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The Pune Airport, in coordination with the (CISF) and other stakeholder agencies, conducted the annual Bomb Threat Mock Exercise under the Bomb Threat Contingency Plan (BTCP) to assess emergency preparedness and strengthen inter-agency coordination in responding to bomb threat situations. Read More …
The latest attack on the international airport in Saudi Arabia’s capital of Riyadh killed 12 people and injured over 300 others, civil aviation authorities said early Sunday, with some in critical condition. The attack was the deadliest in any Gulf Read More …
Foreign tourists who visited geothermal bathing lagoons during their stay in Iceland have received false positive results during screening for explosives or hazardous substances at Keflavík Airport. A tourist who was recently travelling around Iceland raised the issue in a Read More …
Your hand-luggage liquid limit began as an emergency response to the 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot — a plan to detonate liquid explosives disguised as soft drinks on UK-to-North-America flights. Nearly two decades on, the rule remains the UK baseline because Read More …
A bomb squad responded to an incident at Oklahoma’s Will Rogers International Airport (OKC) after a TSA officer came across a concerning item in a passenger’s checked bag. She then called for Supervisory TSA Officer Michael Tippie to take a Read More …
German investigators uncovered a third drone and suspected military explosives thought to be connected to an attempted attack on Leipzig airport, local media have reported. The drone was discovered in Kabelsketal, just to the west of the airport, along with Read More …
An unidentified flying object hit a a cargo plane at a German airport on Wednesday, as the discovery of a drone carrying an explosive device caused disruption and the suspension of flights. An airport staff member discovered the drone in Read More …
An attack using explosive-laden drones on the Tibú airport in northeastern Colombia left three people injured and caused infrastructure damage. The army attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army (ELN) and deployed tanks to the area. Military forces confirmed Read More …
A bizarre discovery at Indianapolis International Airport this week has generated headlines nationwide after Transportation Security Administration officers uncovered two live smoke grenades hidden inside a traveler’s checked luggage, including one concealed inside a jar of peanut butter. According to Read More …
Pakistan’s first-ever Explosive Detection System (EDS) was inaugurated at the cargo terminal of Sialkot International Airport on Tuesday. The state-of-the-art system is aimed at strengthening cargo security, enhancing operational efficiency and facilitating exports in line with international standards. The EDS Read More …
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at two Ohio airports discovered prohibited replicas of explosive devices at the security checkpoint during routine screening in one week. A training aid anti-tank mine was discovered at Dayton International Airport on Read More …
A Sacramento man arrested this weekend at Sacramento International Airport after TSA agents detected suspected explosive materials, a timer and a cryptic message in his carry-on luggage now faces federal charges in the incident. Federal prosecutors Tuesday filed charges of Read More …
A drone loaded with explosives and of unknown origin crashed without causing damage a few days ago near Bogotá’s El Dorado international airport and the adjoining Catam military base, the Colombian Aerospace Force (FAC, in Spanish) reported Thursday. The commander Read More …
A 30-year-old U.S. Marine could face charges after authorities accused him of having a live 25mm explosive round in his checked luggage Monday afternoon at Palm Springs International Airport in California. Palm Springs police told ABC News that servicemember — Read More …
FORT HAMILTON, N.Y. — More than a dozen federal, state and local agencies trained together at Fort Hamilton on March 11, 2026, as Transportation Security Administration canine training instructors from John F. Kennedy International Airport led a large‑scale multi‑agency K‑9 Read More …
International travelers will have noticed that security screening at U.S. and European airports is not the same. While both TSA and ECAC have rigorous security screening standards, the approach can be quite different. TSA and ECAC, for instance, have different Read More …
The U.N. World Food Programme said on Wednesday it had suspended flights to the northwestern Burkina Faso town of Solle after an explosion near a helicopter it chartered injured a crew member and a government official. The WFP is trying Read More …
Travelers celebrated the suggestion that American airports might soon ease restrictions on liquids in carry-on bags that create endless hassles at security checkpoints, but more than a third of all airports around the country still haven’t upgraded their screening systems Read More …
Authorities have destroyed a suspicious object found in an abandoned motorcycle at Phuket International Airport on Wednesday evening. Officials from the police Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit and the K-9 police dog team conducted a detailed inspection of the motorcycle, Read More …
The acting head of Transportation Security Administration said on Tuesday the agency did not rule out considering a plan to privatize the government agency while defending a proposed cut for screening officers. “Nothing is off the table,” Acting TSA Administrator Read More …