The future of transportation security

Passenger screening

Since 9/11, tens of billions of dollars have been invested in trying to ensure that a similar tragedy never happens again. Yet there is still much more to be done in further minimizing risks, while at the same time making passenger travel simpler and more straightforward.

This will not come cheap - what price can be put on public safety and confidence? So it's all the more important that stakeholders invest wisely in creating the safe and secure air transport industry (ATI) of the future.

This SITA positioning paper explains where the industry is now and where it needs to go in order to meet the above challenges. Most importantly, it offers suggestions detailing how the ATI can get there.

What challenges?

Throughout the industry, security requirements are increasing and regulatory requirements are changing rapidly, with more governments wanting more information about arriving and departing passengers from airlines.

How can the authorities verify passengers' identities?

Almost anyone can get into an airport, and many people do, even if they're not intending to fly. Airports need to be able to identify people of interest without looking or feeling like prisons.

How are we going to get there?

A safer, more secure transportation industry will depend on a multi-layered approach to progressively mitigate risk. Governments, airports and airlines will need to work together to implement smaller, smarter technology, and to use time and space at the airport intelligently.

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