BATMAN LIST OF GRATITUDE, WEEK OF APRIL 27, 2020 Another week of monumental effort. Applause goes to: The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for updating its guidelines to support the [...]
Another productive week. Our humble gratitude to: ACI for laying out a road map for the recovery of the industry from COVID-19 and for showing the importance of the airport industry to the [...]
Heroic efforts over the last few weeks (insert background applause): EUROCONTROL Member States’ decision to defer airlines’ payment of air traffic control fees UIC, the Worldwide Railway [...]
Our round of applause for the week of March 30, 2020 goes to: IATA, ACI, A4E, and A4A for continuous work with national authorities to find relief for our industry. DG MOVE clarifications on [...]
As our founder and Managing Partner has highlighted, there are many superheroes in our industry working hard to get us through the COVID-19 pandemic. In gratitude for their efforts, we’re [...]
In our December 2018 blog, we highlighted the European Union’s (EU) intention to beef up aviation security (AVSEC) requirements related to insider threat. The specifics have recently been [...]
In March 2004, twelve autonomous vehicles (AV) set off through the Mojave Desert to conquer a 240-kilometer course and take home a $1 million prize. The competition, organized by DARPA and dubbed [...]
At the beginning of October, following three years of short-term extensions (the last full FAA reauthorization expired on September 30, 2015), the FAA was finally granted long-term funding. The [...]
TSA has announced it plans to have 40 CT units in operation by the end of 2018. By the end of 2019, the aim is to have 145 operational CT scanners at TSA checkpoints. Why is this an important [...]
Many of us grew up hearing about the ancient Silk Road mercantile route from the Mediterranean Sea to China and beyond. Yet the People’s Republic of China has decided the world has not seen the [...]
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has recently released a study highlighting the feasibility of producing single, secure, and transferable digital identities for Known Travellers, within a ‘Seamless [...]
The revolutionary nature of Electronic Bag Tags (EBT) has been part of discussions for several years. Despite its promise to optimize baggage handling operations in the world’s airports, EBTs [...]
The aviation sector, along with many others, is experiencing a sea change in terms of emerging technologies and capabilities. We anticipate that this ‘digitalization’ will have a direct impact on [...]
As biometric technology expands, travelers may expect an additional camera awaiting them at select American airports. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) – Exit Checks The U.S. [...]
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recently published a new Outcome-Focused Compliance (OFC) brochure. This is a big deal. It shows that TSA is moving towards a more modern and [...]
2016 marked a turning point in the field of cyber security, with several disturbing events. Key trends included ransomware attacks against organizations and individuals, ‘exploits’ against banks [...]
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 [...]
