Aviation Security 2011, an exhibition and conference, organised by Defence IQ, is running in London on February 22 and 23.
The invited speakers at the America Square Conference Centre include Mike Fazackerley, Director of Customer Services and Security at Manchester Airport; and Andy Blackwell, Head of Aviation Security at airline Virgin Atlantic.
Organisers say:
Since the events of 9/11 and December 25, 2009, the aviation industry has come under renewed pressure to increase levels of security with minimal impact on its operations and service to passengers. With increasingly stringent regulations governing security compliance, the costs of security operations (at European airports) accounts for around 35 per cent of operational costs, leaving airline operators, airport authorities and ultimately passengers picking up the bill.
The aviation industry is finding it difficult to remain security compliant due to the current ambiguity of current regulations and a lack of policy coherence, which in turn had a negative effect on efficiency and passenger throughput. This conference is designed to help aviation security stakeholders to minimise costs, increase throughput and achieve security compliancy.
