by Jeff Price | May 16, 2023 | Aviation Security, Commercial Aviation Airport Security, Crime and Terrorism, Current Affairs
I received an email the other day regarding an internal debate within the airport industry. The topic is whether airport police officers should openly carry long guns in public areas. Let’s just get right to then point where I’m at on this issue: yes, please. First,...
by Jeff Price | Jan 11, 2023 | Aviation Security, Commercial Aviation Aircraft Operator Security, Current Affairs
I received a number of inquiries about the FAA stop to all flights due to a system outage related to Notice to Air Mission. Here is the scoop about NOTAM and why it is a critical system. A NOTAM (Notice to Air Missions), is essentially a message board system where...
by Jeff Price | Nov 15, 2022 | Aviation Security, Commercial Aviation Airport Security
A man recently boarded a Frontier Airlines flight with a box cutter and was allegedly threatening passengers. The initial question was, how did he get through screening with box cutters, which have been prohibited since 9/11? Subsequent information apparently shows...
by Jeff Price | Sep 12, 2022 | Aviation Security
Each year, the anniversary of the attacks on our country on 9/11 remind us to review how the world has shifted since the dreadful day. I spoke with Ron Jacobus of The Global Security Protection Group podcast about the 9/11 2001 airline hijackings that lead to the...
by Jeff Price | Mar 9, 2022 | Aviation Security, Crime and Terrorism, Current Affairs
Domestic terrorism is clearly on the rise. According to the Center for Strategic and International Studies[1], as of 2020, right-wing groups and individuals comprise the majority of domestic terrorism incidents, particularly between 2014 and 2020. The assault on the...
by Jeff Price | Sep 14, 2021 | Aviation Security
