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Flying To US? New Security Rules Kick In From Tomorrow
New security measures including stricter passenger screening take effect on Thursday on all US-bound flights to comply with government requirements designed to avoid an in-cabin ban on laptops, airlines said.
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US Issues Revised Security Directive To Airlines Worldwide
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has issued a revised directive to airlines around the world in response to requests that it clarify aviation security measures scheduled to begin taking effect next week, the agency said on Friday.
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91% Airlines Preparing To Invest In Cyber Security
A whopping 91 per cent of the airlines globally are planning to invest in cyber security programmes over the next three years, a survey conducted by airline solutions and technology provider SITA has said.
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US to Tighten Airline Security After Crash of Russian Plane
As investigators search for the cause of a plane crash that killed 224 people over the Sinai Peninsula on Saturday and Russia suspends all flights to Egypt, US officials said they are taking unspecified precautionary measures to enhance the security of flights from the Middle East.
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US Charges Five Over Airline Gun Smuggling Conspiracy
Five Americans have been charged in connection with a plot to sell 153 guns and smuggle them into New York in carry-on bags on 17 commercial flights, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
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UN Aviation Body to Hold Safety Meeting With IATA, Others: Sources
The UN civil aviation agency will hold a broad international meeting to discuss airline safety in the industry's most coordinated response to the downing of a Malaysian airliner, two sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
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US to allow small knives, bats, clubs on planes
Airline passengers will be able to carry small knives, souvenir baseball bats, golf clubs and other sports equipment onto planes beginning next month under a policy change announced on Tuesday by the head of the Transportation Security Administration.
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Obama govt says new aiport screening justified
Caught between complaints that airport screening has become too intrusive and threats of new terror attacks on aviation, Obama administration officials said on Sunday that they were sensitive to criticisms that security measures go too far, but insisted that the measures now in place are justified by the risks. (Read: Body searches at US airpor...
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Flying To US? New Security Rules Kick In From Tomorrow
New security measures including stricter passenger screening take effect on Thursday on all US-bound flights to comply with government requirements designed to avoid an in-cabin ban on laptops, airlines said.
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US Issues Revised Security Directive To Airlines Worldwide
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has issued a revised directive to airlines around the world in response to requests that it clarify aviation security measures scheduled to begin taking effect next week, the agency said on Friday.
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91% Airlines Preparing To Invest In Cyber Security
A whopping 91 per cent of the airlines globally are planning to invest in cyber security programmes over the next three years, a survey conducted by airline solutions and technology provider SITA has said.
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US to Tighten Airline Security After Crash of Russian Plane
As investigators search for the cause of a plane crash that killed 224 people over the Sinai Peninsula on Saturday and Russia suspends all flights to Egypt, US officials said they are taking unspecified precautionary measures to enhance the security of flights from the Middle East.
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US Charges Five Over Airline Gun Smuggling Conspiracy
Five Americans have been charged in connection with a plot to sell 153 guns and smuggle them into New York in carry-on bags on 17 commercial flights, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
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UN Aviation Body to Hold Safety Meeting With IATA, Others: Sources
The UN civil aviation agency will hold a broad international meeting to discuss airline safety in the industry's most coordinated response to the downing of a Malaysian airliner, two sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
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US to allow small knives, bats, clubs on planes
Airline passengers will be able to carry small knives, souvenir baseball bats, golf clubs and other sports equipment onto planes beginning next month under a policy change announced on Tuesday by the head of the Transportation Security Administration.
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Obama govt says new aiport screening justified
Caught between complaints that airport screening has become too intrusive and threats of new terror attacks on aviation, Obama administration officials said on Sunday that they were sensitive to criticisms that security measures go too far, but insisted that the measures now in place are justified by the risks. (Read: Body searches at US airpor...
