Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Challenges Eastern European Aviation Security
Bombardier Defense Delivers Seventh Global Aircraft for Saab’s GlobalEye Airborne Surveillance Solution
Bombardier Defense announced the seventh Global aircraft delivery to defense and security company Saab, ready to be transformed into Saab’s Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) solution known as GlobalEye. This new delivery comes as the two companies attend the Dubai Air Show 2023, where Bombardier presents its versatile Global and Challenger business jets to…
Rohde & Schwarz’s QPS201 Ultra High-Definition Body Scanner Receives DHS SAFETY Act Designation
Rohde & Schwarz (R&S) announced that its Ultra High-Definition (UHD) Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) body scanner, the R&S QPS201, has been Designated as a Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technology under the Support Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies (SAFETY) Act by DHS. “We are honored to receive SAFETY Act Designation for the R&S QPS201,” said Frank Dunn, president and CEO of Rohde & Schwarz USA. “This Designation validates Rohde & Schwarz’s commitment and capability to develop…
Horse Breaks Loose On Plane, Forces Fuel Dump/Landing
An Air Atlanta Icelandic flight that departed John F. Kennedy International Airport on Nov. 9., heading to Belgium had to dump 20 tons of fuel off the coast of Massachusetts and turn around for landing. The cause? A horse had escaped its secure enclosure on the aircraft. The plane was south of Martha’s Vineyard when the…
Former Delta Co-Pilot Indicted for Threatening to Shoot Captain During a Flight
The co-pilot of a Delta commercial flight threatened to shoot the captain during a flight in August 2022. He has now been federally charged with threatening to shoot the plane’s captain. The threat was prompted by a disagreement over a passenger’s medical event and the need to divert the aircraft to another airport other than…
Hostage Situation at Hamburg Airport Wreaks Havoc
A hostage situation occurred at Hamburg Airport Saturday and Sunday November 4 and 5 and lasted almost 18 hours. The tense situation began when a man drove his vehicle through the gates of the airport according to airport authorities. The man had his 4-year-old daughter with him in the car. The airport was closed and…
Angry Mob Storms Russian Airport, Surrounds Aircraft Arriving from Israel
An angry crowd numbering the hundreds, was shown on video footage posted to social media shouting “Allahu Akbar” and waving Palestinian flags at the Russian airport in Makhachkala, a predominantly Muslim area in the Russian republic of Dagestan. The crowd was reportedly searching for people arriving on a flight from Tel Aviv, Israel. Some people…
Savox Communications Introduces Innovative Hearing Protection Solution
Savox Communications, provider of mission-critical hearing protection and communication solutions, announced the latest addition to its acclaimed Noise-Com (NC) 500 series – the Savox NC- 520XP hearing protection headsets. Designed to meet the needs of professionals working in the most demanding environments, the NC-520XP sets new industry standards by combining safety, innovation and reliability. In…
Smiths Detection to Transform to Supply 60 3D Cabin Bag Scanners at Munich Airport
Smiths Detection announced that it will supply Munich Airport with 60 HI-SCAN 6040 CTiX carry-on baggage scanners, which should see more than 30 million annual passengers speed through security screening in a third of the time. The ECAC EDS CB C3 approved cabin baggage screening system harnesses the power of computed tomography (CT) X-ray scanning to…
Pilot Who Tried to Shut Down Engines in Flight Said He Took Mushrooms
The pilot riding on the cockpit jumpseat on a Horizon Air flight said “I’m not OK” just before trying to pull the fire suppression handles which would have shut down the engines if the fast-thinking pilot crew hadn’t quickly reset them. The off duty pilot, Joseph Emerson, later said in a statement made to police…
Off-Duty Commercial Airline Pilot Charged in Federal Court for Interfering with Flight Crew
The U.S. Attorney’s office of District of Oregon says the off-duty commercial airline pilot, who was arrested on Sunday after he attempted to shut down the engines of passenger plane in flight, has been charged in federal court. Joseph David Emerson, 44, of Pleasant Hill, California, has been charged by criminal complaint with one count…
Safety Expert and Contributing Editor Jeff Guzzetti Appears on National News Show
Transport Security Intl. contributing editor and safety expert Jeff Guzzetti appeared on “The Today Show” on October 24 to discuss deranged pilot who tried to shut down the engines on a Horizon Air flight on Sunday. The situation unfolded on board the aircraft in the cockpit as a jumpseater – a pilot that is approved…
Jumpseater Situation Causes Aircraft to Divert
A flight operated by Horizon Air, a subsidiary of Alaska Airlines, diverted to Portland International Airport in Oregon on Sunday, October 22. The carrier said, and ATC recordings confirmed, the diversion occurred because of a security threat related to an authorized occupant in the cockpit jump seat. “On Oct. 22, Alaska Airlines Flight 2059 operated…