• Just over two decades since the September 11 attacks, we are still living with their consequences, including a vastly expanded security and intelligence apparatus that overlays air travel. This is most visible at airport security checkpoints, although arguably the most intrusive post-9.11 changes—removing shoes at checkpoints, taking laptops and liquids out of carry-on bags and strict limits on liquids and gels in carry-on bags—are the result of subsequent, compounding terrorist plots against civil aviation.
• Provide a detailed report outlining (i) current aviation security threats, and (ii) a critical discussion and evaluation of the technological advancements and innovative security measures that are in place to increase aviation security and prevent security breaches and attacks.