Travel Security Update.For more global news, data, analysis and features, please go to: http://www.AirGuideOnline.com/order_formsubs.htm Sep 25, 2006 Three foreign airlines ban some laptops with batteries. Three international carriers have banned passengers from using Dell and Apple laptop computers with batteries during flights. The airlines cited concerns about fire hazards caused by overheating Overheating An economy that is growing very quickly, with the risk of high inflation. . Passengers in first and business class can use electrical outlets to power their computers, but most coach sections do not have power sources. No U.S. carrier has banned any laptops. Sep 21, 2006 Under the 2004 agreement between the EU and US, airlines transmit PNR PNR Partner PNR Passenger Name Record (airlines) PNR Policía Nacional Revolucionaria (Cuban police) PNR Philippine National Railways PNR Point of No Return PNR Polymerase Chain Reaction data for passengers traveling to the US directly to the Dept. of Homeland Security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States , which conducts its own electronic filtering. However, the European Court of Justice European Court of Justice, judicial branch of the European Union (EU). Located in Luxembourg, it was founded in 1958 as the joint court for the three treaty organizations that were consolidated into the European Community (the predecessor of the EU) in 1967. rejected that agreement earlier this year in response to a legal challenge brought by the European Parliament European Parliament, a branch of the governing body of the European Union (EU). It convenes on a monthly basis in Strasbourg, France; most meetings of the separate parliamentary committees are held in Brussels, Belgium, and its Secretariat is located in Luxembourg. . The ECJ ECJ European Court of Justice has given the two sides until Sept. 30 to revise their accord to conform to Verb 1. conform to - satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?" fit, meet coordinate - be co-ordinated; "These activities coordinate well" EU law. Sep 21, 2006 Security rules force specialty food businesses to innovate. Business that sell specialty foods are adapting to new security rules preventing travelers from taking liquids and gels on commercial planes. Some companies are offering free shipping and freezing food solid so it takes six hours to thaw. A company that sells live and cooked lobster is now packing the lobster with frozen vegetables Frozen vegatables (also freeze-dried vegetables) are commercially packaged vegetables that are sold in the frozen section of the store, usually packaged in either rectangular boxes or plastic bags. . Sep 20, 2006 UK Dept. for Transport officials met this week with representatives from London airports operator BAA and UK airlines to discuss easing carry-on baggage restrictions imposed following last month's disclosure of a plot to blow up US passenger aircraft flights originating in London. No resolution was reached despite previous hints from DfT that revised rules would be announced this week. Aviation officials from all 25 EU states are preparing to meet Sept. 27 to discuss carry-on luggage regulations and how better to align differing rules among member states. BAA has said the restrictions in the UK, which limit passengers to smaller bags and ban nearly all liquids, have cost it [pounds sterling]13 million ($24.4 million) in added security expenses. Sep 20, 2006 No big push for counter-MANPADS measures. After three years of research and development, there is still no consensus on whether airliners should be equipped with technology to protect them from shoulder-fired, surface-to-air missiles. The Department of Homeland Security Noun 1. Department of Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States has spent $121 million studying the threat from the small missiles called MANPADS MANPADS Man-Portable Air Defense System . The Air Transport Association believes MANPADS do not pose a major threat and opposes devoting large sums of money to anti-MANPADS systems. Sep 19, 2006 Security rules generate interest in Registered Traveler. The founder of Verified Identity Pass says stricter security appears to be prompting more people to enroll in the Registered Traveler program, writes Joe Sharkey in The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times. However, critics say the program won't succeed because its benefits aren't worth the $100 each applicant must pay to the Transportation Security Administration in addition to the member fee. Sep 19, 2006 Countries, travelers adapt to heightened security. Rules for carry-on bags continue to vary in different countries, travel experts say. The foiled London terror plot has pushed many airports to increase their security procedures, and experts say travelers should prepare for more thorough and varied security screenings. Sep 18, 2006 Liquid ban presents problem for some cancer patients. Some patients with oral cancer and other diseases are deciding not to fly because of new security rules that prevent carrying liquids and gels on commercial jetliners. The Transportation Security Administration says it is trying to make the rules more flexible to accommodate people with health issues. Sep 18, 2006 New anti-terrorism rules require children to have passports. Children under 16 will need passports to return by air to the U.S. from Mexico, the Caribbean or Canada starting Jan. 8. The Customs and Border Protection Agency says the new anti-terrorism rule will affect 22 million travelers, including 557,000 children. Sep 18, 2006 FedEx FedEx to test Northrop anti-missile system on 11 freighters. Over the next 18 months, FedEx will equip 11 MD-10 freighters with Northrop Grumman's Guardian directed infrared countermeasures technology. The Department of Homeland Security hopes to learn whether the technology is cost-effective for commercial airlines. DHS DHS Department of Homeland Security (USA) DHS Department of Human Services DHS Department of Health Services DHS Demographic and Health Surveys DHS Dirhams (Morocco national currency) has required that the system cost no more than $1 million per plane after 1,000 systems are installed. Sep 19, 2006 SAS Group, Precise Biometrics SAS (1) (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, www.sas.com) A software company that specializes in data warehousing and decision support software based on the SAS System. Founded in 1976, SAS is one of the world's largest privately held software companies. See SAS System. selected Precise Biometrics to supply biometric security checks on Swedish domestic services. Fingerprint readers will be placed at baggage check-in and boarding gates to ensure "that the person handing the baggage really is the same person boarding the plane," the company said. It also announced that its onboard magazine Scanorama now is available in Chinese. Sep 22, 2006 |
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