USTDA Supports Enhanced Passenger Screening at India's Airports
September 3, 2015
(The Exporting Source)
NEW DELHI, India – In advance of the upcoming
U.S.-India Strategic & Commercial Dialogue,
the U.S. Trade and Development Agency awarded a
grant to the Airports Authority of India (AAI)
and Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) to
support a body scanner system pilot project at
Delhi International Airport.
“This pilot project is a prime example of how
the U.S. and India can leverage innovative
private sector technologies to advance India’s
aviation priorities,” stated USTDA Regional
Director Henry Steingass, who signed the grant
agreement with AAI Chairman R.K. Srivastava.
“Strengthening aviation safety systems and
practices will support further growth in
India’s rapidly expanding aviation market and
deepen economic ties between our countries.”
The project was proposed under the U.S.-India
Aviation Cooperation Program (ACP) and will be
carried out by L-3 Security and Detection
Systems, an ACP Member Company based in Woburn,
Massachusetts. The project’s objective is to
enable AAI and BCAS to pilot L-3’s Provision 2
Body Scanner at an operational airport
checkpoint to demonstrate its ability to
enhance passenger-screening capabilities.
India’s commercial aviation sector continues to
experience significant passenger growth rates,
estimated as high as 10.5 percent annually.
The ability to efficiently and effectively
screen for potential metallic and non-metallic
threat objects is integral as India’s airports
seek to accommodate increasing passenger
traffic levels in a safe and secure manner.
Through the USTDA-funded pilot project, L-3
will demonstrate how the Provision 2 Body
Scanner can support this important objective.
The project will also train airport security
staff on how to use the advanced scanning
equipment and adjust it for India’s operating
environment.
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