Press Release: Passengers at Rio benefit from new airport tech
Every four years, the world turns its attention to the talented and dedicated athletes taking part in the summer games. While all are keen t... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: security
Terrorism likely slowing passenger demand, IATA and experts say
The International Air Transport Association’s concerns that recent aviation and other terrorism incidents are slowing the growth of pa... Continue Reading
Panasonic Avionics seeks IFE hackers
Want to hack an inflight entertainment system? Panasonic Avionics, the industry leader in embedded IFE systems is inviting “white hat&... Continue Reading
#PaxEx Podcast: Airline Guys talk cabin crew jobs, safety and service
Welcome to Episode 37 of the #PaxEx Podcast. Our guests for this episode are Sylvester Pittman and Darin Topham, two veteran former flight a... Continue Reading
Airport security concerns mount in wake of UK Brexit decision
Recent terrorist attacks on the landside areas of Brussels Zaventem and Istanbul Ataturk airports highlight the need for increased cross-bor... Continue Reading
New international union, Airports United, decries rise in outsourcing
Early this month, as airline trade group IATA’s annual general meeting began in Ireland’s capital, a new international union group represent... Continue Reading
Cyber security in aviation: The woman who saw the tsunami coming
As a forensic chemist dealing in explosives and crime scene investigation, Boeing’s Faye Francy spent the first half of her career analyzing... Continue Reading
“First class causes air rage” paper contains serious data flaws
A research paper by Katherine DeCelles and Michael Norton, published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, has taken the media... Continue Reading
Munich Airport’s showpiece new satellite terminal opens
MUNICH: At the heart of the pedestrians-only center of Munich lies a huge open-air food market where you can buy almost any kind of food you... Continue Reading
Security theater warrants sorry new meaning after EgyptAir incident
This week media jumped on the latest aviation incident to play out live on social media. Not terrorism this time, fortunately, but a lone hi... Continue Reading
Tragedy in Brussels puts travel security in the spotlight
Following the tragic death of at least 34 people and hundreds of injuries as a result of terrorist attacks in the de facto EU capital of Bru... Continue Reading
Press Release: Cobham SBB system certified on Shenzhen 737 fleet
Cobham SATCOM’s AVIATOR 300 SwiftBroadband system is to be certified on Shenzhen Airlines’ Boeing 737-800 fleet. Cobham has part... Continue Reading
Press Release: Kontron pioneers integrated security in IoT
Kontron, a leading provider of Embedded Computing Technology (ECT), today announced its integrated IoT-ready hardware and software platfor... Continue Reading
Virgin America bundles ancillaries again under Power Trip Package
The bundles are unbundling and rebundling again. Virgin America just introduced the "Power Trip Package" taking the ancillary options and ma... Continue Reading
Pistol packing passengers give TSA another record haul
Everything I know about guns, inert grenades, gunpowder, throwing stars and the clever concealment of knives and other weapons I learned fro... Continue Reading
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