passengers the predicted queue time at security control

Fraport upgrades FRA passenger scanners

The operator has partnered with Rohde & Schwarz to modernise passenger security checkpoints at Frankfurt Airport (FRA)

K2 to supply NTO security checkpoint

The New Terminal One at JFK and K2 Security Screening Group will build a large state-of-the-art passenger screening checkpoint

Automated Smiths system wins first cert

Smiths Detection has become the first supplier to receive certification for its Automated Prohibited Items Detection System (APIDS)

TSA finds dismantled firearm

TSA staff have discovered firearm parts concealed in a LEGO box and a boot at a Newark Liberty International Airport checkpoint

Smiths wins service subcontract

The company will provide preventative and corrective maintenance for 486 hold baggage scanning systems across 41 airports in the US

Perimeter security: Why certification counts

Peter Jackson of Jacksons Fencing looks at how certification can play a role in making airports more secure and more resilient

Birdi upgrades Daytona security

Security solutions provider Birdi Systems is to modernise and maintain security systems at Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB)

CBP launches enrolment in Paradise

Conditionally approved Global Entry applicants can schedule an appointment at a new enrolment location at the Cyril E King International Airport

Smiths accelerates SeeTrue partnership

Smiths Detection has embarked on a new partnership with SeeTrue, a provider of AI-based threat detection software

C-UAS demo day heads to Bicester

Airport Drone Protection (ADP) has chosen Bicester Aerodrome as the official site for the annual Counter Drone (C-UAS) Live Demonstration Day

Biosecurity: Airports keep the Antipodes safe

Emma Kelly looks at the measures Australia and New Zealand are taking to defend their ecosystems against everything from mites to viruses