A new report by the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) says the Transportation Security Administration‘s (TSA) cybersecurity goals and objectives are out of date.

TSA set out its aims to prioritize cybersecurity within the agency and in the transportation systems sector in its 2018 Cybersecurity Roadmap, which is now eight years old in a fast-changing threat environment.

GAO notes that as well as being outdated, the roadmap is no longer aligned with the latest Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity Strategy.

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Airports Council International (ACI) Europe president and Fraport CEO Stefan Schulte has called on the European Commission to deliver an aviation strategy that encourages investment and innovation while strengthening resilience and enabling decarbonization. The Commission’s strategy is expected later this year.

The ACI Europe president highlighted five key objectives:

Preserve and optimize airport capacity

Schulte said modernizing the ageing EU Slot Regulation system is crucial to making the most of existing capacity and better aligning with the connectivity needs of regions and local communities.

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Airports Council International (ACI) Europe president Stefan Schulte has issued a warning over the continued operational and passenger impacts of the Schengen Entry Exit System (EES). Schulte, who is also CEO of Fraport, stressed the urgent need for preventive coordinated action to ensure the seamless and safe movement of passengers at border control.

“Right now, EES is what keeps me and many other airport CEOs across Europe awake at night. Passengers are queueing for hours at peak traffic times and I just do not know how we will be able to cope in the coming weeks with the expected increase in traffic” Schulte said.

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European Parliament negotiators have reached a provisional agreement with the European Council on an overhaul of EU air passenger rights, maintaining compensation for three-hour flight delays and introducing new protections on child seating, price transparency and reimbursement timelines. The rules had not been updated since 2004.

The deal preserves passengers’ rights to compensation for delays exceeding three hours, cancellations made fewer than 14 days before departure, and denied boarding. Compensation levels are set by flight distance: €250 (US$290) for journeys up to 1,500km, €400 (US$463) for 1,500km-3,500km, and €600 (US$695) for longer routes.

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European air connectivity grew by just 1% in 2025, below the decade-long compound annual growth rate of 1.5%, according to new data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

A net 154 routes were added across the EU last year – 1,281 new routes against 1,127 cancellations – bringing the total European route network to 14,797. Of the routes added, 568 were restarts of services that had been paused for at least a year within the last decade.

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The International Air Transport Association has called for stronger implementation of global standards, a transition to modernized ground support equipment (GSE) and greater digitalization in the ground handling sector.

The organization said this was needed to support safer, more efficient, sustainable and resilient ground handling.

The call was made at the 38th IATA Ground Handling Conference (IGHC) in Cairo, Egypt, on May 19.

Monika Mejstrikova, IATA’s director of ground operations, said, “Ground handling is often invisible to passengers, but when it goes wrong, everyone notices.

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Airports Council International (ACI World) has launched its Policy Agenda 2030, which warns that outdated regulatory frameworks risk constraining growth, capacity and sustainability.

Director general Justin Erbacci said, “The question is no longer whether demand will grow, but whether policy will enable it. Regulatory frameworks must evolve to empower airports and position them as strategic assets that drive economic and social development. ACI World is urging governments and regulators to adopt policies that enable airports to deliver greater capacity, connectivity, resilience and socio-economic value.”

ACI World’s Policy Agenda 2030 outlines a set of priority actions for regulators and decision-makers.

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Arora Group has outlined further details of its Heathrow West (HWL) expansion proposal, which features a phased approach to delivering a third runway and a new terminal, as it calls for a formal framework to assess competing schemes.

The proposal, developed by Heathrow West Limited with technical advisor Bechtel, includes a new western terminal (Terminal 6) and a two-phase runway. The first phase would deliver a 2,400m runway by 2035, aligning with the UK government’s timeline for Heathrow expansion.

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Amadeus has announced its intention to acquire Idemia Public Security (IPS) for €1.2bn (US$1.3bn), in a move aimed at expanding its biometric and identity capabilities across the travel sector.

The proposed acquisition, which is subject to regulatory approvals and expected to close in mid-2027, follows Amadeus’s 2024 purchase of Vision-Box and is intended to strengthen its position in airport and border technology.

IPS, headquartered in France, provides biometric and identity services to more than 600 public- and private-sector customers, and employs around 3,300 people globally.

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Marisa Von Wieding, VP of operations at New Terminal One (NTO), JFK International Airport, recently spoke to PT World about the introduction of Enhanced Passenger Processing (EPP) in the facility, as part of our biometrics coverage in the April 2026 issue. Here’s the interview in full:

What is CBP’s EPP program, and how does it work alongside other programs (Entry-Exit, Global Entry) at NTO?

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