{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Airport Cargo Screening","description":"Airport cargo screening is the mandatory security process requiring all freight and mail to be examined for weapons, explosives, and other threats before being loaded onto an aircraft. Detection methods include X-ray systems, explosive detection systems (EDS), trace detection, and physical inspection, applied by certified cargo handlers and regulated agents. The regulatory framework is set by ICAO and implemented through national aviation security authorities – in the EU via civil aviation secur","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/airport-cargo-screening","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-26T18:42:07.365214","citation":"https://www.iata.org/en/programs/security/cargo-security/","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/airport-cargo-screening","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Airport Cargo Screening · Airport cargo screening is the mandatory security process requiring all freight and mail to be examined for weapons, explosives, and other threats before being loaded onto an aircraft. · Quelle: https://www.iata.org/en/programs/security/cargo-security/"}