Posted by: athomas
Dubai is now part of a growing number of countries refusing to use the body scanners being propagated by the U.S. government. In Dubai's case, it is due to cultural factors.

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Posted by: athomas
Despite the fact they don't work real well and the cost is much more than originally projected, the body scanners are coming soon to an airport near you. God help us, everyone...

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Posted by: athomas
TSA management has come up with an interesting way to recruit new transportation security officers, using pizza delivery boxes.

Posted by: athomas
In the age of checked-bag fees, nut-less flights, and cattle class, a new survey reveals Americans to be increasingly satisfied with the air travel experience.

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The emerging deployment of the full-body scanners, which was a haphazard response to the failed Christmas Day plot, has governments around the world concerned about privacy violations of their citizens.

According to DHS Secretary Napolitano, these governments have nothing to fear.

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In a significant improvement over recent events, an suspected Al Qaeda was not allowed to enter the U.S. after trying to arrive via an AeroMexico flight.

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The last line of defense for on-board incidents...

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After the failed Times Square bombing, airports along the East Coast of the U.S. were placed under high alert. Still, with all of this new vigilance, the suspected plotter was able to clear security at JFK, board an Emirates flight, and have that flight begin the departure process - before authorities reacted.

This is eerily reminiscent of the Christmas Day fiasco.

At the core of these failings is the lack of coherent data and knowledge management strategies across the aviation security system.

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The hits just keep on comin'...

This incident also take place with a Federal Air Marshal on board.

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The TSA announced today new security measures for flights inbound to the U.S.

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