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Airport baggage check

by Mark Rowe

The French product company Morpho (Safran), through its subsidiary Morpho Detection, has announced a contract with the District Government of Upper Bavaria for the deployment of its CTX 9800 DSi explosives detection system (EDS) at Munich International Airport.

The computed tomography (CT)-based CTX 9800 will be used to screen all passenger checked baggage – referred to as Level 1 screening – for select high-risk flights. In addition, CTX 9800 will be used to help Munich Airport prepare for a move to Standard 3 explosives screening capabilities in accordance with approaching European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) mandates. Morpho adds that it has supplied Munich and other airports in Germany with XRD-based EDS developed in Hamburg for more than ten years.

Karen Bomba, president and CEO, Morpho Detection, said: “Morpho is thrilled to continue working with Munich Airport and local aviation security authorities to integrate advanced hold baggage screening capabilities through the deployment of the first CTX™ EDS in Germany. By reducing false alarms and time-intensive manual inspections of checked luggage, CTX 9800 is delivering on Morpho’s commitment to help airports prepare for approaching regulatory mandates and security challenges.”

The makers add that CTX 9800 is certified by the United States Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). Morpho Detection says that it’s shipped nearly 2,000 of the CTX family of EDS worldwide. Visit www.morphodetection.com.

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