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Unpredictability in aviation security: How to improve the effectiveness of current security concepts by adding the element of surprise
Journal of Airport Management,
12
(1),
5-12
(2018)
Abstract
On the one hand the history of aviation security shows a constant improvement in the quality of security controls as a reaction to incidents that have occurred in the past. However, on the other hand it shows that such measures can be bypassed by insiders who know the security systems that are in place. The insider threat is therefore becoming an increasing concern to the aviation security community and the effectiveness of security measures depends largely on their resisting power against insiders. By adding elements of unpredictability to current security concepts, all actors involved can considerably improve the effectiveness of the system by simply making better use of already available resources. This paper provides background information on the ‘whys’ and ‘hows’ of this concept, called unpredictability in aviation security.
Keywords: unpredictability; insider threat; alternative security measures; behaviour detection; landside security; aviation security
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Author's Biography
Urs Haldimann started his professional career in 1984 in the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland, dealing with different aspects of public international law, mainly in the transport sector. In 1993, he decided to focus his professional activities on civil aviation exclusively, and started work with the Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA). In his present position as Head of Legal and International Affairs Section in FOCA, Urs is responsible, inter alia, for the setting of the legal framework of civil aviation in Switzerland. He is also in charge of the relations between Switzerland and international bodies such as International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), the European Union (EU) and European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC). Furthermore, he deals with facilitation and security policy issues. In this capacity, he currently chairs the ECAC Security Forum and ICAO’s working group for amending Annex 17 (Security) to the Convention on International Civil Aviation. In spring 2016, he was elected Vice-Chairman of the Facilitation Panel of ICAO.
