The Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at Syracuse Hancock International Airport is using new technology that confirms the validity of a traveler’s identification (ID) and reduces a touchpoint for airport agents.
Trenton-Mercer Airport (TTN) in New Jersey is conducting a full-scale emergency training exercise that will allow the organization to evaluate its emergency preparedness procedures.
The Federal Aviation Administration(FAA) will accept applications from airport sponsors through Dec. 17, 2020, under the Fiscal Year 2021 Military Airport Program (MAP). The MAP provides funding to help develop former military airports or designated joint-use military airfields for civilian use.
“The same risks that apply to any organization apply to a school system as well,” says John Clark, Director of Safety and Security for Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS). “The difference is we’re dealing with kids. So, we must make our training age appropriate. We have to understand the audience at all times, but we still want the same outcome at the end of the day, which is a safe and secure environment.”
Now that Heathrow has facilities that allow for passengers to be tested either on arrival or prior to departure, the aviation industry is urging the Government’s new Global Travel Taskforce to launch a testing regime that provides a safe alternative to the existing 14-day quarantine.
The Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at Albany International Airport is now using new technology that confirms the validity of a traveler’s identification and confirms their flight information in near real time. This technology will enhance detection capabilities for identifying fraudulent documents at the security checkpoint.
In this non-TSA-administered program, passengers concerned about crowded airport checkpoints during the pandemic may want to go through Denver International Airport.
The airport is reportedly the first airport in the U.K. to treat its security trays with ultraviolet light energy to protect passengers and staff and reduce the spread of COVID-19 and other infections in the high-touch surface area.
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