An interview with Ian Hutcheson, Director of Security at BAA
4 February 2008 | By Ian Hutcheson, Director of Security at BAA
An interview with BAA's Director of Security, Ian Hutcheson.
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International airports look to the Segway PT for increased productivity
28 September 2007 | By Chip MacDonald Director, Global Police & Government Business Unit Segway Inc.
In January 2004 the Chicago Police Department became one of the first police agencies in the world to use Segway® Personal Transporters (PTs) when they placed a fleet of patrol units into service at O’Hare International Airport. The event was widely covered in national media and the Associated Press quoted…
Canada’s Restricted Area Identification Card Program
7 June 2007 | By Rob Durward, Director, Technical Programs. Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA)
On April 11, 2002, the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) was created as a Crown Corporation to assume a more direct role in Canada's aviation security. One aspect of this new security role was to develop a secure biometric enrolment and identity verification program to prevent unauthorised individuals from…
Toronto Pearson International Airport: partners in security
3 April 2007 | By Jim Bertram, Director of Public Safety and Security Steering Committee, ACI-NA (Airports Council International – North America)
With the ever-changing aviation industry, security at airports worldwide has been called upon to adapt in preparation of new and rising global threats. At Toronto Pearson International Airport, the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) mitigates the risk posed by global and local events by administering a comprehensive security program.
Trialling large-scale biometric systems
6 February 2007 | By H. Carr-Archer, Director, International Association for Biometrics (IAFB)
Great expectations burden the biometrics industry. It’s difficult to conceive of a future for air travel in which they are not relied upon for security and passenger processing, but the timescale has been hazy. All that may soon change. The UK’s largest biometric trial was recently carried out at Heathrow,…
Combining RFID and video surveillance
6 February 2007 | By Dr. Paul Brennan, Reader in Electronics, University College London
The need in major airports to move a large number of people through a complex environment as efficiently and safely as possible is becoming an increasingly challenging task. The volume of flights is growing along with the size of aircraft, and security has, in recent years, become a critical issue.…
The next step in aviation security
11 September 2006 | By Rob. L. Townsend, SOC Analyst, San Francisco International Airport
To counter an ever present, ever shifting threat, aviation security must be a constant work in progress. At San Francisco International Airport, that progress has recently leapt forward.
Biometrics and airport access control
17 March 2006 | By Alan Medlock, Service Delivery Director, London City Airport
Biometrics has played an important role in efforts to strengthen airport security. Here Alan Medlock outlines how London City Airport has used Biometrics to implement a cost-effective, user-friendly and secure employee identification system.
Better planning for emergencies
25 November 2005 | By John Goglia, Professor of Aviation Science, Saint Louis University
John Goglia reports from his unique perspective on the outcomes of Operation Atlas, the largest drill conducted in the world to date designed to show how airport and security forces cope with a terror attack.
A unique security training programme
16 September 2005 | By Ernst Schlecht, Head of Security and Safety Planning, Unique Zurich
Although often the overlooked aspects of security operations, there is an increasing need to include effective training and communications as an integral part of operating a safe and secure airport, writes Ernst Schlecht.
A European approach to security
16 June 2005 | By Robert Missen, Deputy Head of Unit Aviation and Maritime Security, European Commission (EC)
Several steps were taken by the EC in order to safeguard airports post 9/11, including an approach to security inspections different from existing ICAO checks.
A roadmap to better security
16 March 2005 | By International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)
ICAO’s approach to aviation security continues to involve the monitoring of Annex 17 compliance alongside AVSEC training, whilst assisting with the implementation of new technologies to improve security and efficiency.
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