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Tallinn upgrades checkpoint with Rapiscan scanners


Tallinn upgrades checkpoint with Rapiscan scanners

The security checkpoint at Tallinn Airport has been upgraded with new scanners from Rapiscan Systems. Passengers no longer have to take liquids and large technical devices out of their hand luggage when passing through the checkpoint.

The restrictions on liquids carried in hand luggage also changed. Prior to the upgrade, all liquids had to be packed in containers of a maximum of 100ml and a passenger could have a total of 1 liter of liquids, which had to be packed in a resealable plastic bag.

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SPEAKER INTERVIEW: Dr Snehasish Dutta, chief operating officer at Adani Airports


SPEAKER INTERVIEW: Dr Snehasish Dutta, chief operating officer at Adani Airports

At Passenger Terminal Conference 2024 in Frankfurt, Germany, in April, Dr Snehasish Dutta, chief operating officer at Adani Airports, will give a presentation titled ‘Airport passenger needs 2024-2034 – India and SE Asia’. Dutta speaks to PTT to reveal more about the insights he plans to share at the event.

What is your presentation about?

India and Southeast (SE) Asia are growing phenomenally and will continue to do so for the next 10 years.

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ADR launches digital shopping service


ADR launches digital shopping service

Aeroporti di Roma (ADR) has launched a digital shopping service – Shop&Fly – in partnership with Lagardère Travel Retail that gives passengers at Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci Airport the opportunity to reserve products available on Aeroporti di Roma’s website and pay for and pick them up directly at the airport.

Shop&Fly

With Shop&Fly, passengers can use their personal digital devices to choose from a range of items – including a large selection of perfumes, make-up and skincare products, food and wine and toys – on the airport’s website.

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PANYNJ and Arup reveal art, branding and digital experience team for The New Terminal One


PANYNJ and Arup reveal art, branding and digital experience team for The New Terminal One

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) and Arup have revealed the team delivering the art, branding and digital experience program for the New Terminal One (NTO) at John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK).

Art, branding and digital experience team

Arup has assembled a group of designers and curators known collectively as the XD team. The group comprises Pentagram, WeShouldDoItAll (WSDIA), Karlssonwilker, Gentilhomme and Culture Corps. In addition to leading the team and strategically developing the program, Arup is leading the digital experience design.

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TSA helps service dogs navigate the checkpoint


TSA helps service dogs navigate the checkpoint

Two dozen service dogs got some practice going through a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on March 23, to ensure they would be familiar with the experience of traversing through an airport when they need to catch a flight.

TSA officials screened 24 puppies and their trainers from the Guide Dogs for the Blind Foundation to assist individuals with visual impairments and America’s VetDogs who are trained for those with physical disabilities; individuals who are blind or have low vision; and to help veterans mitigate the effects of PTSD.

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Safe Skies issues guidance to increase security at tenant and third-party controlled facilities


Safe Skies issues guidance to increase security at tenant and third-party controlled facilities

The National Safe Skies Alliance (Safe Skies) has published its latest report as part of its Program for Applied Research in Airport Security (PARAS) program that develops near-term practical solutions to security problems faced by airport operators. PARAS is managed by Safe Skies and funded by the US Federal Aviation Administration.

The comprehensive report focuses on security at tenant- and third-party-controlled facilities at airports, identifying security solutions with straightforward applications that can improve everyday tenant security operations and processes.

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TSA’s passenger experience survey reveals high traveler confidence and satisfaction


TSA’s passenger experience survey reveals high traveler confidence and satisfaction

The United States government’s Performance.gov website, which tracks US agencies’ progress with meeting mission goals, has published the results of the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) nationwide passenger experience survey.

The survey was conducted from May 1 through May 15, 2023, under the operational leadership of the Customer Service Branch, at 16 airports across the country. It aimed to collect immediate, comprehensive, reliable and shareable customer experience data without affecting security procedures at the checkpoint.

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory to explore sustainable energy options at Chicago O’Hare


National Renewable Energy Laboratory to explore sustainable energy options at Chicago O’Hare

The Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) is to partner with the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to advise the CDA on environmentally sustainable initiatives as the airport authority progresses its O’Hare 21 capital improvement project.

US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Headquartered in Colorado, the NREL is a federally funded research and development center created by the US Department of Energy focused on advancing the science and engineering of energy efficiency, sustainable transportation and renewable power technologies.

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