PASSENGER AND CABIN LUGGAGE SCREENING EVOLVE
December 4th, 2013
REGULATORY change, shifting security risks, technical advances and airport operational requirements present a complex landscape for developing passenger and cabin luggage screening.For example, the European Civil Aviation Conference’s (ECAC) detection standard 1 is the prevailing regime but the ECAC standard 2 becomes mandatory for European Union (EU) airports after 2019.Some operators are getting ahead: ECAC Standard 3 Explosive Detection Systems (EDS) technology is to be installed in at Terminals 1, 2, 4 and 5 at Heathrow, London, by 2018.It makes sense to ...
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