SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AEROSPACE REPORTS

A Biweekly Publication of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
VOLUME 44, ISSUE 7 - April 7, 2006

03 AIR TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY
Includes passenger and cargo air transport operations; airport ground operations; flight safety and hazards; and aircraft accidents.

Systems and hardware specific to ground operations of aircraft and to airport construction are covered in 09 Research and Support Facilities (Air).

Air traffic control is covered in 04 Aircraft Communications and Navigation.

For related information see also 16 Space Transportation and Safety and 85 Technology Utilization and Surface Transportation.

20060009134 Metropolitan Transportation Commission, Oakland, CA, USA

Airport Activity and Noise Trends, October 1993

Oct. 1993; 68 pp.; In English Report No.(s): PB2006-103525; No Copyright; Avail.: CASI: A04, Hardcopy

This report is published by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) to provide information concerning local Bay Area airport activity and airport noise trends. The airport activity data are obtained from published airline schedules and from the monthly airport activity reports. Information relating to airport noise trends is obtained from the airports and includes data from each airport's noise monitoring system. NTIS

20060009484 Hughes Technical Center, Atlantic City International Airport, NJ, USA

Examination of Possible Technologies for the Detection of Human Stowaways in Air Cargo Containers

Klock, B. A.; Jun. 2005; 102 pp.; In English Contract(s)/Grant(s): DTFACT-03-C-00042 Report No.(s): PB2006-101612; No Copyright; Avail.: CASI: A06, Hardcopy

A number of vendors, tools, and technologies with the potential to aid in the detection of stowaways in air cargo containers have been investigated. Many of the systems examined hold promise in this area. The Transportation Security Administration's (TSA's) decision of which of these to implement should take into account a number of factors, including performance (effectiveness), ease of use, price, and utility. This includes a determination of how a given solution integrates with TSA's overall plan for the screening of air cargo, including detection of human stowaways, conventional weapons, nuclear, chemical, and radiological weapons, and other potential threats. The primary goal of this study is to identify the technology or combination of technologies that will provide the best possible rate of detection, while minimizing 'false positives. The secondary consideration is to identify how to do this as inexpensively as possible, without compromising the primary goal. NTIS

Air Cargo; Security; Detection

Source: NASA