INDUSTR Y N EWS
Analogic's COBRA Checkpoint CT System Achieves Type D/D+ Standard 2
Analogic Corporation’s COBRA® checkpoint computed tomography (CT) system is the first system to achieve European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) Type-D and D+ Standard-2 approval. Standard 2 is the highest European performance standard for threat detection. The COBRA successfully met Standard-2 in Type-D operations, where liquids, aerosols and gels (LAGs) remain inside passenger carry-on bags, and Type D+ operations, where LAGs and complex electronics, such as laptops, remain inside passenger carry-on bags.
AAI Partners with SITA to Improve Passenger Experience at 25 Indian Airports
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has announced that SITA, the global IT provider for the air transport industry, has been selected to equip 25 airports with its common-use passenger processing system to improve the experience of tens of millions of passengers. This announcement follows the successful implementation of SITA’s passenger systems at 13 AAI airports, which was part of the first phase of an airports modernisation plan by AAI. In total, 38 airports managed by AAI will now enjoy the benefits of improved check-in, boarding and new self-service facilities thanks to SITA’s advanced technology. In this seven-year agreement, SITA will provide AirportConnect Open, the common-use passenger processing system which allows airports to maximise the use of check-in counters and gates. SITA will supply 700 workstations together with common use self-service (CUSS) kiosks across the 25 airports, including at Chennai, Kolkata and Pune. Through shared use among all the airlines operating at the airports,
SITA’s CUSS kiosks offer multiple services to the passenger and will allow these airports to increase capacity during surges in traffic. This flexibility avoids the need to invest in fixed check-in areas. With the CUSS kiosks, SITA will provide an end-to-end managed solution complementing other airport check-in services available at the 25 airports. As part of the above agreement, SITA has ensured the readiness of these systems before the inauguration of the new integrated terminals at Kolkata and Chennai airports to ease the transition of airlines. For more than 50 million passengers that use these 25 airports annually, this means that they will enjoy more efficient check-in and boarding and have self-service kiosks available.
A LOOK AT THE LATEST CONTRACTS, PRODUCTS & INITIATIVES IMPACTING THE AVIATION SECURITY INDUSTRY
Aero-Dienst Chooses Dallmeier’s Panomera® for its Hangar Security
Aero-Dienst has provided its customers
with an
extensive range of services in business-related aviation for over 50 years. This includes maintenance and operation as well as purchase, sales and management of business jets. Almost 300 employees
look after the special requirements of their customers. The question of security is important. “We intend to afford our customers the highest level of security when they entrust us with the care of their jets”, said Managing Director Martin Bauer. Accordingly, Aero-Dienst went in search of a video surveillance system that would meet its needs. A number of providers were reviewed, and no less than three test installations including cameras from various manufacturers were tried. But none of the test configurations satisfied the Nuremberg company’s requirements. “Until we saw the Panomera® from Dallmeier”, says Bauer. Unlike conventional HD and megapixel cameras, which only have one lens, Panomera® functions with multiple lenses, each of which has a different focal length. With this novel sensor concept, surveillance can be ensured even for extremely large areas at the highest possible resolution to the farthest background of the area of coverage. Two Panomera® systems were installed in each hangar, in opposite corners of the structure. In order to be able to cover all possible angles, a high-resolution HD camera was mounted in each of the other two corners. “We can have a total overview of the entire hall with no omissions using just four cameras. That is an area of well over 1,300 m2”, explains Roland Meier, the Team Leader for Panomera® Multifocal Sensor Systems at Dallmeier. Besides the service hangars, the outside areas are also protected reliably by two Panomera® systems. Here, at 10,000m2 the coverage area is even larger. Besides the multifocal sensor systems, HD cameras with integral IR lighting are also installed to capture the best possible images at night as well. In contrast to conventional IR cameras, which have many small LEDs arranged in a ring around the lens, Dallmeier IR cameras have three large, high-powered LEDs. These endow the IR cameras with very high spotlight power and homogeneous illumination even in the peripheral areas.
Tensator Helps Gatwick Increase Check-in Efficiency
Tensator has completed an installation at Gatwick Airport, meaning all queuing solutions in the North and South Terminals are now exclusively provided by the Milton Keynes-based company. Tensator was approached to
help create a more uniformed look at the check-in areas of both terminals. Almost 2,000 brushed stainless steel, 60mm
Narita International Airport Selects Morpho’s CTX 9800 EDS
Morpho Detection, Inc. has announced that Narita International Airport Corporation in Japan has purchased 13 high-speed CTX 9800 DSi™ explosives detection systems (EDS) for hold baggage screening. The latest evolution of Morpho’s CTX™ family of EDS, CTX 9800 is U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA)-certified as high- speed, capable of screening more than 1,000 bags per hour (BPH). All 13 units will be integrated into Narita International Airport’s baggage handling system beginning this year to replace legacy systems. This deployment will bring the total number of Morpho CTX EDS units in service at Narita International Airport to approximately 40.
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mini-socket Tensabarrier® posts were provided with plain black webbing, and Gatwick’s own- design Emergency Exit webbing. Since the initial installation was completed, an order for further Tensabarrier® posts has been placed. Nick Henderson, terminal duty manager at Gatwick Airport, added that this is testament to the success of the project:
“We wanted to create a flexible queuing solution that was in a standardised design. The system can quickly be changed and it reduces the storage capacity and set up time required for a mobile solution. Tensator has successfully delivered this for us and the feedback from the airlines and handling agents here at Gatwick has been very positive.”
G4S to Provide BA with Security at LHR & LGW
G4S Aviation Services (UK) Ltd (G4S) has won a new three year contract to provide a range of security solutions to British Airways at Heathrow and Gatwick Airports, including: staff, passenger, baggage and cargo screening; document and biometric verification; aircraft protection; firearms handling; incident response services; and building and asset security. The contract is expected to guarantee positions for over 600 people in the London and South East areas. G4S will provide services to British Airways’ operations at London
Heathrow Airports Terminals 1, 3 & 5 and Gatwick Airport, including the airline’s engineering and cargo facilities.
April 2013 Aviationsecurityinternational
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