Cargo screening challenges
Outdated security systems introduced to combat plane hijackings 40 years ago must be overhauled to address new terrorism threats, the head of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said Tuesday. "Today's threats require a different approach and different technology," IATA's director-general Giovanni Bisignani told delegates at the AVSEC aviation security conference in Frankfurt.
His comments came four days after authorities in the United Arab Emirates and Britain found two packages sent from Yemen believed to contain the explosive material PETN. The devices were packed in toner cartridges and designed to be detonated by a cell phone, a source close to the investigation told CNN.
Read More:http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/11/02/aviation.cargo.security/index.html?hpt=C1
His comments came four days after authorities in the United Arab Emirates and Britain found two packages sent from Yemen believed to contain the explosive material PETN. The devices were packed in toner cartridges and designed to be detonated by a cell phone, a source close to the investigation told CNN.
Read More:http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/11/02/aviation.cargo.security/index.html?hpt=C1
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