Bureau of civil aviation security

Globally, agencies overseeing security at airports have come around to the view that the movement of employees working at airports need to be tracked, an official at the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) said, requesting anonymity. read more

The appointment comes at a time when drug problem in several states, especially in Punjab, has assumed alarming proportions read more

The machine, which was put up over the weekend at the airport’s terminal two, is currently being checked for efficiency. The scanner has been installed in the security hold area (SHA) of international departure area. read more

Body scanners detect objects being carried by a traveller without the need for physical contact such as frisking. read more

The order was formally released a day after the government curtailed Asthana’s tenure in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) following an approval by the appointments committee of the cabinet. read more

The initiative to scrap stamping of boarding passes aims to reduce time involved in completing the many pre-flight boarding checks. read more

Senior Air India pilot Arvind Kathpalia, stripped of his flying licence for three years and demoted after failing an alcohol test shortly before he was to command a flight from New Delhi to London on November 11, is set to lose his automatic access to... read more

Air travellers will soon be able to avail of a package in which they can hire assistants to help them complete check-in formalities, speed them through security check and immigration, wait for their flight at airline lounges, and be taken to the boarding... read more

According to the proposed norms, foreign pilots will be able to get temporary airport entry passes (TAEP) for seven instead of three days, as stipulated under the rules for non-Indians at present read more

The Shirdi airport has a 3,200-metre runway, a terminal building spread across 2,750 sq mt and a hangar to park four aircraft. read more