Subsidiary of Alien Technology([R]) Works with the Department of Homeland Security DHS and Transportation Security Administration TSA MILLBRAE, Calif. -- Quatrotec, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alien Technology Corporation, today announced it is working on, or has completed projects at 28 U.S. airports for security systems installation and integration,...
Baggage and Cargo Handling Solution Services Receive Certification and Designation from U.S. Department of Homeland Security MILLBRAE, Calif. -- Quatrotec, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alien Technology Corporation, today announced that its baggage and cargo handling services have earned a certification and designation as a Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technology under...
M2 PRESSWIRE-13 July 2007-QANTAS: Qantas invests more than $100 million on airport security in lead up to Government deadlineC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:13072007 Sydney: The Qantas Group said today it had spent more than $100 million on equipment and infrastructure to...
HOUSTON, United states AFP — A US man was arrested after bringing a stick of dynamite onto a US-bound flight in the most serious of three security alerts to rattle the jittery air travel industry. The alerts come two weeks after security was ramped up following the announcement by British...
WASHINGTON AFP — Three security alerts involving separate US flights highlighted the tension surrounding air transport across the country, with one passenger found carrying explosives and two planes diverted. The security alerts come two weeks after British police said they had thwarted an alleged plot to blow up US-bound transatlantic...
Byline: Joseph Ryan Daily Herald Staff Writer A Southwest Airlines jet arriving at Midway International Airport was searched by authorities and cleared Friday afternoon. The Transportation Security Administration requested the additional screening of baggage in the bay area of the plane when...
M2 PRESSWIRE-11 August 2006-Delta-Air: Delta Recommendations for Passenger Travel; Delta waives fees for one-time ticket change for UK TravelC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:10082006 ATLANTA - The Department of Homeland Security has raised the threat level to Orange for all commercial aviation...
M2 PRESSWIRE-11 August 2006-Delta-Air: Delta Offers Additional Staff and Passenger Tips to Help Ease Travel Through Heightened Security Procedures; Airline waives fees for one-time ticket change for UK TravelC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:10082006 ATLANTA - Delta Air Lines today increased staffing...
M2 PRESSWIRE-10 August 2006-QANTAS AIRWAYS: Special Aviation Security Measures for Air Travel to the United KingdomC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:10082006 Sydney - Qantas said today that it would comply with new, temporary security measures introduced by the UK Government for flights...
LONDON AFP — Air passengers should get used to more stringent security checks until technology is developed to detect liquid explosives believed to be at the heart of an alleged bomb plot foiled by British police, newspapers said. Some 24 people were arrested on Thursday over the alleged plot...
QRSciences (PINKSHEETS: QRSHY) (ASX: QRS) announced today that it has reached agreement with Rapiscan Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of OSI Systems, giving Rapiscan preferred pricing and licensing rights over technology developed by QRS that makes up part of the co-developed Rapiscan QXR1000 baggage and package screening system. Under...
CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif. -- Global ePoint, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEPT), a leading manufacturer of security technologies for the aviation, law enforcement, industrial and commercial markets, today announced that Astrophysics, a leading developer and manufacturer of x-ray scanning security systems, has received an order for thirteen baggage screening x-ray machines from...
Baggage screening. A new report by the Government Accountability Office GAO assesses the effectiveness of explosives detection systems EDS and explosives trace detection ETD systems installed in airports around the country by the Transportation Security Administration TSA. The EDS and ETD machines were in...
Graf & Lewent Architects, the New York design firm specializing in high-tech environments, has been awarded the re-design of the Continental Airlines Terminal C overseas passenger check-in and checked baggage screening area at Newark Liberty International Airport. This high-profile $3.2 million project is intended to enhance aesthetics and significantly...
DHS has awarded $9.5 million under the Intercity Bus Security Program to support passenger and baggage screening; enhance bus facility security; improve vehicle monitoring, tracking and communication systems; and conduct training and exercises. The department awards the grants on a competitive basis according to criteria designed...
ABSTRACT This article examines the adoption of Radio Frequency Identification RFID technology in the commercial aviation industry, focusing on the role of RFID systems for improved baggage handling and security. Based upon secondary and trade literature, the article provides a timely overview of developments with regard to the implementation...
A mammoth X-ray machine at the Salt Lake airport swallowed Renae Hilton's two floral-patterned suitcases, the bigger one packed with Christmas toys for her grandchildren. Hilton wasn't concerned at all about what could happen to her bags once they disappeared behind the wall at the Southwest Airlines ticket...
US-SKorea-air-threat LOS ANGELES AFP ? A Korean Air jumbo jet made an emergency landing in Alaska after a bomb threat was made against the plane, officials said. The Boeing 747-400, plying a route between Seoul and New York, touched down in Anchorage at 1:42 am (0942 GMT)...
By Bryon Okada, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--In the darkness beneath many of the nation's largest airports, a bypass is under construction. Workers are assembling vast mazes of conveyor belts in abandoned train stations,...
Vancouver International Airport Authority has unveiled a C$1.4 billion ($1b) programme of capital expenditure designed to accommodate both the advent of the Airbus A380 and the 23 million passengers it expects by 2013. Plans include nine further international gates, renovations to domestic gate areas and to...
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