Airline security in the cloud: PNNL tech analyzes checked bags during flight to skip layover lines

The International Remote Baggage Screening platform allows U.S. customs agents to analyze X-ray images of checked baggage during an inbound flight. (GeekWire File Photo / Kurt Schlosser) While passengers are cruising at 35,000 feet, their checked luggage is already passing through a very different kind of cloud. In a move designed to eliminate one...