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American Airlines Is Using a CT Scanner To Screen Luggage At New York's JFK Airport (theverge.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the all-in-the-name-of-safety dept.

According to American Airlines, the airline is working with the TSA to install a new bag-scanning machine at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport. "The machine uses the same technology as CT scanners, providing a 3D image of bag's contents, and is expected to be operational in late July," reports The Verge. From the report: The new scanner, which will be used at the airport's Terminal 8 security checkpoint, will allow TSA to rotate a bag's image 360 degrees to show its contents. American Airlines says this should provide a more effective way for agents to inspect bags for explosives and other prohibited items. TSA administrator David Pekoske tells CBS News that the new machines could allow for liquids, gels, aerosols, and laptops to be left in bags. The TSA plans to have 15 of the new CT scanners at airports by the end of the year, and are authorized to purchase up to 240 of the machines, which cost $300,000 each, in 2019. The technology has also been tested at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and in Boston.

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  1. Re:Security theater is expensive by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Maybe the reason you didn't hear about them is because their weapons were taken away before they boarded the plane.

    Thanks god for the TSA. There has not been a even a single unicorn attack since it's inception. They are like St. Patrick. Snakes were been removed from Ireland, along with any historical evidence of them ever existing there in the fossil record.

    If the TSA had not bought my magic rock, they would not have been able to protect us so completely from unicorn attacks. Given this proof, they should clearly buy my anti-decepticon rock to avoid the threat of robots that are more than meets the eye.

    Fun fact:
    The fact that the TSA makes the average passenger burn an extra hour and a half per flight (per guidelines), times the billions of passengers since 2001, means the TSA has effectively stolen more American life than the terrorists did on 9/11. Multiple times over.