From the 1st January 2022 all applications for airport identity cards and crew identity cards to allow access to the critical part of a UK airport will require an accreditation check. This is in addition to the existing background checks already required on these applications. What are accreditation checks? A new higher level of security […]
From 1st January 2022, enhanced background checks will become a mandatory regulation in order to obtain Airside passes at UK airports. Enhanced background checks include a standard background check, plus an Accreditation check performed by the UK Government, and must be conducted on anyone going airside unescorted at a UK airport. What is included in […]
Amidst a pandemic, Cornwall Airport Newquay was determined to ensure that security did not fall by the wayside, as the seaside airport becomes the 29th to implement AirportGateway!! Since transitioning to a fully civilian airport in 2006, there has been a steady increase in passenger numbers. 2019 saw the introduction of new airline partner, SAS, […]
In March, when borders started shutting due to the Coronavirus pandemic, we found ourselves in a ‘drop everything’ situation, with airports having no time to build a business continuity plan for their ID Centre. Given the rapid spread of the virus, updates evolved rapidly around what workplaces should and should not be doing. However, as […]
Proving that technology has no borders, ID security software pioneers IDGateway, are delighted to have successfully launched their AirportGateway ID pass management platform with the New Zealand Aviation Security Service at their airports in New Zealand. This oversees partnership is testament to the determination and values of both the New Zealand Aviation Security Service and […]