Tampa International Airport’s new Airside E security checkpoint features new baggage and passenger screening machines with state-of-the-art technology
Tampa International Airport’s new Airside E security checkpoint features new baggage and passenger screening machines with state-of-the-art technology Photos by Carole Devillers
Designed to the highest standards for threat detection, several Analogic ConneCT luggage screening machines will be in use at Airside E, then Airside A, and eventually all checkpoints.
Designed to the highest standards for threat detection, several Analogic ConneCT luggage screening machines will be in use at Airside E, then Airside A, and eventually all checkpoints. Photos by Carole Devillers
Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) agents go through training for the Computed Tomography (CT) X-ray system in the new Airside E expanded security checkpoint.
Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) agents go through training for the Computed Tomography (CT) X-ray system in the new Airside E expanded security checkpoint. Photos by Carole Devillers
With the improved detection capability of ConneCT, liquids, and electronics can stay in carry-on bags, providing a more user-friendly passenger experience.
With the improved detection capability of ConneCT, liquids, and electronics can stay in carry-on bags, providing a more user-friendly passenger experience. Photos by Carole Devillers
Transportation Security Officers (TSO) gather by the Airside E security checkpoint’s new automated screening lane, where unloaded bins automatically return to the start of the lane.
Transportation Security Officers (TSO) gather by the Airside E security checkpoint’s new automated screening lane, where unloaded bins automatically return to the start of the lane. Photos by Carole Devillers
TSA regional spokesperson Mark Howell expounds on the automated tray return system integrated with the ConneCT scanners.
TSA regional spokesperson Mark Howell expounds on the automated tray return system integrated with the ConneCT scanners. Photos by Carole Devillers
The new system provides 360-degree capabilities and allows TSOs to view a 3-D image of a bag’s contents for better detection.
The new system provides 360-degree capabilities and allows TSOs to view a 3-D image of a bag’s contents for better detection. Photos by Carole Devillers
TSA regional spokesperson Mark Howell demonstrates how passengers currently go through screening with their arms held up, a requirement eliminated in the improved experience with the new AIT process.
TSA regional spokesperson Mark Howell demonstrates how passengers currently go through screening with their arms held up, a requirement eliminated in the improved experience with the new AIT process. Photos by Carole Devillers
Passengers will go through Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) modular panels that screen with non-harmful radio waves – or millimeter waves - instead of X-rays.
Passengers will go through Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) modular panels that screen with non-harmful radio waves – or millimeter waves - instead of X-rays. Photos by Carole Devillers
Tampa International Airport Executive Vice-President of Planning, Development and Maintenance Smitha Radhakrishnan presents the security re-composure area of Airside E.
Tampa International Airport Executive Vice-President of Planning, Development and Maintenance Smitha Radhakrishnan presents the security re-composure area of Airside E. Photos by Carole Devillers
With state-of-the-art screening equipment, plenty of queueing space, and natural light, the nearly complete Airside E checkpoint will improve air travelers’ experience.
With state-of-the-art screening equipment, plenty of queueing space, and natural light, the nearly complete Airside E checkpoint will improve air travelers’ experience. Photos by Carole Devillers
Cutting-edge baggage-scanning X-ray technology at Tampa International's Airside E security checkpoint will improve passenger throughput, the number of passengers processed in a period of time.
Cutting-edge baggage-scanning X-ray technology at Tampa International's Airside E security checkpoint will improve passenger throughput, the number of passengers processed in a period of time. Photos by Carole Devillers

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