AIA Hosting Joint Association Meeting to Address Aviation Security
AIA’s Civil Aviation Security Committee has invited the Transportation Security Administration, Airports Council International and the International Air Transport Association to a joint meeting in February to discuss the recent Christmas day attack on Delta/NW flight 253. The intent of the meeting is to understand what the various sectors (airlines, airports, manufacturers) are doing in response to the recent attack and identify common areas of concern.
Since the attack, the United States has urged the implementation of full body scanners and other detection devices at national airports and has strongly urged international partners to do the same. Additional measures call for increased gate screening and physical searches of passengers and cabin baggage. AIA is working to identify and ease the challenges associated with the deployment of body scanners.
AIA members support ICAO’s central role to enhance security worldwide and establish standards for aviation security systems and technologies. AIA also supports a risk-based assessment approach to enhance aviation security while keeping communication lines with and among stakeholders clear so as to avoid unintended consequences.
AIA Source: Ranee.Carr@aia-aerospace.org
