by Jeff Price | Sep 9, 2013 | Are We Safer, Aviation Security
The primary security responsibility of the air carrier is to keep the airplane and its passengers reasonably safe and protected from unlawful acts of interference. This includes ensuring individuals, their belongings and cargo that are allowed on board by the airline,...
by Jeff Price | Sep 5, 2013 | Are We Safer, Aviation Security
The screener workforce guards the front door of aviation security. Both prior to and after 9/11 the responsibility to ensure that all passengers and baggage or cargo has been screened prior to being allowed on board an airplane remains the responsibility of the...
by Jeff Price | Sep 2, 2013 | Are We Safer, Aviation Security
Determining whether we are better off today than we were prior to 9/11 in the area of checked baggage screening this one is no contest. Quite simply, prior to 9/11 checked baggage screening didn’t exist. Well, let me qualify that little bit, we did have this...
by Jeff Price | Sep 2, 2013 | Are We Safer, Aviation Security
Every year about this time THE question comes around again – it’s been X number of years since 9/11 and Are We Safer? This is the first question that I always ask in my Aviation Security class at the Metropolitan State University of Denver. Usually, about...
by Jeff Price | Aug 22, 2013 | Aviation Security, Current Affairs, Introduction to Screening
A recent Government Accountability Office report (click here for the report) showed TSA personnel sleeping, showing up late to work, abusing leave time and other lesser infractions, but along with those they also found TSA personnel guilty of theft, and allowing...
by Jeff Price | Jul 19, 2013 | Aviation Security, Current Affairs, Introduction to Screening
The original intent of PreCheck, TSA’s risk-based security strategy to allow known travelers alternative screening, meaning they can keep their liquids and laptops in their bag, their jacket and belts on and their dignity and efficiency in place, is about to...
