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ECS Group Opens a New Squair Service Center in India
With the opening of its first Asia-based Squair Service Center, ECS Group is increasing its capabilities related to the AWB Verification service offering (known as “Verify”). As demand for AWB verification outsourcing is increasing, the new team in Mumbai, India, will perform the AWB data capture activity for existing Squair customers and allow for future…
Flughafen Zürich AG Moves From Omada’s On-Prem Solution to Omada Identity Cloud
Omada A/S, a global leader of Identity Governance and Administration (IGA), has announced that longtime customer, Flughafen Zürich AG, has selected Omada Identity Cloud to continue its identity management journey. Flughafen Zürich AG is the owner and operator of Zurich Airport, the largest international traffic hub in Switzerland. In 2011, Flughafen Zürich AG decided to…
Hartsfield-Jackson Celebrates Arrival of Inaugural Ethiopian Airlines Flight
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) and Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) are now connected by way of this morning’s inaugural Ethiopian Airlines flight from that nation’s capital city. Flight 518, a 315-seat Boeing 787-9, carried dignitaries and government and airline officials on the maiden voyage. “The way we ensure Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport continues…
Passenger Who Discharged Firearm at Airport During Thanksgiving Travel Season Sentenced to Federal Prison
Kenny Wells has been sentenced to ten years in prison for possessing a firearm after having been previously convicted of multiple felony offenses. Wells made headlines when he recklessly discharged a firearm at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport on the busy weekend before Thanksgiving in 2021. Wells created enormous panic throughout the airport and forced a…
TSA Awards up to $1.3 billion to Procure Additional CT X-ray Scanners for Airport Checkpoints
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recently announced the award of three orders for a combined total value of up to $1.3 billion for Computed Tomography (CT) scanners to include up to 426 base, 359 mid-size, and 429 full-size units, if all options are exercised, for deployment across TSA checkpoints starting Summer 2023. This includes the current procurement…
Tom Bell Begins Tenure as Leidos CEO
Leidos announced that Thomas Bell has begun his tenure as CEO. Bell’s selection was announced on February 27, 2023. “Tom comes to Leidos from an impressive global career spanning multiple companies and varied roles of increasing responsibility. Most recently he led Rolls-Royce’s North American business. The Board is confident that Tom is the right leader…
Red Cat Receives Order for 200 Long-Range, High-Speed Drones for Ukrainian Deployment
Red Cat Holdings, Inc. (Red Cat), a military technology company integrating robotic hardware and software to protect and support the warfighter, announces that it will fulfill a purchase order to provide 200 long-range, high-speed FPV (first-person view) drones to Ukrainian drone pilots engaged in conflict with Russia. The FPV drones will be delivered to Ukraine in June….
Passports Go Mobile with Veridos
Veridos, a global leader in integrated identity solutions, presents a new solution for facilitating seamless travel. VeriGO MobileTravel Assist enables users to transfer personal data from their electronic passport to their smartphone via an app, which afterwards can be used to register for travel, to apply for visas or even to provide personal information to…
Extinguishing the Threat of Dangerous and Deadly Battery Fires
As the number of battery technologies continue to increase to charge up the modern world’s multitude of electronic devices, so too has the threat of lethal battery fires. In fact, according to a recent report by CNN, the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) attributed 216 fires to faulty batteries in 2022, resulting in pleas for better regulation and…
Allied Universal Lands Security Contract at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
Security and facility services provider Allied Universal announced that it has been awarded a five-year contract to help secure Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), the second-largest airport in the United States. The contracted services began in January 2023. Allied Universal security professionals will support DFW’s landside operations – which is the portion of the…
Schiphol and Pangiam Innovate with Artificial Intelligence in Security Process
Royal Schiphol Group is starting a collaboration with security technology company Pangiam to develop a new way to screen hand baggage quickly and safely. The new technology, powered by artificial intelligence, could eventually help enable travelers to go through security checks faster, without compromising on safety. The aim of the collaboration is to explore how…
Anduril Expands Into New Atlanta Office, Research, Development and Production Facility
Anduril recently completed their expansion into a new Atlanta office, research, development and production facility. Anduril says the new Atlanta office is a place for development of ALTIUS as well as other assets in their family of autonomous air systems. ALTIUS is an autonomous aerial vehicle that can be launched from the ground, off ships…