Malaysia Flight 370: Stolen Passports Threaten Aviation Security

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Israeli experts: The growing use of stolen or forged passports is a danger to aviation security

They added that the only way to overcome this problem is the increased use of the profile system that has been in use by Israel for years. “The passenger may be someone else but the profile systems combined with the clever use of technology may give very good results” one of the experts told iHLS.

In many airports passport control is very superficial and the technology that is used to detect explosives is not used “in the best way” according to one of the experts. “Only a biometric system based on international cooperation can decrease the danger posed by the use of stolen or forged passports,” one of the experts said.

iHLS – Israel Homeland Security

There were few answers Sunday about the fate of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, a day after contact was lost with the commercial jetliner en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. An aerial search resumed at first light, with aircraft searching an area of the South China Sea for any sign of where the flight may have gone down.

The reported oil discovery has only added to a growing list of questions about the fate of the plane carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew members: What happened to the plane, why was no distress signal issued, and who exactly was aboard?