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SAFET Y AND SECURIT Y In-line systems for nine big airports alone cost well over $1 billion. Installation costs in the airport’s basement ran to about $400,000. However, Steve Blakely, business development manager at Brock Solutions, noted that for larger projCurbside lane closures to accommodate EDS ects “the cost is in the tens machines disrupt traffic at Phoenix Sky Harbor. of millions of dollars.” Brock has designed and installed EDS controls and software automaSecurity Administration (TSA) bagtion for over 30 in-line installations in gage screeners and supervisors. Canada and the United States. Next-generation EDS can be much faster: the EU Standard 2–approved VIS-HR EDS from L-3 Security and Who Pays? Detection Systems has a throughput TSA funding levels for new EDS of up to 1,800 bags per hour. machines, integration, and other Putting these machines in more related expenditures has averaged optimal locations is not cheap, how$540.7 million a year from 2004 ever: the Phoenix airport’s original through 2008. As of January 2008, letter of intent with TSA put the cost 41 CAT X-III airports had installed of the project at $122 million; it has optimized EDS solutions at all of their since risen to $175 million. In 2006 terminals or had them under conGAO reported that TSA estimated struction. An additional 27 airports that installing and operating optihad optimized EDS solutions installed mal checked baggage screening or under construction for portions of systems for 250 airports would cost their airports. According to TSA, this about $22.4 billion and take until year’s funding of $544 million proabout 2024 to complete. vides for facility modiﬁcation and EDS Systems for small airports are purchase and installation for approxirelatively inexpensive. For example, mately 25 integration projects. in spring 2008 TSA purchased six The Bush budget proposal, premanual-feed EDS machines for the sented in February, budgets $1.2 Charleston International Airport billion to recapitalize checked-bagfrom Reveal Imaging Technologies, gage screening devices. The catch is for $2.1 million (full-size machines that $426 million would be raised with cost roughly $1 million apiece). a surcharge ranging from 50 cents to a dollar per enplanement—an idea that Congress is unlikely to accept. Another $250 million will come from the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act, of 2007. The 9/11 bill makes $250 million available annually through to 2027, according to Charlotte Peed, of TSA’s Ofﬁce of Industry and Outreach Requirements. Long-Term Commitment Needed Unfortunately, EDS spending goes well beyond new EDS purchases and integration into automated checked baggage handling systems. In 2005, TSA signed a $36 million contract with General Electric InVision, to maintain about 800 of its EDS machines, and a $28 million contract with L-3 to maintain about 500 of its EDS machines. Last year, TSA was responsible for maintaining 1,944 EDS machines at 448 airports with a budget of $34 million. The life cycle of an EDS machine is about seven years—possibly 11 years with refurbishing. This means that even as the integration program proceeds, TSA will have to allocate ever-increasing amounts for replacing old machines. A 2006 presentation by Jacobs Consultancy shows life-cycle replacement and compliance costs peaking at $300 million in 2014, gradually dipping to roughly $150 million in 2019, and www.aci-na.org | CENTERLINES 29 http://www.aci-na.org

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Centerlines - June 2008 Contents President’s Message Canadian Airports Associates’ Corner Guest Column On the Hill and On the Stump Policy Center Cover Story: Hotter Than Last July? Revenue Arena: Building Non-Aeronautical Revenue Environment: Wind Turbines at Boston Logan Passenger Focus: Des Moines Deals with the Iowa Caucuses Safety and Security: Inline Explosives Detection Systems Air Service Recruitment: Holding on to What You’ve Got On Management: Managing Capital Programs Now Underway Grand Opening Conference Previews and Reviews New Members Index of Advertisers/Advertiser.com Box Scores

Centerlines - June 2008

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