Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport will be the testing ground for a security program that will use CT scanners to examine carry-on luggage. These new automated screening lanes will incorporate new technologies and screening modifications that will enhance security while decreasing passengers’ screening wait time by 30 percent, the agency said.
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TSA spokesman Michael McCarthy told the Chicago Tribune that the technology used to screen carry-on luggage has remained relatively stagnant over the past 15 years, save for software upgrades. Delta Airlines donated the funds to set up two such lanes at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in May, helping ease the congestion at the world’s busiest air travel hub. The new feature would enable passengers to leave liquids, gels and aerosols, and laptops in their carry-on bag, according to Feinstein.
TSA Administrator, Peter Neffenger, said: “Our foremost priority is the security of the traveling public”.
The use of CT technology at airport checkpoints would eliminate the need for screeners to examine X-ray images of every bag.
– Property bins that are 25 percent larger than the bins in regular screening lanes. After prolonged delays at some airport screening checkpoints, TSA has been assessing how to speed up security lines, and it’s not a simple process. Also, unique Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags will be added to the bins for further accountability of the items as they move through the system.
A belt will automatically draw bags into the X-ray machines and divert those requiring extra inspection to a separate area so other bags can continue uninterrupted.
But through a joint initiative, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and American Airlines will look to improve the security experience at four American Airlines hubs, including DFW, this fall.
By collaborations with airports, vendors, airlines, and the counter-terrorism communities, TSA also intends to introduce additional automated checkpoint lanes in order to improve the screening process and minimise wait times.
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“Think of the time – and bins! – that saves”, American’s Chief Operating Officer Robert Isom said in a letter to employees on Tuesday, shared with Reuters, noting that the airline is spending almost $5 million on the new lanes.
