Vertical Markets

Baggage screening buys

by Mark Rowe

EL AL Airlines has bought 11 more CTX 5800 explosives detection systems (EDS) to screen hold baggage, reports the product manufacturer Smiths Detection LLC, formerly Morpho Detection LLC.

EL AL Airlines, which procures and operates baggage screening equipment to complement local efforts, has previously deployed CTX 5800 to airports in France, Germany, Thailand, the UK and the US. Scheduled for deployment in 2017, this order brings the total number of CTX 5800 operated by EL AL Airlines to about 30, the defence product firm says.

Working with local partner, Hyper-Tech Advanced Systems since 1993, Smiths Detection has supplied EL AL Airlines with explosives screening products for almost 20 years.

Richard Siegwald, Director, Global EDS at Smiths Detection, said: “By combining field-tested explosives detection solutions with a global service footprint and rapid response capabilities, Smiths Detection offers all airports and airlines a reliable pathway to advanced hold baggage screening.”

Designed the manufacturers say to allow small- and mid-sized airports to plan for evolving threats and future expansion, CTX 5800 is certified by the US Transportation Security Administration, Civil Aviation Administration of China, and Israeli Prime Minister’s Office and is approved by European Civil Aviation Conference as meeting EU Standard 3 requirements. More than 2,000 of the CTX units are deployed worldwide.

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