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Weekly UpdatesNew York (AirGuide - Travel Security Update) Jun 14, 2009
Amid increasing scrutiny of smaller U.S. airlines and the Federal Aviation Administration's oversight of the carriers, the FAA said it has ordered inspections of pilot-training efforts. Along with the Department of Transportation, the FAA has also scheduled a meeting to discuss airline safety. FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt said he is working "to make sure that the entire industry -- from large commercial carriers to smaller, regional operators -- is meeting our safety standard." Jun 11, 2009
Currently one hundred percent of cargo loaded on narrow body aircraft and fifty percent of wide body aircraft is required to be screened. The United States Congress has mandated that by August 2010 one hundred percent of all domestic and international cargo on wide body passenger aircraft must be screened. Jun 11, 2009
Convergence Systems
Convergence Systems Limited (CSL) has been awarded by ETI Consulting Ltd (ETIC), Jardine Engineering Corporation (JEC) and Shun Hing Systems Integration Corporation (SHSI) contracts to provide the latest RFID UHF Gen 2 RFID equipment to support ETICOs Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) Software for implementation of RFID in Hong Kong International AirportOs (HKIA) Terminal 1. HKIA continues to be the industry leader in using RFID technologies to improve efficiencies and security in airport operations. Jun 9, 2009
National Air Cargo
National Air Cargo announced today that it has received Transportation Security Administration (TSA) approval to operate a Certified Cargo Screening Facility at the Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti, MI. The newly designated facility will help relieve congestion of the screening for domestic and international air cargo shipments at Detroit Metropolitan Airport and other airports in southeastern Michigan. Jun 11, 2009
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