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American Airlines Acquires ConneCT Checkpoint Scanners from Analogic

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, July 10th, 2017

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American Airlines [AAL] in June acquired eight computed tomography (CT)-based screening systems from Analogic [ALOG] for use at airport checkpoints, marking the first sale of the next-generation screening systems for Analogic.The $6 million acquisition makes American Airlines the launch customer for Analogic’s ConneCT Checkpoint CT system, which is the same technology used in the U.S. and many airports globally to automatically screen checked bags for explosives. The ConneCT system, and two other CT-based systems being offered by competitors, are smaller…

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