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Syria and Electronic Device Bombs

by Jeff Price | Sep 25, 2014 | Aviation Security, Crime and Terrorism, Current Affairs

  As part of the airstrikes into Syria against ISIL the United States also decided to hit some old Al Qaeda friends – apparently these folks were planning to put bombs in electronic devices and smuggle them onto airplanes. Here’s the story along with a short...

Missing Planes

by Jeff Price | Sep 10, 2014 | Aviation Security, Crime and Terrorism, Current Affairs

A recent report in USA Today heightened awareness of the possible theft and use of commercial airliners to attack the United States or other targets.  This was followed up with another incident of a general aviation aircraft owned by Larry Glazer, who is prominent in...

Please deposit your phone in the bin

by Jeff Price | Jul 8, 2014 | Air Cargo, Aviation Security, Crime and Terrorism, Current Affairs, Existing and Emerging Threats

The Department of Homeland Security recently announced that they would require travelers from foreign airports with direct flights to the United States to possibly turn on their cell phones, tablets and laptops in order to prove they are functional and not concealing...

Did you hear about the latest hijackings?

by Jeff Price | Jun 1, 2014 | Aviation Security, Crime and Terrorism

I’m sure you all are very concerned. In fact, I’m sure you’re tired of the public outcry about yet another hijacking, and this time by the copilot of the aircraft. I’m not talking about Malaysia Flight 370. I’m talking about an Ethiopian...

Was Malaysia Flight 370 Hijacked?

by Jeff Price | Mar 15, 2014 | Aviation Security, Crime and Terrorism

U.S. officials now say that manual intervention was involved in the missing flight and Malaysian officials are calling it a hijacking. Some aircraft systems continued to transmit information for several hours after the aircraft went off radar, which may indicate that...

Lockerbie: 25 years later

by Jeff Price | Dec 22, 2013 | Aviation Security, Commercial Aviation Aircraft Operator Security, Crime and Terrorism

  I missed an important anniversary yesterday – the 25th anniversary of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. The bombing was eventually linked back to the country of Libya, who used operatives working for Libyan Airlines, based in...
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25 Years After 9/11: What Aviation Security Got Right — and What Comes Next

by Jeff Price | September 8, 2026 | Aviation Security, Crime and Terrorism | 4 Comments

Twenty-five years after the September 11 attacks, aviation security in the United States looks dramatically different....
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