U.S. and E.U. Confer on Possible Laptop Ban on Trans-Atlantic Flights<br />Mr. de Juniac suggested there were alternatives to expanding the laptop ban, including the greater use of detection systems to test whether people had handled explosives; asking<br />passengers to turn on their devices to detect possible tampering; using more trained dogs to sniff out explosives on passengers; and using programs to detect low-risk travelers.<br />By JAMES KANTERMAY 17, 2017<br />BRUSSELS — American and European officials met on Wednesday in Brussels to discuss aviation security after the United States Department<br />of Homeland Security said it was considering a ban on laptop computers and tablets in the cabins of trans-Atlantic flights.<br />Last year, 31 million passengers departed European airports on flights to the United States, and 3.5 million of those passengers connected from flights<br />that originated outside of Europe, according to the International Air Transport Association, an industry group representing 265 airlines.<br />In March, the United States and Britain barred passengers traveling through airports in a number of Muslim-majority countries from carrying laptop computers, tablets<br />and other devices larger than cellphones aboard direct inbound flights.
