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Austrian Airlines Chooses AD Acro to Supply Peroxide
Aerospace CabinVu-123 Explosive Testers to US
Federal Agency
Austrian Airlines AG has selected AD Aerospace to supply Cockpit Door Acro, Inc., developer of explosive detection solutions, has received an
Monitoring Systems (CDMS) for its fleet of six Boeing 767 aircraft. order from a strategic US federal agency for its ACRO-P.E.T. peroxide
Austrian has opted for the CabinVu-123 system which has less LRUs, explosive testers. The order was received by Quality Performance, Inc.,
lower weight and simplified installation over earlier systems. The system an Acro distributor in the United States.
gives pilots greatly improved situational awareness with a clear view of "The new order is further evidence to the quality and excellence of
any activity outside the cockpit door and in the adjacent galleys thus ACRO-P.E.T. as a unique detector of improvised explosives”, said Acro
improving aircraft safety and security. Chairman and CEO Gadi Aner.
“At Austrian Airlines safety takes the highest priority and the CabinVu-123 The new order is the second from a US federal agency. In August 2007
CDMS will be a fantastic addition to the equipment and procedures we already Acro reported an order for 300 ACRO-P.E.T. testers from the US Army.
have in place” said Walter Hechenberger, Executive Vice President/Technik of Acro's revolutionary patented peroxide explosive tester, ACRO-P.E.T., is
Austrian Airlines. “Choosing AD Aerospace was made easier as they were able an innovative, pen-like device that can identify peroxide-based explosives,
to meet the tight deadlines we had for installation of the systems.” such as triacetone triperoxide (TATP), which may appear in a variety of
CabinVu-123 provides pilots with a forward looking, clear and unobstructed shapes and forms, including liquid explosives. Peroxide-based explosives
view of the area outside the cockpit door and in the adjacent galleys from their are almost impossible to identify, since they do not contain nitro groups
usual seated positions. A series of cameras link to either one or two monitors and are colourless.
and controllers in the cockpit set forward of the pilots for ease and comfort of Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) based on materials containing
use. This means that the pilots can visually identify anyone requesting entry peroxide have increasingly been used in recent years by various terrorist
and take appropriate action should an incident arise. This is in line with organizations. The main reason is that such peroxide-based explosives
recommendations with the forthcoming EU-OPS 1.1255 Sub Part S. can be easily made at home using inexpensive, readily available starting
materials that can be purchased in most hardware and paint stores, even
King Abdulaziz International
in bulk quantities.
ACRO-P.E.T. has been designed for rapid, onsite detection of peroxide-
Airport Selects GE Security based explosives. Its main advantages include high sensitivity, high
selectivity, fast response, simple operation, small size and cost
GE Security, Inc. has announced the deployment and installation of new effectiveness.
access control and fire and life safety systems at King Abdulaziz International ACRO-P.E.T.is part of Acro’s new ACRO-SET kit which includes also
Airport’s Hajj Terminal in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The installation includes an ACRO-N.E.T. (Nitro Explosive Tester) – an explosive detector for military
innovative use of the new DirecDoor™ IP door controller to efficiently manage and commercial explosives, capable of identifying the majority of
access at the large terminal’s many doors. explosives currently in use, such as TNT, Tetryl, TNB, picric acid,
DirecDoor is the first two-door, Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) controller dynamite, RDX, PETN, nitrocellulose smokeless powder, C4, Semtex, and
that can be used to cost-effectively control doors in a variety of unique others. In addition to military and commercial explosives, ACRO-N.E.T.
applications anywhere there is Ethernet connectivity. While most typical can detect homemade explosives based on nitrate.
installations use DirecDoor to add control of doors to existing access
systems, Hajj Terminal is the first to use this advanced technology to
L-3 Team with Cernium for
economically control hundreds of doors.
With simple plug-in installation, DirecDoor can significantly reduce labour costs Checkpoint Solutions
and allow new doors to be efficiently controlled using online access systems. Unlike
traditional centralised access control panels, the DirecDoor controller is deployed at Cernium Corporation, a developer of real-time video analytics-enabled
the door – at the edge of the network – with full controller intelligence. Each products, has signed a license agreement under which L-3 Communications
controller can provide simplified installation for up to two doors. Security and Detection Systems may integrate Cernium's ExitSentry®
The Hajj terminal installation also includes the proven GE Security fire solution, passenger flow monitoring capability into L-3’s checkpoint solutions suite of
deployed widely in large airport installations to provide improved safety. The Hajj products for the airport market. ExitSentry will augment the checkpoint
Terminal installation is complemented by the VisioWave-based intelligent smoke solutions offering to include protection for concourse exit lanes.
detection system – one of the first VisioWave intelligent applications to be used in a 60 ExitSentry units are installed in 35 major airports across North
Mideast airport. VisioWave is used in airports and other large facilities across America. Introduced in 1998, ExitSentry was the first commercial product
EMEA for demanding video surveillance applications. to make practical use of advanced video analytics technology for a critical
DirecDoor integrates with GE Security’s Facility Commander®WNX, security application. ExitSentry automatically watches people and object
Secure Perfect®, and Picture Perfect™ access control and security flow to identify and alert on wrong-way motion from public to secure areas,
management platforms, adding to a long line of integrated security providing essential security for checkpoints while dramatically reducing
solutions from GE Security. the possibility for human error.
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