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2013 Equipment, Process Tests for Future Checkpoint Went Well, IATA Official Says

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, January 14th, 2014

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Operational tests of processes and technology in 2013 aimed at enhancing security at airport checkpoints while improving the passenger experience showed promise and will drive a new series of pilots tests this year aimed at making further progress toward checkpoints of the future, an official with one airline association tells HSR. The processes and technologies do work in an operational environment, says Paul Behan, head of Passenger Experience at the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Based on blueprints IATA created…

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