Transport Secretary, Chris Grayling has warned that the technology does not currently exist to completely prevent drone disruption at UK airports. He said that there was no “off the shelf solution” to stopping drones flying near critical national infrastructure and prevention technology was “very immature”. The Telegraph says that his…
Spanish civil guard on Sunday discovered African migrants inside two mattresses at the Melilla territory.In a video shared by Facebook user, Mohamed Hichonu, the security operatives could be seen lifting the mattresses off the roof of a car and one of them slicing it open with a knife.
“The government agency partners in the Department of Transportation (DOT) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have dual roles,’’ it says. “ They are both regulators and service providers. When any of their responsibilities are placed on pause due to a shutdown there are safety, security and efficiency gaps that…
USA – U.S Pilots Warn Government Shutdown is Affecting Safety US pilots have urged President Trump and congressional leaders to end the shutdown of government agencies because it is adversely affecting the safety, security and efficiency of the national airspace system. The call comes as news reports say airport screeners are calling…
USA – Airports Seeing Rise in Security Screeners Calling Off Work The federal agency tasked with guaranteeing U.S. airport security acknowledged an increase in the number of its employees calling off work during the partial government shutdown. Employees of the Transportation Security Administration are expected to work without pay during the shutdown…
Dan Symonds, Passenger Journal Today reports London Heathrow Airport has unveiled its plans for a full-scale roll out of new biometric services from the summer of 2019. The development will streamline the passenger journey from check-in to take-off and could reduce the average journey time by up to a third.…
Some of you may not have seen the message from James Douglass, President on the ‘about us’ page. The message has been copied below as a news post. Our 2018 Conference which was held on the 14th – 15th May and hosted by EUROPOL was a huge success. The conference…
For immediate release 19 June 2018 Brussels, 19 June 2018: Brussels becomes the Global meeting point for the airport industry this week, as the joint ACI EUROPE & WORLD Annual Congress & General Assemblies takes place today & tomorrow, hosted by Brussels Airport. This morning, ACI EUROPE addressed the immediate…
EU SAGAS 15 March 2018 Announced meetings 1 Universal Security Audit Programme – Continuous Monitoring Approach (USAP – CMA) seminar – 24–26 April 2018, Kyiv, Ukraine ICAO will conduct an USAP-CMA seminar for all states in the EUR/NAT regions from 24 to 26 April 2018, hosted by Ukraine in Kyiv.…
Wednesday, September 18th, 2013, by Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) USA – TIACA says EU’s cargo security regulations fall short The International Air Cargo Association said new European Union regulations on air cargo security fall outside industry goals of unified global standards. The new regulations take effect July 1,…
