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First facial recognition kiosks in US to debut at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson

From privateofficerbreakingnews: Atlanta GA Sept 22 2018 -- Delta Air Lines plans to launch what it calls the nation’s first “biometric terminal” by deploying facial recognition at multiple points in the international terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson. At the Maynard H. Jackson International Terminal and Concourse F at the Atlanta airport, Delta plans to use facial recognition [...]

By |2018-09-24T06:09:13-04:00September 24th, 2018|News|Comments Off on First facial recognition kiosks in US to debut at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson

Airport checkpoints in the summer — more passengers, longer lines

By Larry Rulison, Albany Times Union. COLONIE — Come early, have your bag packed properly and expect that you might need to unpack some items at the security checkpoint, more so than last summer. That's the advice of Bart Johnson, who leads security for the Transportation Security Administration at airports across upstate, including at Albany International Airport. [...]

By |2018-06-19T22:38:03-04:00June 19th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Airport checkpoints in the summer — more passengers, longer lines

Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport has homeless epidemic

KELLY YAMANOUCHI ON FEB 5, 2018 SOURCE: MCCLATCHY, SecurityInfoWatch.com Feb. 02--Atlanta airport officials like to boast that Hartsfield-Jackson International is the world's busiest and most efficient airport, with a terminal that always looks "opening day fresh." But over the past few months, the airport's domestic terminal has become more known for being filled with homeless people [...]

By |2018-02-05T20:11:10-05:00February 5th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport has homeless epidemic

TV crew tried to sneak fake pipe bomb through Newark Airport security

By Paul Milo pmilo@njadvancemedia.com, NJ Advance Media for NJ.com At least seven members of a cable television crew were arrested after they tried to sneak a fake explosive device through a security checkpoint at Newark Liberty International Airport , the Transportation Security Administration said Thursday. IFPO grads can now continue learning through Kaplan University A law enforcement source with knowledge of [...]

By |2018-01-19T08:40:12-05:00January 19th, 2018|News|Comments Off on TV crew tried to sneak fake pipe bomb through Newark Airport security

British man tries to board plane wearing 8 pairs of pants and 10 shirts

From TheStar: A British tourist was barred twice from flying home at Iceland's Keflavik International Airport, after he first turned up wearing eight pairs of pants and 10 shirts. Ryan Carney Williams, who goes by the name Ryan Hawaii on Twitter, reportedly did so to avoid paying for excess luggage on his British Airways flight [...]

By |2018-01-17T20:27:12-05:00January 17th, 2018|News|Comments Off on British man tries to board plane wearing 8 pairs of pants and 10 shirts

Aldermen want Chicago’s O’Hare Airport security to be police officers again

JOHN BYRNE ON DEC 18, 2017 SOURCE: MCCLATCHY, SecurityInfoWatch.com Dec. 13 -- Chicago aldermen are again fighting city Aviation Commissioner Ginger Evans' decision to remove the word "police" from airport security officers' titles after an infamous dragging incident on a United Airlines flight at O'Hare airport. An ordinance introduced Wednesday would take away Evans' power [...]

By |2017-12-19T20:42:32-05:00December 19th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Aldermen want Chicago’s O’Hare Airport security to be police officers again

Florida airport hosts TSA showcase of illegal weapons

from PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. Dec 15 2017- Transportation Security Administration officers have had a busy year stopping passengers from carrying guns on planes in Florida. Across the state, they’ve found 479 this year, compared 411 last year. At Palm Beach International Airport, they’ve doubled the amount from last year, totaling 28. IFPO’s Year-end [...]

By |2017-12-18T06:26:08-05:00December 18th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Florida airport hosts TSA showcase of illegal weapons

Miami Airport breach: Man sneaks onto tarmac through baggage carousel

Photo from http://www.miami-limo.com/limo-service-miami/ MONIQUE O. MADAN ON NOV 7, 2017 SOURCE: MCCLATCHY, SecurityInfoWatch.com Nov. 06--A man pretending to talk on a cellphone made it past Miami International Airport security Saturday, jumped onto a luggage carousel, and sprinted onto the tarmac, exclusive video shows. The footage shows a man casually strolling past an empty security checkpoint [...]

By |2017-11-07T20:20:18-05:00November 7th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Miami Airport breach: Man sneaks onto tarmac through baggage carousel

New TSA rules in effect this week for inbound US flights

CHICAGO - MARCH 15: Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers staff a checkpoint at O'Hare International Airport on March 15, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois. Today TSA personnel are scheduled to begin using the Backscatter Advanced Imaging Technology full-body scanners at the airport. Twenty airports nationwide are now using full-body scanners. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:34:07-05:00October 27th, 2017|News|Comments Off on New TSA rules in effect this week for inbound US flights

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