Morpho Detection and Optosecurity partner to bring advanced capabilities to airport checkpoints

Top Priority Sector:  airport_aviation_security Image Caption:  eVelocity fromOptosecurity Morpho Detection, Inc., the explosives and narcotics detection business of Morpho, Safran group’s security unit, announced on Oct. 31 a partnership with Canada-based Optosecurity, Inc., a global provider of threat detection technology, to expand and upgrade checkpoint networking and X-ray detection capabilities. …

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Executive helicopter service gets nod at Reagan Airport

Top Priority Sector:  airport_aviation_security Image Caption:  Sikorsky S-76 Associated Aircraft Group has been granted access into Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) by the Transportation Security Administration under the DCA Access Security Program (DASSP). The company, which says it is the East Coast’s largest executive Sikorsky S-76 helicopter services provider,…

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TSA and CBP open joint trusted-traveler info center at Washington, DC, area airport

Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector:  airport_aviation_security Image Caption:  Dulles International The two U.S. agencies with pre-approved traveler programs have opened a joint information center at Dulles International Airport to encourage participation in the programs. The Transportation Security Administration and U.S. Customs and Border Protection unveiled on Sept. 17 a temporary…

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