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- Detection of Explosives on Airline Passengers: Recommendation of the 9/11 Commission and Related Issues
- The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States, known as the 9/11 Commission, recommended that Congress and the Transportation Security Administration give priority attention to screening airline passengers for explosives. The key issue for Congress is balancing the costs of mandating passenger explosives trace detection against other aviation...
- White papers 2005-02-07
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- Greater Rochester International Airport to Test New Explosive Trace Detection Technology
- On Monday, June 21, 2004, the Transportation Security Administration TSA will introduce air travelers at the Greater Rochester International Airport GRIA to an Explosive Trace Detection Portal at one of the passenger security checkpoint, representing On Monday, June 21, 2004, the Transportation Security Administration TSA will introduce air travelers at...
- Research articles 2004-06-21
- Smiths Detection Announces First Order of 25 Sentinel II Explosive Detection Trace Portals from the Transportation Security Administration; Sentinel II Detects Explosive Substances; Reduces Passenger Screening Time
- PINE BROOK, N.J. -- Smiths Detection, the world's leading provider of trace detection and x-ray security screening equipment, today announced the Transportation Security Administration TSA has purchased its Sentinel II explosive detection walk-through trace portals. The Sentinel II portals will be deployed at various airports across the country and will...
- Research articles 2005-06-15
- San Francisco International Airport's International Terminal became the first major US airport to achieve the mandated 100% passenger baggage screening through the use of an in-line Explosive Detection System.(Brief Article)
- San Francisco International Airport's International Terminal became the first major US airport to achieve the mandated 100% passenger baggage ... San Francisco International Airport's International Terminal became the first major US airport to achieve the mandated 100% passenger baggage screening through the use of an...
- Research articles 2003-01-01
- Analogic Notified by FAA of Certification of Explosive Detection System
- PEABODY, Mass.--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 24, 1998--Analogic Corporation (NASDAQ:ALOG), a leading manufacturer of high precision medical and industrial, diagnostic and measurement instruments and equipment, announced today it had been notified by the Federal Aviation Administration FAA that L-3/Analogic's "eXaminer 3DX 6000" explosive detection system EDS an airport security system that detects a...
- Research articles 1998-11-24
- Smiths Detection Explosive Detection and Chemical Identifier Deployed in New York Transit System; Sabre 4000 and HazMatID Systems Purchased by New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority
- PINE BROOK, N.J. -- Smiths Detection, the world's leading provider of trace and X-ray detection systems, today announced the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority MTA has purchased their explosive detection and chemical identification equipment for deployment in and around the MTA commuter rail system. The MTA Police will begin using...
- Research articles 2006-05-25
- Qantas introduces new passenger screening equipment.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-15 March 2002-QANTAS: Qantas introduces new passenger screening equipment C1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:14032002 Sydney -- Qantas is investing more than $10 million on new passenger screening equipment as part of a scheduled revamp of security equipment throughout Australia from...
- Research articles 2002-03-15
- Barringer announces major contract award from European Passenger Services Ltd
- NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J.--BUSINESS WIRE--April 11, 1996--Barringer Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: BARR) today announced that its Canadian subsidiary Barringer Research Ltd. ("BRL") has been awarded a contract valued at approximately $1,200,000, by European Passenger Services Ltd. ("EPSL") to provide its Model 400 IONSCAN explosive detector units.EPSL provides passenger rail services from Great...
- Research articles 1996-04-11
- GE Security's Entry Scan Explosive Trace Detection Portals Help Better Protect Passengers at Warsaw's Frederic Chopin Airport
- GE Homeland Protection Inc., a business of GE Security, Inc., a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of the General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE), today announced the deployment and activation of 17 EntryScan walk-through explosive trace detection portals for passenger screening at Poland's Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport.
- Research articles 2007-09-20
- Small explosive device found in man's carry-on
- OKLAHOMA CITY AP -- A small explosive device was found in a passenger's carry-on bag as the man passed through a checkpoint, and federal agents arrested him, the FBI said Thursday. Officials have found no apparent connection between Charles Alfred Dreyling Jr. and any terrorist group or activity,...
- Research articles 2005-08-12
- Smiths Detection Announces First Deployment of Explosive Detection Walk-Through Trace Portal Following Successful Pilot; Newark Liberty International Airport First of Three New York Metro-Area Airports to Receive Sentinel II for Deployment
- PINE BROOK, N.J. -- Smiths Detection, the world's leading provider of trace detection and x-ray security screening equipment, today announced the first deployment of its Sentinel II explosive detection walk-through trace portal since completing field testing by the Transportation Security Administration TSA. The Sentinel II, a next-generation passenger security screening...
- Research articles 2005-07-26
- Smiths Detection to Provide High-Speed Explosive Detection Systems to Washington DC's Union Station; Nation's First Test for Screening Checked Baggage Boarded On Trains
- Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PINE BROOK, N.J.--BUSINESS WIRE--June 7, 2004 Smiths Detection, the world's leading supplier of baggage screening systems, today announced it has been selected by the Transportation Security Administration TSA to participate in a pilot program at Washington's Union Station to screen checked passenger baggage for explosives....
- Research articles 2004-06-07
- Smiths Detection Deploys Explosive Detection Walk-Through Trace Portal at Sacramento International Airport; Advanced Security Screening Technology Enhances Safety and Terminal Operations
- PINE BROOK, N.J. -- Smiths Detection, the world's leading provider of trace detection and X-ray security screening equipment, today announced three of its Sentinel II explosive detection walk-through trace portals have been deployed at the Sacramento International Airport SMF. Purchased by the Transportation Security Administration TSA, the next-generation passenger security...
- Research articles 2006-01-23
- Smiths Detection Deploys Explosive Detection Walk-Through Trace Portal at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport; North Carolina Deployment Closely Follows Multiple Washington D.C. Deployments
- PINE BROOK, N.J. -- Smiths Detection, the world's leading provider of trace detection and X-ray security screening equipment, announced its Sentinel II explosive detection walk-through trace portal has been deployed at the Charlotte-Douglas International Airport CLT. The Sentinel II, a next-generation passenger security screening technology, was deployed earlier this...
- Research articles 2006-01-12
- Smiths Detection Selected By TSA To Provide Two Explosive Detection Walk-Through Portals At Las Vegas' McCarran International Airport
- PINE BROOK, N.J. -- First Airport In Nation To Simultaneously Deploy Two Trace Portals For Passenger Security Screening
- Research articles 2005-02-24
- US to test new anti-explosives technology at New England airport
- WASHINGTON AFP ? The US Transportation Security Administration TSA this week for the first time will use state-of-the-art "explosive trace detection" technology in an airport, the agency announced. Travelers at T.F. Green State Airport in West Warwick, Rhode Island will be screened at the passenger security checkpoint using a...
- Research articles 2004-06-16
- China car sales surge on stimulus steps
- SHANGHAI, Nov 9 - China's passenger cars sales in October surged 75.8 per cent from a year earlier, official data showed, extending the explosive growth in recent months as government incentive policies continued to lure customers. A total of 946,400 passenger cars were sold in October, up sharply from 538,500...
- News items 2009-11-09
- Sentinel's progress: Jim Viscardi, Manager Transportation Security Technology & Programmes for Smiths Detection, charts the rise of the IONSCAN Sentinel II, which is now being deployed at airports across the US.(Smiths Detection)
- As improving airport security screening has been such a high priority since 9/11, recent technology advancements such as Smiths Detection's IONSCAN Sentinel II portal have been introduced as an added layer of security in airports around the world. It is a walk-through portal capable of detecting...
- Research articles 2005-10-01
- Security alerts at two US airports
- WASHINGTON AFP — One passenger was arrested and a US-bound plane diverted in two separate incidents in the United States, highlighting the tense heightened security surrounding air transport across the country. A male passenger was detained in Houston when "explosive residue" was detected on his clothes after he disembarked from...
- Research articles 2006-08-25
- What's New in Airport Security Technology: Detection Device Offers Comfort and Peace of Mind for Travelers
- Sellex International announced the availability of the Sencion threat liquids detector, a breakthrough in airline passenger screening technology. The Sencion uses electro-magnetic wavelengths to instantaneously detect threat liquids flammable or explosive liquids contained in glass or plastic bottles. As airports prepare for heavy...
- Research articles 2007-03-06
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