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Travel Security Threats Can Be Conquered with Preparation

Aviation security expert says operators need risk management plans

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By Charles Alcock • Managing Editor

May 20, 2025

Escalating conflicts, civil unrest, and increasingly complex criminality are converging in a toxic pool of risk that can make companies and individuals question whether some trips are worth taking. Eric Schouten, a former aviation intelligence liaison officer with the Dutch General Intelligence and Security Service, says the business aviation industry has good reason to be concerned about the dangerous world in which they operate, but that safe travel is possible with the right preparation.

“People are now more scared, and that can make them freeze [in making travel decisions], but mitigation is possible with intelligence, preparation, and training,” Schouten told AIN. At EBACE 2025, he is part of a conference session on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. entitled Navigating the Chaos, and his company, Dyami Security Intelligence, is collaborating with IBAC to provide training for the business aviation community.

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