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Eat, drink, especially drink, and be merry

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...

Body imager fails to detect firearm

by Jeff Price | Feb 22, 2011 | Aviation Security, Commercial Aviation Aircraft Operator Security, Current Affairs, Introduction to Screening, Passenger and Baggage Screening

Is Twitter to be blamed for the failure of screeners to detect a gun, five times through a TSA checkpoint? A TSA employee testing the Advanced Imaging Technology (i.e. body scanner) at DFW was able to smuggle a firearm through the AIT’s on five separate...

Do you trust that we’re going the right direction?

by Jeff Price | Feb 19, 2011 | Aviation Security, Current Affairs, Introduction to Screening, Passenger and Baggage Screening

The TSA recently announced that it is moving forward with two programs to improve aviation security, Trusted Traveler and a better system of checking on passengers before they can fly. I believe these are two steps in the right direction. In a recent USAToday...

Suicide bombing in Moscow Airport, could it happen here?

by Jeff Price | Jan 24, 2011 | Aviation Security, Commercial Aviation Airport Security, Crime and Terrorism, Current Affairs

Updated: 2:31 pm MST: Based on the first reports, a suicide bomber detonated an explosive in the terminal building at the Moscow Domodedovo Airport. The explosion occurred near the the international arrivals section of the airport. We are now hearing that there may...

TSA will go back to private screeners

by Jeff Price | Jan 12, 2011 | Aviation Security, Commercial Aviation Airport Security

In the end, there will be two reasons why TSA will go back to using private screeners: Queue management and customer service. Flying out today at my usual airport I approach the screening lines. My iPhone apps have advised me that the wait time will be about 10...

9th Annual Aviation Security Summit

by Jeff Price | Dec 30, 2010 | Aviation Security, Current Affairs, The Role of Government, Uncategorized

AAAE 9th Annual Aviation Security Summit by Jeff Price So what do the industry leaders have to say about the future of aviation security? Let me start out by saying that everyone wants to work cooperatively, to build partnerships on an...
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Beyond the Checkpoint: Shifting the Risk in TSA’s New Gold+ Initiative

by Jeff Price | June 1, 2026 | Aviation Security, Current Affairs, The Role of Government | 0 Comments

The Transportation Security Administration is moving forward with its new "TSA Gold+" program, an operational shift...
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A year later, the bill proposing to abolish the TSA is sitting in committee taking a very long nap. This is the way Congress quietly disposes of ideas it doesn’t want to touch (S.1180 – Abolish TSA Act of 2025 has been in the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation since March 27). The bill raises an important question: if the TSA were dismantled, what would replace it? The blog article below, written last year, still offers some useful perspective as you consider your own position on the issue.

https://leadingedgestrategies.com/the-unseen-shield-what-we-lose-if-we-dismantle-the-tsa/

#TSA #airportsecurity

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