airport security

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles International Airport is upgrading its access control and alarm monitoring (ACAM) system to prepare for the eventual implementation of a biometrics-based identification system.

LOS ANGELES—As of this week, the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) has filled a new executive-level security position, created to meet a recommendation of a recent panel that examined public safety and security at the country's third-busiest airport in the 10 years since 9/11.

NEW YORK—With an enviable private-sector customer list that includes the likes of Coca-Cola and Nike, software provider AlertEnterprise is expanding into the public sector with a focus on the airport vertical and critical infrastructure.

YARMOUTH, Maine–The TSA has scrapped a deadline for all U.S.-bound air cargo to be screened by the end of the year, according to a news report from Bloomberg Businessweek.

YARMOUTH, Maine–The Transportation Security Administration today launched a pilot program designed to enhance security while expediting pre-flight screening for airline passengers who volunteer more personal information about themselves prior to flying.

YARMOUTH, Maine–The Transportation Security Administration is purchasing 300 additional millimeter wave Advanced Imaging Technology machines to be deployed at security checkpoints at U.S. airports.

MARKHAM, Ontario—The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority yesterday announced that it has selected G4S to provide airport security screening services in the Pacific region.

BOSTON—The Transportation Security Administration started using an Israeli-influenced behavioral detection program today at Logan International Airport.

WASHINGTON—The Transportation Security Administration yesterday announced it will replace human screeners at some of its full-body imaging scanners at U.S. airports with analytics software designed to detect suspicious objects. But some in the industry worry the technology is not advanced enough to remove the human eye from the equation.