CATSA’s New Screening Line at YYC Includes CT Technology
The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority’s (CATSA’s) has just installed a new screening line at Calgary International Airport (YYC), equipped with CT X-ray technology. That’s good news for travellers, who can now enjoy an elevated security screening experience at this line located at the USA Concourse E security checkpoint. With CT technology, passengers no longer […]
New Customer Service Role at CATSA Checkpoints
Passengers needing assistance now have access to a bilingual resource, across 16 airports nationwide, to help guide them through the security screening process. Introduced by the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) in July 2024, this new position enhances the client experience by ensuring passengers receive barrier-free services at security screening checkpoints. Primarily located in […]
Colombia, sede del Foro Global de Facilitación 2024 de la OACI
La capital colombiana es la sede de uno de los eventos más importante de la aviación civil a nivel mundial, que se lleva a cabo del 21 al 23 de octubre, donde destacados exponentes, representantes de autoridades de aviación y del sector aeronáutico, participan de una amplia agenda académica bajo el lema «El cielo sin […]
IATA Launches AVSEC Insight Platform to Help Manage Business Security Risks
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the launch of AVSEC Insight, an online platform offering users a comprehensive range of timely, open-source, information to aid in identifying potential security risks and threats to their operations and businesses. “Monitoring risks is both difficult and time-consuming, particularly for airlines with international operations. Adding destinations means more […]
TSA PreCheck Program Reaches 10-Million-Member Milestone
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced its PreCheck program has reached a milestone of 10 million members. Since its inception in December 2013, the TSA has added more than 400 enrollment centers nationwide, boosting membership by 18 percent between March 2019 and February 2020. The 10-million-member milestone was set in the TSA Modernization Act, part […]
TSA Screens Record-Breaking Number of Travelers Over Holidays
The Transportation Security Administration broke records over the holidays, screening more than 43.8 million passengers and crew members during the holiday time period (December 19 to January 5). This is a 4 percent increase from the holiday period of 2018. Friday, December 27, saw the most action, with more than 2.6 million travelers passing through […]
U.S. aims to use facial recognition on nearly all departing air travelers within four years
The United States Department of Homeland Security says U.S. Customs and Border Protection is working toward implementation of biometric exit technology to cover more than 97% of departing commercial air travelers within the next four years. The goal is outlined in the department’s “Fiscal Year 2018 Entry/Exit Overstay Report.” As of September 2018, 15 U.S. […]
Funding and Reforms for Screening a Positive Move for Air Travellers
Canada’s airports today welcomed the Government of Canada’s commitment in Budget 2019 to invest in improving security screening at Canada’s airports for the coming government fiscal year, and looks forward to discussions with government on a new corporate structure for CATSA. Canada’s airports have sought permanent structural changes to how the Canadian Air Transport Security […]
Cooperation Key to Keeping Aviation Secure Amid Evolving Threats and Doubling Passenger Demand: IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on industry and governments to work together more closely to keep aviation secure in the face of evolving security threats and the forecast doubling of passenger demand to reach 8.2 billion by 2037. “Flying is secure. But keeping it that way is not an easy task. Threats are […]
US House bill would stop diverting TSA passenger security fees
A bipartisan group of US lawmakers have introduced legislation to ensure that revenue collected by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to fund its operations will no longer be diverted for non-security uses. The Funding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration Act, or the “FASTER Act,” would repeal a requirement that a portion of the […]
