CW Aviation
Security Consulting
We help airports, regulators, and the air cargo industry meet their aviation security obligations
What We Do
CW-ASC is led by Shannon Wandmaker, an internationally recognised aviation security and facilitation expert with more than 25 years’ experience across more than 50 countries.
Shannon’s experience spans senior leadership positions in commercial, government, and international organisations, having held roles in G4S Risk Consulting, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), and the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC), as well as 12 years in Australian Government aviation policy, operational and diplomatic positions, including as First Secretary (Transport) in the Australian Embassy, Abu Dhabi.
He is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society and AVSEC PM qualified.
With experience working with more than 50 countries in the Middle East, Europe, Africa and the Asia Pacific, CW-ASC gets called in for:
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Security programme development: Writing, reviewing, and testing the security programmes that airports, operators, and States are required to hold.
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Quality control and assurance: Designing and running the assurance that sits behind a security programme, including quality control frameworks, compliance reviews, covert systems testing, and screener accreditation under the CISC scheme.
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Regulatory interpretation and guidance: Plain-language advice on what an obligation actually requires, and what it doesn’t.
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Capacity development: Working with civil aviation authorities and aviation operators to build capability that outlasts the engagement, tailored to the operating environment they actually have.
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Air cargo: Security compliance that holds up to scrutiny without slowing cargo processing, including examination and screening practice, regulated air cargo agent obligations, screener accreditation, continuous professional development and workforce training.
The development of aviation security and facilitation policies and procedures is the core of CW-ASC’s work. With decades of experience assisting regulators and airlines interpret international standards, CW-ASC’s expertise allows organisations to incorporate international best practices into national regulatory regimes, industry security programs, and on the ground operational procedures.
Policy and Procedure Development
CW-ASC Director Mr. Shannon Wandmaker regularly presents and writes about the challenges of facilitating disability access while maintaining the highest levels of security, and achieving a balance between effective security and good customer experience. With over 20% of travellers identifying as a person with a disability, the ability to accommodate this key customer base is critical to strong economic outcomes.
Disability Access
CW-ASC works in partnership with regulators and industry in challenging environments to rebuild, reinforce, and refocus. CW-ASC specialises in helping clients work within tight resource constraints to achieve compliant security and facilitation outcomes.
Distressed Regulatory Environments
With years of experience reviewing and running screening operations, CW-ASC has the expertise to review, assess, and improve operations through the identification of inefficiencies in staffing, training, operational procedures, and quality oversight.
Screening Operations
Having undertaken compliance activities for national regulators, international bodies, and private industry, CW-ASC is capable of conducting audit, compliance, vulnerability assessment, and risk assessment activities on the largest and most complex operations. CW-ASC reports provide clear identification of deficiencies, and recommendations to bring operations back into compliance.
Audit and Compliance
Specialisations
Over 25 years of advising governments and industry across more than 50 countries in the Middle East, Europe and the Asia Pacific
Trusted Internationally
CW-ASC consultants have worked for, advised, and hold qualifications from the International Civil Aviation Organization, the International Air Transport Association, Airports Council International, the Cooperative Aviation Security Programme, and the Pacific Aviation Safety Office
Recognised Expertise
From a 20-airport reform programme in the South Pacific to regional screener training delivered across 28 countries, CW-ASC consistently delivers, and clients come back for repeat engagements.
Proven Track Record
Our Capability
Our Focus Areas
Assisting aviation security regulators navigate domestic, regional, and international aviation security and facilitation requirements to ensure regulations are appropriately drafted and implemented. Assistance includes strategic guidance, development of regulations and national programmes, training and mentoring, and developing audit, compliance, enforcement, and certification tools.
Civil Aviation Authority / Regulatory
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Working in partnership with regulators and industry to implement economically sustainable solutions to aviation security and facilitation challenges that deliver short, medium and long-term outcomes. There is no 'one size fits all' approach to meeting international standards, and accordingly CW-ASC works with States to develop solutions appropriate to their own environments.
Capacity Development
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Assisting airports ensure policies and procedures meet national and international aviation security and facilitation requirements, reviewing on-the-ground operations, and conducting audits, inspections, vulnerability assessments, and strategic planning.
Airports
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Working with airlines across all aspects of their operations to develop security and facilitation programs, build internal aviation security and facilitation quality oversight structures and documentation, and conduct station audits and assessments. CW-ASC also provides strategic aviation guidance, and assistance with governance and change management.
Airlines
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Assisting air cargo operators meet aviation security obligations while ensuring facilitation and profitability are maintained. Air cargo security is seeing rapid change, with issues such screener accreditation, secure supply chains, and having the operational flexibility to respond to new and emerging threats becoming more important. CW-ASC assists air cargo stakeholders adapt to these requirements.
Air Cargo
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