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COVER STORY
AUTHOR Steve Lasky
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New Airport Detection System is
Aviation Security's Next Innovative Step
This open architecture technology can be applied by any
CT manufacturer using the industry standard DICOS format.
ON THE morning of September 11, 2001, when Mohamed
Atta and 18 other al-Qaida-affiliated terrorists checked
into their various flights emanating from Boston's Logan
International Airport, Liberty International Airport
in Newark, N.J., and Dulles International Airport in
Washington, D.C., airport security protocols for screening
and boarding passengers were dangerously quick
and easy. The worst that could happen is that a passenger,
like Atta, would be selected for closer scrutiny
and subjected to a security procedure called CAPPS
(Computer-Assisted Passenger Prescreening System),
where the only consequence was holding a ticketed
passenger's checked bags until boarding was confirmed.
Prior to Sept. 11, airport security
in the United States permitted passengers
to approach their gates at the last
minute without a boarding pass after
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they had filtered through a security
checkpoint that required no ID and
asked no questions. There were no
restrictions on liquids in your carry-on
bags or box-cutters and knives
in your pockets. Your shoes and overcoats
were allowed to stay on your
person. There were no high-resolution
full-body scanners to step through
or 3D-imaging X-ray devices
to
screen your luggage. Prior to 2001,
the concept of a suicide bomber on a
commercial airline was unimaginable.
According to the 9/11 Commission
Report issued in July 2004, more than
three years after Atta and the other
Saudi-based terrorists murdered close
to 3,000 people by crashing commercial
airliners into New York's World
Trade Center, the Pentagon and a
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of September-October 2022
Inside the Fence
Industry Update
Things to Consider When Building a Parking Garage
How Video Surveillance Technologies Are Changing the Way Airports O
Airport Business Security Report
Legal Matters
Airports’ Ongoing Push to Sustainability
Terminal Safety Includes Healthy Air and UV-C Light
Product Focus
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September-October 2022 - Inside the Fence
September-October 2022 - Industry Update
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September-October 2022 - Things to Consider When Building a Parking Garage
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September-October 2022 - How Video Surveillance Technologies Are Changing the Way Airports O
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September-October 2022 - Airport Business Security Report
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September-October 2022 - Legal Matters
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September-October 2022 - Airports’ Ongoing Push to Sustainability
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September-October 2022 - Terminal Safety Includes Healthy Air and UV-C Light
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September-October 2022 - Product Focus
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