Abdul-Hameed Abalary, Air Transport and Aviation Safety and Security Advisor, Pioneer Aero Consultants, Saudi Arabia

Speaker Biograghy: Abdul-Hameed is a former Director General of Jeddah King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) in Saudi Arabia. Prior to that, he was Director of Aviation Security at Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA). He has an extensive record of academic knowledge and professional experience in aviation. He earned his MSc in Aero Science from Embry-Riddle Aero University, USA, in 1992, and holds several certificates and licences in flight dispatch, aircraft accident investigation and aviation security. He was Chairman of the Aviation Security Panel at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in Canada between 2006 and 2008. He has participated in several aviation conferences, forums and workshops at national and international levels. He resigned in June 2016 from GACA and now works at his own consulting firm.


Day 2 - 15 March
Session:
Aviation Security, Border Control & Facilitation


16:20 - 16:50 - Airport bombing: the new threat in landside
Synopsis: For many years, aviation security was targeted by terrorists using different forms of unlawful interference. Among these forms of terrorism, aircraft hijacking, bombing and sabotage were the most common and attractive targets. Although airports were not immune from acts of unlawful interference, they did not historically constitute a priority or a valuable hunting ground for terrorists. However, in recent years bombing airport facilities, particularly the landside areas, has become more of a trend. Through this presentation, we will highlight the main driving factors of this threat, possible countermeasures that can be deployed and their impacts on travel.

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