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A Review Of The Threat To Civil Aviation & The International Response. Gabriel Chow. Overview. The threat The International Response Concluding remarks. 1. The Threat To Civil Aviation. Who poses a threat?. Unruly passengers Asylum seekers Criminals People with psychiatric disorders
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A Review Of The ThreatTo Civil Aviation &The International Response Gabriel Chow
Overview • The threat • The International Response • Concluding remarks
Who poses a threat? • Unruly passengers • Asylum seekers • Criminals • People with psychiatric disorders • Terrorists
The terrorist threat to civil aviation Attacks against aircraft Attacks against airports Using Aircraft as weapons of mass destruction
Suicide Bomber Richard Reid alias ‘The Shoe Bomber’ 22.12.2001 - Attempted to blow up AA Flight 63 From Paris CDG to Miami
MANPAD attack 28.11.2002 – Mombasa, Kenya Surface to air missile attack Against an Israeli charter aircraft
Attacks against airports (and ground operations)
Mortar attack against airport facilities 9.3.1994 - IRA mortar attack on Heathrow Home-made mortars fired from a car in a parking area
Armed attacks against passengers in airport concourses 5.7. 2002 – lone gunman attacked El Al passengers in check-in area at LAX Hesham Mohamed Hadayet
Attacks against air crew Attack on El Al crew at hotel – London (20.8.1978)
CBRN attacks • Chemical, Biological, Radiological or Nuclear agent attack Anthrax Sarin Gas Attack – Tokyo 20.3.95 Dirty Bombs
Suicide Bomb Attack 7.7.2005 - 4 suicide bombers attacked London transport system
Using Remote Controlled Aircraft(to deliver bombs or disperse CBRN agents)
Legal Framework • Convention on International Civil Aviation ( ’The Chicago Convention’) • International Conventions • International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) • Annex 17 ‘Security’
1970’s 1980’s 1990’s 2000’s Sterile Areas Passenger / Hand Baggage Screening Access control Passenger / Baggage Reconciliation Hold Baggage Screening Hardening the cockpit Suicide bombers Liquid explosives Additional Preventive Security Measures
Reactive Proactive In the past aviation security - • has reacted to new threats In the future aviation security – • needs to predict new threats
Improvement Strategy • Improve the security processes • More intelligent processes • Focus resources on those that present a risk • Better facilities • Improve the performance of security staff • Develop and apply ‘Human Factors’ best practices • Improve and increase the use of technology • Explosive detection equipment in passenger screening
Secure the Global Supply Chain • Regulated agent regime needs to be strengthened Majority of air cargo – • travels on passenger aircraft • is not security screened
Restoring the Balance -Security and Facilitation • Security requirements • Since 9/11 • Passenger numbers • Complexity of processes • Airport efficiency • Passenger experience • Operating costs • Airport retail revenue Restriction on liquids (etc.) in hand baggage – Potential major impact on facilitation