Tyco wins Iceland airport security contract

We are not partial to cold weather, and so we cannot say we have ever had the pleasure of passing through Keflavik International Airport, Iceland’s largest. If we ever do so, however, at least we will feel confident that the airport is secure. Boca Raton, Florida-based Tyco Fire & Security last week announced that its CEM AC2000 access control system — already installed at airports in Athens, Budapest, London, Hawaii, and Hong Kong — would play a critical role in a security overhaul currently underway at Keflavik.

“With our ability to customise both the system hardware and software, our solutions have added flexibility to the design of the security system at Keflavik Airport,” said Tyco’s Andrew Fulton. Among these flexible touches are customised door modes that include a panic mode a “Schengen mode” which will help the airport manage the segregation of passengers according to their country status in the European Schengen Federation. Passengers from common Schengen federation countries will be able to progress directly through a more streamlined channel without having to go through border controls.