2021 INFOCUS Safety & Security Aviation industry insights Airspace protection • Cyber resilience • Baggage screening Pilot training • Video surveillance • Cabin air quality Flight data monitoring • Passenger wellbeing An HMG Aerospace publication Welcome to INFOCUS Safety & Security 2021 t is hard to imagine how the world could have thrown more at physical distancing measures have all been rolled out at speed in the aviation industry over the past year. Aviation has been hit response to the COVID-19 crisis. Ihard by the global pandemic with safety and security having to It’s important to remind ourselves, however, that while the global adapt and evolve at pace in order to meet new challenges that pandemic has thrown up a whole new set of safety and security challenges threaten to disrupt the industry. Photos of grounded aircraft might for aviation, terrorist strikes, geopolitical posturing, cyberattacks, remain etched in our memory, but behind the scenes, airports, mechanical faults, disruptive passengers, data breaches and airspace airlines and the rotorcraft community have remained open and protection remain at large and continue to threaten to disrupt the operational with staff and passenger safety and wellbeing at the industry. However, if the last year or couple of years has taught us forefront as stakeholders have worked hard to cater for passenger anything, it is that aviation has proven itself to be a resilient, flexible and and cargo traffic and to keep critical supply chains functioning. vigilant industry. Across the aviation sector, stakeholders have had to adapt their The appetite for air travel certainly hasn’t waned. There is huge pent-up services and products to mitigate the risk of disease transmission, demand signalling that air travel will return to 2019 levels in the coming while meeting the constantly evolving security needs of air travel. years. And as we find out in this issue, aviation’s safety and security sector Antimicrobial technology, contactless kiosks and payment systems, continues to adapt at pace to ensure that passenger confidence is restored cleaning robots, sanitising booths, COVID testing facilities and and that aviation’s recovery is as strong, safe and secure as possible. Contents 20 Air Partner 4 In brief Building safer skies through investments in training Short stories and insights on safety and security 22 Teledyne Controls across the airport, rotorcraft and airline sectors Addressing potential issues with cabin air quality 10 Argus 24 Spidertracks Securing airborne modems from cyberattacks Making flight data monitoring accessible to all 12 Rapiscan Systems 26 Avion Group Future proofing baggage screening requirements The post-pandemic role of quality upset training 14 Rapiscan Systems 30 Galgus Dr Richard Piggin reports on airport cyber resilience How MAC randomisation disrupts Wi-Fi connectivity 17 carbonbased aviation 32 Dallmeier Understanding human-centred flying expertise Improving airport security through camera technology EDITORIAL MANAGEMENT Editor / Chloë Greenbank Publisher / Mark Howells [email protected] Director / Becky Howells [email protected] HMG Aerospace Ltd, Cody Technology Park, First Floor Building A8, Articles and information contained in this Suite 1038, Ively Road, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 0LX, ADVERTISING SALES publication are the copyright of HMG Aerospace United Kingdom Tel: +44 1252 545993 Sales Manager / Toby Walton Ltd and may not be reproduced in any form www.hmgaerospace.com [email protected] without the written permission of the publisher. © HMG Aerospace Ltd, 2021 INFOCUS SAFETY & SECURITY In brief A round up of short stories and insights covering safety & security across the fixed wing, rotorcraft and airport sectors Lithium batteries algorithm enhances Increased demand cargo and baggage screening for security screening solutions As the primary power With airports starting to scale up source for personal and operations following the global portable electronic devices, pandemic, Redline has noted an consumer demand for increased demand for its security lithium batteries is growing solutions, including its X-ray threat exponentially. However, image recognition training (TIRT) these batteries are system, as well as its digital Security classified as dangerous Management System (SeMS). Phil goods posing a significant Forster Managing Director at Teesside safety threat during flight International Airport, which has because of their potential partnered with Redline to deploy its to ignite. Since January SeMS, commented: “Digital SeMS is a 2006, a total of 310 welcome enhancement that will help us incidents of smoke, heat, to manage and improve our security fire or explosion involving performance.” And with safety and lithium batteries in air cargo or hold security standards at the top of baggage have been recorded. In response to “Harnessing the power of deep learning is aviation’s agenda, Air partner, which this concern, Smiths Detection has launched crucial in further developing object owns Redline, has also launched its a lithium batteries algorithm for its dual- recognition algorithms. This new technology newly branded National Safety & view air cargo and checked-baggage has been developed by working with our Security Academy (NSSA) in Doncaster. screening system – the HI-SCAN 10080 customers to capture thousands of X-ray NSSA’s new name reflects the fact that EDX-2is. The algorithm provides automatic images to then be analysed by the new the academy now also provides Baines detection of lithium batteries in all freight algorithm so it can learn to detect lithium Simmons safety training in addition to and baggage screened for explosives by the batteries based on shape,” said Richard Redline’s security courses. HI-SCAN EDX-2is, thus reducing the burden Thompson, Smiths Detection’s Global To find out more, turn to page 20. on image analysts with low false alarm rates. Director Aviation. Strengthening commitment to FBO safety Cementing its position as a leader in offered free to all Paragon Aviation’s FBOs advancing safety within the fixed-base throughout 2021. Describing safety as “far operator (FBO) industry, the Paragon more than a buzzword for a Paragon Aviation Group has committed to funding member FBO,” Megan Barnes, President of a safety programme for all 100 FBOs in its Paragon Aviation Group, added that the global network. The Online Safety Officer “Paragon Network’s emphasis on safety is (OSO) Programme provides industry- an investment in our members’ success, and leading safety communication, training the consistent, safe handling of customers and regulatory compliance through their and their assets when visiting a Paragon monthly safety meetings and is being FBO location.” 4 SHORT STORIES AND INSIGHTS Changi Airport Group upgrades security Time out with... system project Thomas Romig, ACI World Vice President Safety, Security & Operations, on how safety and security remains a top priority for airports despite the pandemic. How has the global pandemic impacted increased number of global cyberattacks safety and security operations for the that we have seen throughout the global airport community? pandemic, has more recently pushed the Throughout the pandemic, the safety and topic up on airports risk registers. security of the aviation system has remained Due to this, airports have taken numerous Genetec, a leading technology provider of a top priority for airport operators. Due to actions to ensure cyber resilience of their IT unified security, public safety, operations the lower levels of aircraft and passenger systems and infrastructure and avoid the and business intelligence solutions has been traffic, as well as the restrictions potential disruptions that would occur from tasked with enhancing and upgrading implemented by health authorities, airports a cyberattack. Singapore’s Changi Airport Group’s security have had to continuously adapt their system. The three-year project, which was operational practices and training processes How does ACI’s Airport Health announced in early 2021 is expected to be to ensure that new requirements are Accreditation demonstrate that an complete by the end of 2023. It will see reflected in operations and airport staff are airport is prioritising health and safety Genetec Security Center, a unified security adequately trained and demonstrate in a measurable manner? platform that blends IP security systems competence in the applicable procedures. The ACI Airport Health Accreditation within a single intuitive interface, Even with the lower levels of operations, provides a recognition of the application of underpinning the airport’s security and in some cases staff furloughs or recommended health measures by airport operations, with a specific focus on the video adapted shift plans, airports have operators. It is based on the International surveillance system across its terminals. implemented measures to manage human Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Health performance risks while returning to recommendations, that have been operations. These include measures such developed by the World Health as increased training, communication Organization (WHO), State Regulators and campaigns, shift start briefings and industry, and integrates the European adapted rostering. Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)/ European Centre for Disease Prevention With demand for contactless services on and Control (ECDC) Aviation Health Safety the rise, how have cyber risks evolved to protocols. threaten the