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2 J. Transp. Sec. 1 (2009)

handle is hein.journals/jtransps2 and id is 1 raw text is: J Transp Secur (2009) 2:1-8 DOI 10.1007/s12198-009-0022-7 Designing for flexibility in aviation security systems Sheldon H. Jacobson - Adrian J. Lee- Alexander G. Nikolaev Received: 28 January 2009 /Accepted: 27 February 2009 /Published online: 18 March 2009 O Springer Science + Business Media, LLC 2009 Abstract The events of September 11th, 2001 launched the world into a new era of aviation security policy, operations, and procedures. The very nature of aviation security makes such operations ill-equipped to rapidly respond to highly agile groups of people intent on inflicting harm to the air transportation system. This article provides an overview of aviation security issues, with a particular focus on what can be done to address the uncertainty inherent within such systems, and where flexibility in security operations and procedures can be used to mitigate such risks. Keywords Aviation security . Flexibility . Terrorism Introduction and background On September 11th, 2001, four commercial aircraft were hijacked and used as guided missiles to destroy the World Trade Center twin towers and inflict severe damage on the Pentagon. These acts of terror and violence began what can be described as a new era in aviation security, marked by sweeping worldwide changes in aviation security policy, operations, and procedures. The piecemeal and reactive nature of many of these changes has resulted in large increases in costs, expenditures, and S. H. Jacobson (E) Simulation and Optimization Laboratory, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801-2302, USA e-mail: shj@illinois.edu URL: https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/shj/www/shj.html A. J. Lee Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801-2906, USA e-mail: ajlee4@illinois.edu A. G. Nikolaev Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801-2302, USA e-mail: anikolae(aillinois.edu 4L Springer

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