SECURITY BREACHES GALORE.....
Genuine risk or bureaucratic overkill?
Industry sources and some media outlets have reported several issues over the past few weeks including;
Cairns airport; OTS systems test with an IED and the airport failed twice. Numerous breaches over the past 2 years including security and airport staff tipping each other off regarding upcoming OTS audits. The Feds wanted to lay charges of hinderance. (ISS security)
Melbourne airport; security breach when a buffoon bolted through a pass-back door onto the tarmac and then kicked the shit out of a Onestar plane. (ISS security)
Adelaide airport; Numerous systems test failures where staff have not picked up weapons being smuggled through screening. (ISS security)
OTS hammering regional airports and uncovering checked baggage screening equipment deficiencies and non-compliance’s. (multiple security companies)
Body scanning introduction to lots of airports; a letter has been sent to airports outlining that over 60 airports will need to introduce full body scanners and up to 15 airports which currently don’t have any screening requirements will have to introduce security screening. My sources say that what airports now face is a bill of at least $120m worth of new equipment that needs to be implemented, not including the training of staff and screening point terminal upgrades. My question is this; if airports are struggling to maintain security with the current system in place, how can they be mature enough to handle full body scanning? And the impact upon the travelling public and even General Aviation of yet another level of ludicrous bureaucratic compliance that is costly and most likely ineffective because the bad guys will adapt and find another way to bring down a plane. The world, and the fucking government have gone completely mad..
Tick tock
Not to worry GD. Be happy that somebody and his mate will be making a shed load of money out of all this; the great Security Troughfest.
Genuine risk or bureaucratic overkill?
Industry sources and some media outlets have reported several issues over the past few weeks including;
Cairns airport; OTS systems test with an IED and the airport failed twice. Numerous breaches over the past 2 years including security and airport staff tipping each other off regarding upcoming OTS audits. The Feds wanted to lay charges of hinderance. (ISS security)
Melbourne airport; security breach when a buffoon bolted through a pass-back door onto the tarmac and then kicked the shit out of a Onestar plane. (ISS security)
Adelaide airport; Numerous systems test failures where staff have not picked up weapons being smuggled through screening. (ISS security)
OTS hammering regional airports and uncovering checked baggage screening equipment deficiencies and non-compliance’s. (multiple security companies)
Body scanning introduction to lots of airports; a letter has been sent to airports outlining that over 60 airports will need to introduce full body scanners and up to 15 airports which currently don’t have any screening requirements will have to introduce security screening. My sources say that what airports now face is a bill of at least $120m worth of new equipment that needs to be implemented, not including the training of staff and screening point terminal upgrades. My question is this; if airports are struggling to maintain security with the current system in place, how can they be mature enough to handle full body scanning? And the impact upon the travelling public and even General Aviation of yet another level of ludicrous bureaucratic compliance that is costly and most likely ineffective because the bad guys will adapt and find another way to bring down a plane. The world, and the fucking government have gone completely mad..
Tick tock
Not to worry GD. Be happy that somebody and his mate will be making a shed load of money out of all this; the great Security Troughfest.