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Facial recognition assists airport security checks in China

AnincreasingnumberofChineseairportsarenowusingfacialrecognitionsystemstohelpquickentheirsecuritychecksfortheconvenienceofairtravellers.Atotalof557securitychanne

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China to ease investment access to aviation industry<br>

ChinawillmakeiteasierforstateandprivateenterprisestoinvestinitsfastgrowingcivilaviationindustryfromJan.19,butretainthestate’sgripoverkeyairlinesandairportsinsen

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Chaos at JFK airport with flood, storm backlog

ChaosreignedatNewYork'sflagshipairportforathirdconsecutivedaySundaywithoneterminalfloodedandiratepassengersstrandedbychronicdelaysblamedonbrutalcoldandadeadlywi

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Long queues at US airports as immigration computers go down

ImmigrationdeskcomputersatvariousUSairportswentdownforabouttwohoursonMonday,causinglonglinesfortravellersenteringtheUnitedStates,accordingtoCustomsandBorderProt

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Heavy snowstorm continues to blanket northern Europe

AheavysnowstormsweptnorthernEuropeovertheweekend,withtheUK,France,GermanyandPortugalamongthemostaffectedcountries.Highwindsandsnowreportedlycausedairtrafficdisr

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Under half of world's 50 busiest airports completely prohibit smoking

Only23oftheworld's50busiestairports,includingfiveofthe10busiestairports,completelyprohibitsmokingindoors,anewstudybytheUSCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention(C

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Brace for Brexit: UK air traffic faces slump without deal, airports warn

Growinguncertaintyaboutan'openskies'dealbetweentheUKandEuropeanUnioncountriesaheadofBrexitriskstriggeringacatastrophicslumpinBritishairtravel,accordingtothecoun

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China will strive to build three international aviation hubs

ChinawillstrivetoforgeBeijing,ShanghaiandGuangzhou,capitalofSouthChina'sGuangdongProvince,intointernationalaviationhubs,inordertopromotecollaborativedevelopment

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China to build more world-class airports by 2020

Feng Zhenglin, the administrator of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), said China is planning to build more world class airports.

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Paris airport hopes facial recognition is the answer to long lines

If you’re traveling through Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, be prepared for some invasive new biometric security measures.

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US Customs computer collapse leaves thousands of travelers waiting

A nationwide collapse of the US customs service computer system left thousands of passengers lined up at airports awaiting clearance to officially enter the country, the authorities and US media said.

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Security must be upgraded at Australian airports after Turkey terror attack: security experts

​Major Australia airports should strongly consider beefing up security in the wake of yet another deadly terrorist attack, Australian security experts have said on Thursday.

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China's airport traffic up 10 pct in 2015

Passenger numbers at China's airports hit 915 million in 2015, up 10 percent year on year, the civil aviation authority announced.

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Corruption, crowds, chaos … which are the world's worst airports?

Airports are often the gateway into a country, and some are better than others. Travel experts tell us where they’ve had some of their worst times – and some of their best

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Brazil screens air passengers from West Africa for Ebola

Air passengers from the three West African countries hardest hit by Ebola will be screened at Brazilian airports, the authorities announced Friday.

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Japanese researchers develop instant detector for liquid bomb

Japanese researchers have developed a counterterrorism device that can quickly determine if the liquid inside a bottle or can is explosive or flammable, which could greatly speed up baggage inspections at airports, local media reported Monday.

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Britain to conduct Ebola screening among travelers

​Britain will conduct "enhanced screening" for Ebola among people traveling from countries affected by the disease, Downing Street announced Thursday.