Free masterclass aviation security training
Free masterclass aviation security
The Point FWD Masterclass Series is created for airport professionals who want to gain a clear, structured understanding of what it takes to guide security checkpoint change projects successfully.
This second edition focuses on the tactical approach to security design and optimization, from understanding the logic behind checkpoint configurations and capacity modelling to identifying bottlenecks and developing structured improvement plans.
Limited availability
Only 12 participants are granted access to the session.
Seats taken: (12/12)
When and where?
📅 May 6 2026
🕒 15.00 - 16.30 CEST
💻 On-line session
Register for the free online masterclass
Participation in this masterclass is free of charge and open to a limited group of 12 professionals, to ensure interaction and discussion.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation message once your participation has been approved. Please note that submitting your registration does not automatically confirm your attendance online.
Meet the experts
Gunther van Adrichem
Gunther is an aviation security specialist and AVSEC expert, leading the way in next-gen screening concepts and large-scale checkpoint redesigns.
Robin van Gemert
Experienced program manager Robin supports European airport hubs through full-circle security transitions, from capacity studies to implementation.
Understanding security screening optimization
Your equipment is in place. The lanes are running. But are they performing at their true potential?
Whether you are operating conventional setups, preparing for transition, or stabilizing newly deployed advanced screening lanes (CT, ATRS and Security Scanners), the real challenge lies in optimization. Asset utilization, operator performance, throughput stability and bottleneck control determine whether your checkpoint performs predictably or under pressure.
This masterclass focuses on helping you take control of your current and future security configuration. Not in theory, but in daily practice.
What you will learn
We focus on how to optimize both existing and newly deployed screening lanes, ensuring stability, predictability and measurable performance improvement.
Topics include:
Understanding the logic behind checkpoint design and capacity modelling, and how bottlenecks structurally shape throughput performance.
Identifying and analyzing key impact factors such as staffing, layout, alarm rates, divest/reclaim design and arrival patterns.
Developing a structured and realistic improvement plan.
Practical do’s and don’ts in real airport security optimization cycles.
Tooling, dashboarding and quick-start approaches to initiate immediate improvement cycles.
The goal is simple: we will give you clarity, structure and practical handles to optimize your checkpoint with confidence.
For who is this masterclass?
This masterclass is created for airport security employees and operational professionals responsible for checkpoint performance, optimization and daily operational control.
If you are working on improving utilization, stabilizing throughput, or preparing your operation for future transition, this session is for you.
Why join
Many checkpoints operate below their true potential. Throughput fluctuates, assets are underutilized, and small inefficiencies accumulate into structural performance gaps. Often, the issue is not the technology itself, but the logic behind the design, the interaction between sub-processes, and the absence of a structured optimisation approach.
This masterclass helps you understand the mechanics behind checkpoint performance. You will gain insight into how design choices influence capacity, how bottlenecks shift under pressure, and how modelling can provide direction instead of assumptions. More importantly, you will learn how to translate that insight into a realistic improvement plan that fits your airport environment.
Expect practical examples, clear do’s and don’ts, and concrete starting points you can apply immediately. Not abstract theory, but operational logic that works in practice.
If you are responsible for checkpoint performance, this session will give you the structure and confidence to move from reacting to managing.