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Naked body scanners at British airports?

Naked body scanners at British airports?


Controversial "naked" body scanners could be introduced at all British airports after top scientists...

Himachal keen to expand airports


Himachal Pradesh is keen to expand its existing airports in Kullu and Kangra districts to strengthen...

Gulbarga, Shimoga airports to be functional soon


Minor airports at Gulbarga and Shimoga would be operational by July, and the 11 km northern corrido...
Airline Spanair collapses, passengers stranded

Airline Spanair collapses, passengers stranded


Passengers were stranded at Spanish airports on Saturday after airline Spanair abruptly went bust, ...

Lack of funds no excuse for dishonouring bonds: HC


The AAI had bought the JKSFC bonds to finance its own employee`s provident fund.

Govt enhances security of three major airports


Union Home Minister Chidambaram also announced sanction of additional CISF personnel for `samadhi s...

Safety aspects of Shimla, Kullu airports enhanced


The government of India had identified 11 airports which posed a safety risk to flight operations in...

AAI to enquire into Mamata flight delay


Banerjee was annoyed over the journey time from Bagdogra to Kolkata, which took 110 minutes instead...
Turkish, Israeli fliers singled out at airports

Turkish, Israeli fliers singled out at airports


The relations between Tturkey & Israel have nose-dived over the raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla.

Small airports to be built in West Bengal: Mamata


Several small airports will be built in different cities in West Bengal to improve air connectivity,...
`US airports are not secure enough’

`US airports are not secure enough’


Since November 2001, there have been more than 25,000 security breaches at US airports.

Reduce decibel level at airports: Aviation experts


Aviation experts suggested that airport regulator AERA should insist on measures by airport operato...

Experts to debate noise pollution near airports


Experts and aircraft and engine manufacturers will share views and recommend adoption of world`s bes...

Bomb scare at Chennai airport, alert sounded


An alert was sounded at both the domestic and international airports here following a bomb threat ca...
German airports reopen as Iceland eruption dies down

German airports reopen as Iceland eruption dies down


Iceland`s volcanic eruption has died down and is no longer spewing out ash, officials said on Wed as...
No passport confiscation at airports for Iranian expatriates

No passport confiscation at airports for Iranian expatriates


Expatriates arriving in Iran can legally follow up any case of violating ban.

25 of 42 Pak civilian airports non-operational: report


Over half of the 42 civilian airports in Pakistan are non-operational with some of them closed dow...

Raise vigil on cash meant for poll-bound states: EC to airports


The Election Commission has issued fresh guidelines to the Civil Aviation Ministry to "capture and ...

Photo identity cards mandatory with entry tickets at airports


As part of tightened security measures for visitors at airports in the country, the Bureau of Civi...

Delhi HC nod to DGCA to take over ground-handling at airports


The Delhi High Court on Friday allowed the Directorate General of Civil Aviation to go ahead with i...

Govt issues fresh directives for airport security


Fresh directives have been issued to all airport operators in the country to install sophisticated d...

Now, massive scams rock China


Chinese auditors have found millions of dollars of irregularities in airport construction projects a...
MRI scanner for wine could detect liquid explosives at airports

MRI scanner for wine could detect liquid explosives at airports


The scanner is being redesigned from checking the quality of wine to detecting liquid bombs at airpo...
High-flyer Praful Patel still ‘privileged’

High-flyer Praful Patel still ‘privileged’


Privileges matter and who knows it better than former civil aviation minister Praful Patel.
Sikhs warned of more turban screening in US

Sikhs warned of more turban screening in US


Already peeved by security pat downs, Sikhs in the US have been warned that they could now face 100%...
US seeks to scan travellers at Pakistani airports

US seeks to scan travellers at Pakistani airports


The US wanted Pakistan to give it access to the Passenger Name Record.

Elaborate security check of Sikhs at US airports not fair: Kaur


The Centre is vigorously taking up with US officials the issue of Sikhs being subjected to elabora...
European airports race to clear Christmas backlog

European airports race to clear Christmas backlog


Better weather conditions allowed European airports to get people home.
European airports race to clear Christmas backlog

European airports race to clear Christmas backlog


The race was on at snowbound European airports to clear the backlog of stranded passengers in time f...
Thousands of travellers stranded at airports across Europe

Thousands of travellers stranded at airports across Europe


Thousands of frustrated travellers remained stranded at airports across Europe for the fourth day,...
UK airports on alert over dummy bomb warnings

UK airports on alert over dummy bomb warnings


UK counter-terrorism sources said terror scouts are testing airport security.
Full body scanners as likely to kill you as a terror bomb

Full body scanners as likely to kill you as a terror bomb


The probability of dying from radiation and that of being killed in a terror attack are the same.
Sikhs slam mandatory turban search at US airports

Sikhs slam mandatory turban search at US airports


The TSA demands that Sikhs undergo secondary screening for turban they wear.
Saudi Arabia bans smoking at airports

Saudi Arabia bans smoking at airports


Special rooms for smoking will be set up at Saudi airports.

63 airports without licence in country: DGCA


As many as 63 airports in India, including those in Mumbai, Delhi, Kochi and Hyderabad, are being op...
Ears to provide new way of identifying people at airports

Ears to provide new way of identifying people at airports


Many other biometric approaches used to identify people are difficult to use.

Govt upgrades security apparatus at major airports


Government has deployed more than 1,300 additional security personnel for guarding key airports acro...
New York airports to install full-body scanners

New York airports to install full-body scanners


Critics say full-body scanners would violate constitutional rights of American people.

Three greenfield airports approved for North-east


To improve air connectivity, the Centre has approved three greenfield airports in the North-east, ...
Bangladesh to have more airports

Bangladesh to have more airports


Bangladesh will have more international, domestic airports, says PM Hasina.
UAE airports haven`t stopped refuelling Iran planes: Officials

UAE airports haven`t stopped refuelling Iran planes: Officials


UAE airport authorities have said they have not stopped refuelling Iranian planes, refuting report...

Gujarat to get 11 more airports: Modi


Gujarat will get 11 new airports to provide easy connectivity to major pilgrimage sites in the sta...

Gujarat to get 11 more airports: Modi


Gujarat will get 11 new airports to provide air connectivity to major pilgrimage sites in the stat...

No more search of Sikh turbans at UK airports


Bowing to pressure, Britain has asked security staff at airports not to undertake humiliating sear...

Several airports yet to get DGCA certification: Ministry


Several airports under the Airports Authority of India (AAI) are yet to get their certification fo...

Traditional ceremonials for Prez at airports end


The traditional ceremonials for President Pratibha Patil at the airports come to an end from tomor...

New company to manage duty-free outlets at Hyd airports


The GMR Group, which operates RGIAL here, set up a new company to manage the operations of duty-fr...
Volcanic ash grounds 1,000 European flights

Volcanic ash grounds 1,000 European flights


Volcanic ash from Iceland grounded 1,000 flights in parts of northern Europe.
Volcanic ash cloud closes British airports

Volcanic ash cloud closes British airports


A drifting, dense cloud of volcanic ash is encroaching on British airspace.
20 Spain airports closed due to volcanic ash

20 Spain airports closed due to volcanic ash


Twenty Spanish airports in the northern part of the Iberian peninsula were closed Saturday due to th...