Conan O'Brien, The Tonight Show host who was just in the news a few weeks ago, has been barred from using Newark Airport after he insulted the city in a joke on his show. "The Tonight Show" host made a crack about New Jersey's largest city last week and the mayor was not pleased and he's broadcasting his opposition to O'Brien's comment on YouTube.

Fly Clear, a company that provides Clear Card services for fast airport security pass, last night ceased operations.

Within the last few years the number of transport checks - above all at airports - has been increased considerably. A worthwhile effort as, after all, it concerns the protection of passengers.

As part of an update by the United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) into its investigation of a fire on a Boeing 767 cargo plane at San Francisco International Airport last week, it has been revealed the operator received a threat the week before.

A man, thought to be Asian or Arab, climbed over the perimeter fence and made his way onto the North runway, 27R, at Heathrow Airport at around 14:00 UTC. The man, who was carrying a rucksack, then attempted to run in front of a plane on the runway, however it is believed that he was tackled to the ground by armed police before reaching the runway.

Could lessons learned from Mother Nature help airport security screening checkpoints better protect us from terror threats?

There is no solid evidence that the huge amounts of money spent on airport security screening measures since September 11th are effective, argue researchers in this week’s Christmas issue of the BMJ.

As per the reports the police at Udyog Vihar police station,Gurgoan,Haryana has registered a case and started the investigation of the matter. The e-mail source is yet to be traced.

Airport screeners, customs agents, police officers and members of the military who silently pose that question to people every day, may soon have much more than intuition to depend on to determine the answer.

L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) announced today that it will supply both of Taiwan's international airports with eXaminer 3DX(R) explosives detection systems (EDS) for their baggage screening operations. L-3 will install and maintain ten eXaminer systems in the Taipei Taoyuan International and Kaohsiung International Airports. The units are scheduled to be installed in the first quarter of 2008.

The New Airport in Yerevan, Armenia's Capital, is Among Those Pioneering the use of This Technology Worldwide. - Our goal is to make Zvartnots a reference point among European airports. This is why we're committed to this biometric method of passenger control, says General Manager Marcelo Wende.