US airport security agency does not rule out privatization

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 …

REAL ID Checks Are Set to Disrupt Travel at Airports Across US

US travelers are facing additional complications from a new federal identification rule that threatens to snarl operations at the nation’s airports just ahead of the summer rush. Officials on Wednesday began enforcing a long-planned requirement that domestic passengers use what’s Read More …

Sudanese paramilitary RSF targets Port Sudan’s airport, seaport with explosive-laden drones

The Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) early Tuesday carried out a drone attack targeting the seaport and airport in the city of Port Sudan, eastern Sudan. According to an Anadolu correspondent, fires broke out at Port Sudan city’s airport Read More …

Israel: Three people wounded as a result of Houthi missile explosion near Ben-Gurion Airport

Three people were mildly wounded on Sunday as a result of a Houthi missile that crashed in the area of Ben-Gurion Airport’s Terminal 3, Israel’s emergency service Magen David Adom said. MDA medics and paramedics provided medical treatment to a Read More …

European team to train Pakistani airport staff in security protocols

Next week, a team from the European Civil Aviation agency will visit Pakistan for a special training program. This will be the first time airport staff receive specialized training in aviation security from European experts. The training sessions will take Read More …

Explosive Ordnance Disposal techs train with interagency partners in Colorado Springs

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians trained with law enforcement and airport security personnel to combat Improvised Explosive Devices during a four-day interagency exercise in Colorado Springs, Colorado. U.S. Army EOD teams from the Fort Carson, Read More …

Somalia: Mogadishu flights suspended after US Embassy warning

It is understood that Turkish Airlines and Qatar Airways have cancelled flights to and from Mogadishu, Somalia, following a warning from the US of a “potential imminent attack” at Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ). On March 4, 2025, after “tracking Read More …

Pakistan: Faisalabad, Multan airports to get advanced screening system

The Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) will instal state-of-the-art explosive detection system (EDS) CT machines along with an advanced baggage handling system at Karachi, Multan, and Faisalabad airports. A spokesperson for the PAA said on Wednesday that the project was being Read More …

Vietnam: Explosives found in teen’s bag at Đà Nẵng Airport

Security personnel at Đà Nẵng International Airport said on Monday they detected a young passenger attempting to carry explosive materials onto a domestic flight from Đà Nẵng to HCM City last month. During routine luggage screening at the domestic terminal Read More …

American Airlines flight from New York to New Delhi diverted to Rome due to bomb threat

An American Airlines flight traveling from New York to New Delhi was diverted to Rome Sunday due to a bomb threat, according to a source familiar with the situation. In a statement, American Airlines said Flight AA292 was traveling from Read More …

Azerbaijan plane crash investigation to determine type of rocket used

A total of 38 passengers were killed, while 29 survived on Wednesday after an Azerbaijan Airlines flight from Baku to Grozny crashed as it attempted to make an emergency landing near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan. The investigation into Read More …

Cambodia: EU commits to enhancing security collaboration

The European Union (EU) has committed to enhance collaboration on a host of measures to maintain the Kingdom’s security. This was communicated during a work discussion meeting between Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sar Sokha and EU Ambassador Read More …

Alberta: Calgary International Airport introduces CT X-Ray scanning

In an effort to cut wait times, the Calgary International Airport has launched a new screening line — allowing passengers to leave liquids and electronics in their carry-on bag during security check. CT technology uses three-dimensional, rotatable X-ray imaging — Read More …

TSA bomb experts at Columbus airport work to keep explosives off planes

As millions of people get ready to fly this Thanksgiving, travelers may wonder why they are required to remove their shoes, belts and computers from their carry-on baggage. The answer is to help Transportation Security Administration screeners catch bombs or Read More …

UK: Army officer charged after grenade found at airport

A senior officer in the British Army has been charged after allegedly taking a decommissioned hand grenade through Scotland’s busiest airport. Lt Col Hugo Clark, 54 is accused of taking a deactivated explosive through security at Edinburgh Airport on 16 Read More …

Israel: Rocket with standard explosive located near Ben Gurion International Airport

A rocket-like object was located, for the first time, in the village of Budrus, several kilometers from Ben Gurion International Airport, containing a standard, not improvised, explosive, that terrorists planned to fire from Judea and Samaria towards the center of Read More …

Haiti: Airlines suspend flights after plane hit by gunfire

Several airlines have suspended flights to Haiti after a passenger plane from the US was hit by gunfire as it tried to land in Port-au-Prince. Spirit Airlines Flight 951 from Fort Lauderdale in Florida was diverted to the neighbouring Dominican Read More …

New York: Somalia terror group operative convicted of planning 9/11-style attack on America

A federal jury has convicted an operative of a Somalian terrorist organization of conspiring to kill Americans in an attack modeled after the Sept. 11 hijackings. Cholo Abdi Abdullah, 34, was convicted in New York on Monday of six charges, Read More …

Gibraltar: Tender For The Supply, Installation & Maintenance Of ECAC Approved Explosive Detection

Tender For The Supply, Installation & Maintenance Of ECAC Approved Explosive Detection Systems For Cabin Baggage & Security Scanners To Screen Passengers At Gibraltar Airport Contracting Authority – Gibraltar Air Terminal Ltd is inviting bids from economic operators for the Read More …

TSA: Tri-agency collaboration printing outside the lines

Louisiana Lead Explosives Specialist and Innovation Officer Mike Nelson’s invention puts new field explosive screening kits at the tips of officers’ fingers. The unassuming holder neatly organizes and conveniently dispenses supply kits used in the screening protocol for explosive trace Read More …