DECEMBER 9, 2005 - MONTREAL – The President of
Aviation Strategies International, Dr. Pierre Coutu,
has announced today that his firm has been chosen to
provide the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority
(CATSA) with technical assistance for the planning,
organization and conduct of an international workshop
on the future of security screening in air transportation
to be held in Ottawa in January 2006.
Dr. Coutu remarked, “I am very pleased that the
Canadian Air Transport Security Authority has chosen
Aviation Strategies International and our partner, the
MITRE Corporation, to manage this challenging project.
Only four years since its creation, CATSA has already
positioned itself as one of the world’s most dynamic
and proactive agency of its kind”. He added, “We
are looking forward to our new collaboration with CATSA
to bring to life the first international conference
involving government, technology, operations and academia
to increase airport security worldwide”.
The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA)
was created as part of a comprehensive, $2.2 billion
package for air security contained in the Government
of Canada’s 2001 budget. CATSA came into force
on April 1, 2002. The Crown Corporation is based in
Ottawa. Its mission is to protect the public by securing
critical elements of the air transportation system as
assigned by the government.
Aviation Strategies International (ASI) provides corporate-level
strategic advice and consulting services in the field
of civil aviation through an international multi-disciplinary
network of seasoned aviation advisors. ASI’s team
of highly qualified experts aim at solving aviation-related
management and operational problems for its clients
in the world aviation industry by providing value-added
senior-level strategic advice, analysis and guidance.
The MITRE Corporation is a private, not-for-profit
corporation headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts,
that has 5,900 employees worldwide and that provides
engineering and technical services to governments and
other sponsors.
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For information:
Hugues Mousseau
(514) 398-0909
(514) 823-9812
hmousseau@aviationstrategies.aero
www.aviationstrategies.aero
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