Aviation and Airport

Clarifying U.S. exit requirements for non-U.S. travelers
From 28 May to 2 July 2009, DHS conducted a test of biometric exit procedures at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport; the procedures tested during the trial will be deployed in 2010; until then, all international visitors should do is return their paper Form I-94 (Arrival-Departure Record) or Form I-94W to an airline or ship representative
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Reveal Imaging shows a new cabin baggage screening system
The company says it had identified a need for a superior screening technology to be put in place for cabin baggage
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GE offers airport detection system to the U.S. Army
The U.S. Army wants to use GE’s trace detection system; the device may be used for drug detection and explosive detection
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Airport security market growing, offering opportunities to big and small companies
The flood of government money in the wake of 9./11, aimed to bolster airport security, created a temporary over-capacity of equipment; with that over-capacity used, new technologies emerging, and more than $1 billion in stimulus package funds, the airport security market is poised for growth
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Australian, Kiwi passengers to use electronic passport control
New electronic passport control for Australians and New Zealanders will allow bypassing queues for baggage screening from the end of this year
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Tacoma airport runway tunnel safety project complete
The tunnel’s 3-foot-thick walls and roof and 2.4 million pounds of rebar are a reflection of the project’s main goal — safety; fire monitoring system set for September completion
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BPSI shows new mobile trailer CBRN detection unit
Mobile Sentry One is a trailer-mounted system that incorporates chemical and radiological (optional biological detection is available) sensor technology with proprietary firmware and software to detect and identify an airborne toxic attack within seconds
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Universal Safety Response wins 2009 business awards
USR was acquired by Smith & Wesson for $26.2 million in cash and 9.7 million shares; Inc. 5,000 names USR as one of fastest-growing private companies in America
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Viz Lab, Defentech show perimeter security system
Defentect’s gamma radiation detection technology is used in a perimeter security system that can detect radiological materials
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Perimeter security market: Big and growing
The perimeter security market is growing, and that growth offers many opportunities for niche security vendors as well as integrators;
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Perimeter security: much is yet to be done
Multiple jurisdictions, a large number of stake holders, and lack of extensive and specific mandates from TSA make airport perimeter security a daunting task — a task which many airports are yet to address effectively
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U.K. approves Honeywell analytics product
U.K. Home Office Scientific Development Branch (HOSDB) approves Honeywell’s new Active Alert v4.7 video analytics solution as an Imagery Library for Intelligent Detection Systems, or i-LIDS; product is now approved for government use in applications for perimeter detection and protection across critical infrastructure facilities
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Tracking people who left their bags in public buildings
SUBITO (Surveillance of Unattended Baggage and the Identification and Tracking of the Owner) program will be able to identify specific shapes and movements that allow an individual and their baggage to be tracked over time
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Global Entry expanded to 13 additional U.S. airports
The Global Entry initiatives allows passengers to register their biometric information at an airport kiosk — and then go through streamlined screening process before boarding
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Behavioral observation comes to Canada's airports
Planning for the training and deployment of behavioral plainclothes security officers is to begin this fall, with a pilot project expected to roll out at a major airport in 2010
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