Speaker Biograghy: Richard has worked as a Project Manager at Heathrow for 10 years on a variety of different assignments, both terminal and airfield based. Previously, he worked in the recruitment and travel industries. Personal fact: He is married with three sons. In his spare time he enjoys driving and competing in vintage car events across the UK, and supporting his home football club, Southampton.


Day 3 - 17 March
Session: Technology: Baggage Processing Innovations

12:05 - 12:25 - Hold Baggage Screening Standard 3 – design, development, machine selection process
Synopsis: All EU baggage screening systems must meet European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) Standard 3 CT-based technology by 2020 (2018 in UK according to DfT regulations) in order to maintain compliance. The scale of the replacement, changes in technology, physical constraints of the equipment and the IT requirements set huge challenges for airports. Heathrow Airport has been on the Standard 3 replacement journey with Arup for a number of years and will reflect on observations from the design and development process, including the rationale behind the machine selection and maintaining commercial tension through design.

Audience will learn:

• Opportunities for efficiency from Standard 3 technology
• Procurement approach through design phases
• Benefits of concept guardian and baggage operational assurance roles
• Benefits of maintaining commercial competition through the scheme design process