AirLock Aviation Security Systems has developed a programmable electronic door and access-panel locking system that records all uses of the locks to gain access to an aircraft. Unlike all-aircraft security systems that include sensors and electronic boxes, AirLock’s electronic access control system requires replacing mechanical door and access-panel locks with AirLock’s locking devices. The benefit of having electronic access control is that the system retains an audit trail for all uses of the locks and can be set to allow certain users access at certain times.
A flight department with AirLock-equipped airplanes, for example, could provide a key to an outside cleaning company and program those keys to allow access only during certain hours. Mechanics can have their own set of keys, and the audit trail can be used to verify when AirLocked areas were serviced. A charter operator can give pilots one key that can access multiple airplanes as well as facility door locks.
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