Thursday May 18, 2017
US and EU reject expanding laptop ban to flights from Europe - BBC NewsTop US and EU officials traded intelligence Wednesday on what they called "serious evolving threats" to airline security as Washington mulls banning carry-on computers on flights from Europe.Both sides said they intended to hold more talks next week in Washington on a possible ban of such equipment."Both sides exchanged information on the serious evolving threats to aviation security and approaches to confronting such threats," a joint statement said.They discussed "existing aviation security standards and detection capabilities" as well as security improvements "related to large electronic devices placed in checked baggage," it added.The US Department of Homeland Security sparked deep concern in Europe last week when it said it would soon decide on extending to European airlines a carry-on computer ban on flights from eight mostly Muslim countries.