Upgrading to Standard 3-approved explosives detection systems (EDS) takes resources and planning. The question then becomes, how to continue delivering a high level of customer service, while providing similarly high levels of security. A recent article in Aviation Security International Magazine provides insights from Monty Lutzker, our Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
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Communication. Responsiveness. Transparency. These are a few of the critical elements needed when airports are choosing a security partner to help them transition to Standard 3-approved explosives detection systems.
In the medical arena, initial exams are usually done by X-rays. But when doctors need a more comprehensive view to detect cancer or examine small and complex fractures, what do they use? They turn to the cross-sectional and 3-dimensional (3-D) images generated during a Computed Tomography (CT) scan. The same theory holds true for CT explosives detection systems (EDS).
Just as it takes a long runway for a jetliner to gain enough speed for take off, it requires many months of planning and implementation to get an airport ready for Standard 3 deployment. The shorter the runway, the riskier the takeoff.
At airports, "baggage scanning is passing through a transformative phase,” points out Tom Cropper in his introduction to the report on Next Generation Detection Solutions for Future Airport Baggage and Passenger Screening Operations.
