The well-coordinated terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 presented the world with a new aviation security threat: the capture of aircraft in flight to be used as human-guided missiles. The two previous threats - hijacking an aircraft for ransom and putting a bomb aboard an aircraft - had led to varying degrees of screening of baggage and passengers in developed countries, plus some use of on-board security personnel on selected flights in some countries. In the wake of 9/11, governments in the United States, Canada, and Europe (at both national and EU levels) implemented a number of additional aviation security measures, among them: - strengthened (and locked) cockpit doors; - 100% screening of checked baggage; - more thorough screening of passengers and their carry-on baggage; - increased use of on-board security officers; - increased attention to air cargo; - and greater attention to airport access control and perimeter control (...)


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    Title :

    Toward risk-based aviation security policy


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    Publication date :

    2008


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    Online-Ressource (26 S.)


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    Literaturverz. S. 25 - 26
    Franz. Ausg. u.d.T.: Poole, Robert W.: Adaptation de la politique de sûreté de l’aviation aux risques



    Type of media :

    Book


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English