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Aviation has been an iconic target for attacks for many decades. Attacks have included airside attacks on aircraft such as seen in the 9/11 attacks in the United States of America, the Lockerbie bombing in Dunblane, Scotland and landside attacks including on terminal buildings such as seen in Belgium in 2016.

Landside areas are usually crowded places and are highly vulnerable to terrorist attacks. In recent years terrorists have favoured attacking crowded places as they are soft targets with little or no protective security measures.

A variety of threats that could pose risks to the aviation sector include but not limited to;

� Hijacking

� Person Borne Improvised Explosives Devices (PBIEDs)

� Placed Improvised explosive devices

� Marauding firearms or weapons terrorist attacks

� Vehicle as a weapon attack

� Insider threats

� Long range weapons attacks

� Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)

� Protestor or activist actions

The key to effective mitigation is timely planning and implementation of risk based and proportionate cost-effective measures using a holistic security approach.

Aviation Security

What can Cundall do?Cundall Security provide a range of advice, guidance, specialist assessment and design services to enable compliance with the requirements of the Department for Transport Aviation Security in Airport Development (ASIAD) guidance.

Security Risk Assessment (SRA)Using our comprehensive and auditable SRA process, we can help you understand the threats, vulnerabilities and risks associated with possible incidents.

Blast Assessment and Design If an explosives attack is deemed to be a credible threat by the SRA, our consultants who are RSES Members can undertake blast assessments to determine the vulnerabilities of facilities to structural damage and secondary fragmentation hazards and provide advice and guidance and develop appropriate blast mitigation solutions.

Hostile Vehicle Mitigation We can carry out an assessment of the site to determine the vulnerabilities to vehicle attack and impact speeds via a Vehicle Dynamics Assessment (VDAs). Using this information, we can develop appropriate Hostile Vehicle Mitigation (HVM) strategies as well as provide advice and guidance on the specification of suitable impact rated Vehicle Security Barrier (VSB) systems.

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Security StrategyWe also work with in-house security teams to develop a holistic security strategy which defines the role of planning, architectural and landscape designs, physical, electronic, people and procedural security controls to mitigate identified security risks and the physical or operational constraints of each individual site. Identified security risks and the physical or operational constraints of each individual site.

Physical Security Design

Physical security design can incorporate a wide range of elements from airside perimeter fencing and monitoring, through to vehicle security barriers to ensure that passenger and service vehicles are able to securely and safely move around the site.

Electronic Security Design

Cundall have a dedicated security systems design team with bespoke digital engineering capabilities to design a variety of complex, integrated electronic security solutions to support physical and procedural controls.

Electronic security systems can form part of an effective security strategy, ranging from vehicle management solutions to enable secure and efficient movement and tracking of vehicles, monitoring movements from approach roads to terminal buildings and parking facilities.

Access control systems are critical in protecting physical access to restricted landside and airside areas as well as blocking access when security clearances or training have expired, supported by intrusion detection systems to detect people attempting to gain unauthorised access.

Intelligent video surveillance systems incorporating facial recognition and content analytics can assist security staff in identifying unusual behaviour or hostile reconnaissance in addition to or providing visual evidence of theft or tampering with security or safety systems.

Personnel Vetting

Security vetting and regular monitoring is a key aspect of staff recruitment and of third-party contractors and service providers working in and around the airport.

In addition, airport security staff are responsible for enforcing policies and associated legislative requirements and must be given the correct equipment and regular training in safety, security and situational awareness.

Cundall offer an airport personnel screening service to provide advice and guidance on obtaining airport clearance and managing the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) or Disclosure Scotland personnel background check process, as well as having extensive experience in working within the clearance processes of several major international airports.

Procedures

We can assist in the development, testing and review of security frameworks, policies, command and control structures and emergency response plans to enable fast and effective return to business as usual operation with minimal disruption to passengers, airlines and associated support services