Are We Safer – Part 9: General Aviation Security
Shortly after 9/11 a 16-year-old boy took a Cessna 172 and flew it into the side of the Bank of America building in Tampa, Florida. Since it was only six months since the terrorist attacks, the hue and cry went up from the largely uneducated (on aviation) public,...Are We Safer: Part 8 – Air Cargo Security
To compare air cargo security prior to 9/11 and post-9/11 is like comparing apples to automobile parts. Airport security has traditionally been focused on protecting the highest value target on the airfield which is the passenger jet. There have been very few...Are We Safer – Part 7: Perimeter Security
In 2012, the issue of perimeter security made headlines numerous times. From a jet-skier swimming to shore and accessing the ramp at JFK, to a drunk driver slamming through the perimeter gates at Phoenix-Sky Harbor, to a former airline pilot jumping the fence at St....Are We Safer 6 – Airport Access Control & Credentialing
It is ironic that today’s topic may relate directly to the shootings at the Washington Navy Yard. If passenger screening is the front door, then airport access control and credentialing programs represent the back door to the aviation security system. From...Are We Safer: Part 5 – TSA
On the anniversary of 9/11 I guess it is only fitting to assess the largest change in aviation security to come out of that tragedy, the creation of the Transportation Security Administration. Since its creation in November 2001 this much-maligned agency has been at...
