Rome Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci Airport (FCO), Italy’s largest
airport, is already seeing an improvement in the speed that passengers
pass through security screening following the deployment of Smiths
Detection’s
HI-SCAN 6040 CTiX carry-on baggage technology.
The use of Computed Tomography (CT) technology
allows passengers to leave electronics and liquids in bags rather
than removing them for screening, which further improves the
customer experience and improves security effectiveness and
waiting times.
Smiths Detection’s CT checkpoint
technology produces high-resolution volumetric 3D images for
quicker and deeper baggage assessment, automatic explosives
detection and low false-alarm rates.
The systems, which have
achieved ECAC EDS Cabin Baggage C3 certification, can be further
advanced through integration of AI such as Smiths Detection APIDS
technology, which can automatically highlight non permitted items
to further improve security outcomes.
Currently operational in FCO’s main checkpoint in
Terminal 1, the airport will continue to introduce the HI-SCAN
6040 CTiX throughout 2023 in the other main checkpoint in Terminal
3.
“Aeroporti
di Roma looks forward to being a frontrunner for passenger
experience and security at Leonardo di Vinci Rome International
Airport,” said Marco Stramaccioni, Chief Executive Officer of ADR
Security for FCO. “As passenger numbers increase, we will be well placed to
efficiently screen passengers, reducing the burden on our
operators. By harnessing the power of CT technology, we have future proofed our security checkpoints.”
Smiths Detection’s HI-SCAN 6040 CTiX is certified
by the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) under the
Accessible Property Screening System (APSS) program to detection
standard 6.2, Level 1, permitting the scanner to operate at an
enhanced level with lower false alarm rates, as well as ECAC and
STAC EDS CB C3 approval.
Gabriel Pequignot, Smiths Detection Head of
Market, said, “We’re delighted by the early results that we’re
seeing at Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci airport. The installation of
Smiths Detection’s world-leading passenger CT technology is a
reflection of the airport’s commitment to security, passenger
experience and improving operational process – and a demonstration
of why they have been awarded ACI Europe Best Airport and 5-Star
by Skytrax.”
