Aviation security under scrutiny after death of stowaway in London
by Ben Quinn and Halima Gikandi in Nairobi from World news | The Guardian on (#4JC7N)
Experts suggest heat sensors could help detect people hiding in landing gear compartment
There are calls for fresh scrutiny of aviation security as efforts continue to identify a man whose frozen body fell into a garden in London from the landing gear of a Kenya Airways plane.
Investigations have centred on Nairobi airport, where the man is believed to have concealed himself in the aircraft, but one aviation expert suggested airlines and plane manufacturers could take steps including fitting heat sensors to detect stowaways.
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