eReport: Rethinking security for smart airports
By International Airport Review
28 October 2025
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Access your free eReport and discover how leading airports are transforming security from a bottleneck into a strategic advantage.
What’s inside?
This exclusive eReport from International Airport Review and AtkinsRéalis explores how airports are rethinking security in the age of smart infrastructure, dynamic risk models and biometric-first passenger journeys. It offers practical insights for security, operations and experience leaders navigating the complexity of upgrading legacy systems, integrating new technologies and managing change across the terminal.
Key trends addressed
Between 2022 and 2025, airport security has undergone a fundamental shift. No longer viewed solely as a regulatory requirement, it is now recognised as a core enabler of operational excellence, passenger satisfaction and commercial growth.
Expert insights:
- Improve throughput and reduce queues
Learn how next-generation screening equipment and centralised image processing are helping airports unlock existing capacity and deliver faster, less stressful journeys. - Design security around the passenger
Discover how behavioural analytics, contactless identity verification and culturally sensitive communication are being used to improve engagement and streamline flow. - Integrate new technology without disrupting operations
Explore strategies for retrofitting advanced systems into legacy estates while maintaining continuity and resilience. - Protect your digital infrastructure
Understand how smart security systems introduce new cyber-physical risks — and what airports are doing to safeguard critical assets. - Align with evolving global standards
See how major hubs are driving harmonisation through technology adoption and outcome-based frameworks.
Whether you’re planning a checkpoint upgrade, managing a multi-stakeholder security programme or looking to enhance the passenger experience, this eReport offers actionable guidance and strategic context to support your next move.
Read now to stay ahead of the curve in airport security transformation.
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