After terrorists tried to fly with liquid explosives back in 2006, air travellers have been limited to bringing only small bottles onto planes. But that inconvenience could soon be gone if Cobalt’s new laser scanners start appearing at airport security checkpoints. More »
The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has released a list of the worst/best/most crazy things caught by their airport agents, including a whooping 1200 loaded firearms. I picked my favourite top 10 because theirs is wrong. More »
Relying on satellite imagery collected from the internet instead of a camera, artist Hubert Blanz created these mind-bending images of airports for his X-planation collection. I rarely get motion sick, but browsing through these images makes me want to puke. More »
Skype’s got a gift for all of you holiday travellers. From December 21st through December 27th Skype will be offering free wireless internet in more than 60 airports through Skype Wi-Fi. So when you inevitably miss your connection, you’ll at least have something to do. More »
The Department of Homeland Security in the US has spent billions since 9/11 trying to keep dangerous people and dangerous explosives off aeroplanes, and treating air travellers like potential terrorists in the process. But according to a former security adviser to a leading airline, the terrorists have changed the game — and the government hasn’t yet caught on. More »
Backscatter X-ray machines may or may not be carcinogenic. The European Union isn’t taking any chances, but the TSA is so confident in their safety that it likely won’t conduct the additional tests it promised the US Senate. More »
This is the Thames Hub airport, part of a $US80 billion project that would include a railway terminal connecting to England and Europe through high speed trains, huge depots and a port. More »
The US Federal Drug Administration (FDA), which regulates medical technology, has long opposed large-scale X-ray machine deployment, arguing that people shouldn’t be irradiated without a direct medical benefit. So how did 250 X-ray “backscatter” scanners, which potentially increase cancer rates, land in American airports? Because the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) insists they’re safe. More »
