Airport of the future : The Task Ahead

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Airport of the future The Task Ahead

• Aviation Security Advisory Committee
• September 30, 2004

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Background

• On November 19, 2001, responsibility for aviation
  security program management and oversight passed
  from FAA to TSA with passage of ATSA
• Addressing Passenger and Baggage Screening was
  one of the the agencys top priorities as
  Congressional mandates
• TSA inherited a legacy system of regulatory
  oversight of aircraft and airport security
  operations

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Emerging from A Legacy System

• TSA Inspection and enforcement of airports,
  airlines and cargo security operations continues
  but with strong emphasis on Partnership between
  TSA and Industry.
• Consultation between TSA and Industry on Future
  Airport Security Designs is important to meeting
  security requirements.

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What will the airport of the future look like?

• TSA and Aviation Industry must seek a partnered
  approach to Identifying the Requirements of the
  Airport of the Future
• The airport of the future will employ new
  technologies and systems.
• Systems and technologies will be dynamic and
  continually updated different from pre 9/11
  approach

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Challenges

• Industry and TSA are currently facing
• Implementing DHS Threat levels
• Tailored approach is increasingly being taken to
  reflect needs of individual airports
• Airports will build in specs to easily escalate
  threat level compliance
• Important to effectively integrate multiple
  layers of security
• New baseline of security that far exceeds 9/11
  has been established
• Requires close cooperation with local law
  enforcement, DHS, airport and carrier operations
• Executing 100 Passenger Baggage Screening
• Facilitate movement of passengers

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Challenges (Cont)

• Improving Airport Perimeter Security
• Increased Use of Technology Biometrics/Video
• Implementation of more stringent access control
  measures
• Goal is 100 Screening for Airfield Access
• Airport employees, vendors
• Internationally observed practices

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Challenges (Cont)

• Cargo Areas
• Implement new warehouse security requirements
• Technology to improve screening methods
• Adoption of Tenant and Vendor Security
  Initiatives
• New Facility Needs Technology being applied from
  the ground up

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Challenges (Cont)

• Protection of Off-Airport Systems Fuel Farms,
  Consolidated Rental Car Facilities,Catering
  Kitchens, etc.
• Technology advanced access control
• Worker ID
• Merging the Intermodal links
• Ground Transportation Centers
• People Movers
• Metro and Light Rail Transit
• Maritime
• Ports and Cruise Line Interoperation

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Challenges (Cont)

• Designing New Passenger Terminals will be a more
  complex undertaking involving
• Designated Central Terminal areas
• Security Restricted Areas vs.
• Passenger Amenities
• Restaurants
• Retail Shops
• Screening Checkpoint/ Lane design
• Must meet federal specifications
• Greater space requirements
• Securing Airport Sterile areas
• Improved Control of Ingress/Exit Lanes
• Passenger Flow
• Improved designs for managing Incidents/Evacuation
  

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Challenges (Cont)

• Security of Vehicle Parking Facilities
• Convenience vs. Security Countermeasures
• Security Inspections to be facilitated by
  advanced technology
• Security of General Aviation Operations
• Mixed commercial and GA operations
• Issue How to achieve security at both
• Requirements for Federal Inspection Areas
• One Face (CBP, ICE, TSA) at the Airport
• Different needs have to be accommodated

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Challenges (Cont)

• Adopting New Telecommunications/Information
  Technology
• Security Systems for identifying and examining
  Baggage and Passengers
• RFID/Biometrics/Trace/XRAY
• Electronic signage for Passenger Information
  Systems and Security

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Challenges (Cont)

• Applying security standards to small to medium
  size airports
• Less infrastructure requires different approaches
• One air transportation system demands that the
  security works at each level.

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The Blueprint for the Future

• New Design Concepts resulting in increased
  capacity and facilitation
• Leveraging Improved Security processes and
  technology
• Incorporating Security into the Master Planning
  Process for new airports
• Partnering the traditional FAA safety role and
  TSAs responsibility for security

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The Blueprint for the Future

• Balancing security requirements against need for
  public space, commercial enterprises, shopping,
  entertainment
• Applying Security Design Best Practices
• Challenges in the uniqueness of airport layouts
• No one size fits all

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The Blueprint for the Future Construction
Guidelines

• TSA take lead for guideline development
• Airport design and construction
• Builds on the FAA effort of June 2001
• Based on Legislative Mandate
• 49 USC 44914
• Consultative
• Air carriers, airport authorities, airport
  planners, and others

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The FAA Construction Guidelines

• The recommendations contained in this document
  were developed by a Committee of more than 100
  persons and many of the current member
  organizations of ASAC

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The FAA Construction Guidelines

• They were aimed at airport architects, planners,
  designers and engineers
• They contain recommendations addressing changes
  in aviation security concepts, technology, threat
  environment and operational requirements
• They recognize that most airports in the United
  States were built prior to the development of
  today's security regulations. Post 9/11
  guidelines must be more extensive.

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Construction Guidelines

• Published in 2001 need update
• Not a template for individual airports
• Advisory but must recognize security requirements
• Available to Airports, and Airport Consultants
  and Engineers

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Role for ASAC

• Establish Working Group to offer revisions to
  Current Guidelines
• Advise future trends in airport construction and
  passenger facilitation
• Identify benchmarks for engineering security into
  future airport design
• Work with TSA Staff to publish revised
  Construction Guidelines