With airport traffic continuing to grow, our service teams are focused on creating a new reality that use predictive and preventive maintenance to keep explosives detection systems (EDS) equipment proactively maintained, promptly serviced, and operating in peak condition.
With the busy vacation travel season upon us, keeping airport operations running smoothly is more important than ever. And interestingly, it’s not just summer travel that’s contributing to the record-breaking numbers in the airline industry.
The forecast volume is expected to top 3.96 billion passenger departures in 2017, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA)[i]. This forecast means more passengers, more international flights, and more cargo throughout the year.
And for airport security teams, managing that increased volume of baggage through the screening area means your explosives detection systems (EDS) equipment needs to run in tip-top condition—for longer periods and at a faster pace.
The good news: choosing the right service partner for your EDS equipment can help you drive more value from your airport screening operations and keep your equipment running reliably for years to come—whatever the volume.
Here are four things you should expect when choosing the right service partner for your screening operations.
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.
By kick-starting the Standard 3 transition, UK Airports are playing a foundational role developing the process and best practices for European-wide adoption. Smiths Detection’s UK team has, to date, worked with more than fifteen airports conducting site surveys, working with baggage handling system (BHS) suppliers, integrators and contractors to assist in providing the optimum design and Standard 3 solution for each airport. By spending countless hours traveling the country listening to airports ranging in size and traffic from London Heathrow to Cornwall Airport Newquay, Smiths Detection’s sales team has gained priceless insight.
