Travel Security Update.

New York (AirGuide - Travel Security Update) May 31, 2009

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has begun collecting biometrics -- digital fingerprints and photographs -- from non-U.S. citizens departing the United States as part of a pilot program at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. Since 2004, biometrics have helped DHS prevent the use of fraudulent documents, protect visitors from identity theft and stop thousands of criminals and immigration violators from entering the United States. May 29, 2009

British Airports

The ban on liquids at British airports could be lifted within 18 months because of new X-ray scanners which can tell the difference between explosive fluids and duty-free booze. Three months of trials of the new tomography scanner have just ended at Manchester Airport and the first of the [pounds sterling]1m machines will go on sale before the end of the year. They generate extremely high resolution 3D X-ray images of passenger luggage which can be turned in all directions on screen by operators to investigate the true shape of anything suspicious. And by measuring the density of substances, they can quickly differentiate between what is harmless and what could blow up a plane. At the moment, hold baggage is checked by CT scanners, similar to those used on hospital patients, with rotating drums which take images from all angles but can only handle 350 bags an hour. May 28, 2009

Mundus Group

Mundus Group teams up with AirStar International forming strong strategic alliance. Mundus Group has recently been working with AirStar International on a variety of new state of the art aerospace technology developments and patents. Some of these divisions will include Surveillance, Robotics, and Photography. AirStar International is leading high tech state of the art company that develops unmanned air vehicles. They are world renowned and have work with a wide variety of large corporations. May 26, 2009

Russia

Former UN Ambassador John Bolton says the Obama administration is showing a "zeal for the deal" approach in nuclear negotiations with Russia, rushing to agree on a new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty that will only undermine U.S. dominance while strengthening rogue states such as Iran and North Korea. May 26, 2009

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