PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS AND AVIATION SECURITY: HOW WILL COVID-19 SHAPE THEIR EVOLUTION? by Andrew Goldsmith

PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS AND AVIATION SECURITY: HOW WILL COVID-19 SHAPE THEIR EVOLUTION? by Andrew Goldsmith

This podcast focuses on an article published in Transport Security International Magazine, that examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on aviation security and the potential role of public-private partnerships in the future. In the author argues that the economic consequences of the pandemic, coupled with the need for new health and safety measures, will lead to a shift away from government-funded security and towards a more collaborative model where airlines and airports contribute to funding and implementing security technologies. Specifically, the author highlights the increasing importance of partnerships in the development of new security and passenger facilitation technologies, such as touchless, high-speed screening lanes using biometrics and stand-off people screening. The article concludes by emphasizing that public-private partnerships offer a promising approach to enhancing aviation security and passenger facilitation in the post-pandemic world.