Fri, Nov 05, 2010
Aviation Security 2011 Conference Set For February 2011
UK Home Secretary Theresa May
(pictured) has announced new aviation security checks intended
to curb the threat of terrorism on cargo aircraft after two
explosive PETN cartridges were discovered on a flight from Yemen to
Chicago. The government’s response, released Thursday, has
been revealed as more details continue to emerge about the aviation
security threat posed by the thwarted bomb plot.
"We are in a constant battle with the terrorists. They are
always looking for another way, another innovative way, in which
they can try to get around our defences,” said the home
secretary in the House of Commons.
The bombs contained 300 and 400 grams respectively of the PETN
explosive and were built into computer toner cartridges. Under the
new UK measures, passengers will not be permitted to carry toner
cartridges weighing over 500g in their hand baggage. Just days
before news of last week’s foiled terrorist attack emerged,
BA boss Martin Broughton argued that some US aviation security
rules were too strict, criticizing regulations requiring passengers
on US-bound flights to remove their shoes before boarding. "America
does not do internally a lot of the things they demand that we do,"
he said. "We shouldn't stand for that. We should say 'we'll only do
things which we consider to be essential and that you Americans
also consider essential'."
Debates surrounding the balance between safety and customer
service will be a key theme of the Defence IQ Aviation Security
2011 conference, taking place at London’s America Square
Conference Center on February 22 - 23, 2011. Professionals in the
field of aviation security will be attending the conference to hear
experts on the subject talk about topics including the latest cargo
screening technologies, strategies to achieve international data
sharing cooperation, and the benefits of surveillance developments
such as facial recognition technology.
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