Damien Breier, Vice President, BNP Associates Inc, USA
Speaker Biograghy:
Damien is responsible for BNP’s baggage handling and air cargo handling consulting business outside of the USA. His work focuses primarily on large-scale international hub projects for passenger and cargo terminals. He has been in the BHS industry for more than 25 years. His past and current projects include Copenhagen Airport, Singapore's Changi Airport, Incheon International Airport, Istanbul New Airport, Hong Kong International Airport, Abu Dhabi International Airport, New Doha International Airport, Dubai Airport and many others.
Day 3 - 17 March
Session:
Technology: Baggage Processing Innovations
09:05 - 09:30
- A silver lining upgrading to Standard 3 screening
Synopsis: The talk will provide an overview of Stansted Airport's upgrading of its hold baggage screening system from Standard 2 to Standard 3. The audience will be taken through the process of designing and procuring the new system and the challenges of implementing such a major upgrade in an operational environment. The opportunities that the upgrade provided to drastically improve functionality and power efficiency will be explained. Finally, the lessons learned and potential pitfalls to avoid will be reviewed.
Audience will learn:
- Opportunities presented when upgrading to Standard 3 screening
- Pros and cons of the method chosen for procurement by Stansted Airport
- Lessons learned and potential pitfalls to avoid when upgrading to Standard 3