by Jeff Price | May 6, 2011 | Aviation Security, Crime and Terrorism, Current Affairs, Existing and Emerging Threats
I was at my usual Starbucks stop this morning and took my usual stroll through the connected Barnes & Noble to buy a magazine, when the clerk said she saw me on TV the other day, talking about the bin Laden raid. She was worried because she is going to be on a...
by Jeff Price | May 2, 2011 | Aviation Security, Crime and Terrorism, Existing and Emerging Threats
Osama bin Laden is dead. However, despite some comments on certain media outlets, this does not end terrorism. In fact, if anything, we need to be more alert and aware than ever before. While bin Laden was the clear leader of al Qaeda, terrorism is not a new threat,...
by Jeff Price | Apr 15, 2011 | Aviation Security, Commercial Aviation Airport Security, Crime and Terrorism, Current Affairs
I used to work as the assistant security director at Denver International Airport. When I saw the story about the recent sexual assault that took place int the terminal building it reminded me, as it should remind every aviation security practitioner and passenger and...
by Jeff Price | Apr 14, 2011 | Aviation Security, Current Affairs, Passenger and Baggage Screening
A TSA screener at the New Orleans’ Armstrong International Airport conducted an advanced pat-down of a 6-year-old girl. According to the TSA, and from watching the video, the screener conducted the pat-down in accordance with the proper procedures and was polite...
by Jeff Price | Mar 3, 2011 | Aviation Security, Crime and Terrorism, Current Affairs, Existing and Emerging Threats
A British Airways employee was just convicted of plotting to blow up an airplane (click here). He had also been told by his handlers to find out if they could get a bomb or a person with a bomb on board a flight. Fortunately, Rajib Karim was only a computer tech...
by Jeff Price | Feb 26, 2011 | Aviation Security, Commercial Aviation Aircraft Operator Security, Current Affairs, Introduction to Screening, Passenger and Baggage Screening
The country that kicked off the liquid ban seems like it’s ready to end it, at least partially. At the end of April, the European Union will allow passengers passing through Europe from a third country to carry liquids, aerosols and gels purchased either at an...
