Consolidation in Aviation Security Continues
US-based aviation security technology provider L-3 has apparently made a $315 million offer for MacDonald Humphrey Automation in a move intended to add more checkpoint automation to its existing [...]
Risk-Based Security; Getting on With It
There has been much talk about risk-based security (RBS) in aviation security circles over the last six years, but do we have a common understanding of what it means? The International Civil [...]
ETIAS: ESTA’s European Cousin
In November, 2016, the European Commission proposed the establishment of a European Travel Information and Authorization System (ETIAS) to “strengthen security of travel to the Schengen area [...]
The US Travel Association Goes on the Offense
Hats off to the US Travel Association for its November 2016 32-page report on Transforming Security at US Airports. The recommendations are crystal clear, incorporate past recommendations from a [...]
“Vision Sûreté”: Innovating the French Way
There’s been a lot of talk lately about “innovation” in the aviation security world, especially with the U.S. Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) recent establishment of an Innovation [...]
