Airport crisis management

5 talking points around the British Airways IT failure

31 May 2017 | By Roy Manuell | Junior Editor

An IT system failure left 300,000 passengers stranded around the world in what will be remembered as a catastrophic event for British Airways. But what really happened?

Tackling the spread of pathogens in airports

27 March 2017 | By Dr Ilpo Kulmala | VTT

Dr Ilpo Kulmala, a Principal Scientist at VTT, sets out how best to deal with pathogens in airports.

Armed robbers dressed as police in heist at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo

8 March 2017 | By Roy Manuell (International Airport Review)

Thieves reportedly dressed as policemen have carried out an armed robbery at Johannesburg International Airport...

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The Security Series: An airline’s perspective on crisis management

14 December 2016 | By David Henson (Former Security Manager at easyJet)

Former Security Manager, easyJet, David Henson, considers whether our procedures could have prevented the recent attacks against airports...

Emergency evacuation from airports: Rethinking the standard of care

17 November 2016 | By Michael Ferreira (Vice President Development for Aviation & Transportation at Jensen Hughes)

Airports are encountering an increase in threats from terrorist activities, which has resulted in a marked increase in the number of terminal emergency evacuations due to both real events and false alarms. Michael Ferreira, Vice President Development for Aviation & Transportation at Jensen Hughes, provides an overview of new dynamic…

Security: Achieving assurance in an uncertain world

11 August 2016 | By Andy Blackwell

Andy Blackwell, former Head of Security at Virgin Atlantic and now a registered independent security consultant specialising in transport security, looks at how Security Management Systems (SeMS) help airports and airlines achieve assurance of their security robustness.

Lessons learned from the Great East Japan Earthquake

22 March 2016 | By Shigeru Uno, Narita International Airport

Buildings swayed alarmingly for around two minutes in Tokyo, which is about 250km from Tōhoku. Earthquakes occur frequently in Japan, but the initial shock and subsequent shaking was so strong with this one people soon realised it was serious. And then the tsunami hit.

Systematic Threat Assessment: how to adapt security measures

27 August 2015 | By Florian Schmid

To prevent acts of unlawful interference against civil aviation, knowledge about new threats is of fundamental importance when it comes to the adaption of airport security measures in an efficient and effective way. But which sources have to be tapped into and how must different emerging threats be weighted? The…

Preparation is everything

1 August 2012 | By Chief David Y Whitaker, Airport Liaison Chief at Memphis International Airport and Chairman of the Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Working Group

We have all heard the old adage that if you’ve been to one airport, then you’ve been to them all. However, airports are complex places and the size of the airport, scheduled aircraft, ARFF equipment, training, mutual aid, and jurisdictional boundaries all contribute to the differences. Exactly who is in…

Safety first at Schiphol

28 March 2012 | By Mark Glover, Commissioning Editor, International Airport Review

Mark Glover from International Airport Review spoke to René Verjans, Senior Advisor Crisis and Disaster Management at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport about the ARFF and recovery procedures in place at one of Europe’s busiest hubs.

A safe future

7 February 2012 | By Mark Glover, Commissioning Editor, International Airport Review

The issue of aviation safety has always produced comment, debate and input on a political global scale. Legislation is drawn up and adhered to although further harmonisation is required across the world for standards to become effective. This topic, as well as numerous other subjects were talked about and recently…

Air traffic control operations continue despite gas leak

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On 7 April a gas leak forced air traffic controllers to evacuate the control tower of the Tom Jobim International Airport in Rio de Janeiro...

Christchurch Airport resumes operations after New Zealand earthquake

24 February 2011 | By Nick Jackson

International and domestic flights have resumed following a 24 hour suspension after Tuesday's earthquake.