by Jeff Price | Jan 25, 2012 | Aviation Security, Commercial Aviation Airport Security, Current Affairs, General Aviation Airport Security, Pilot Training
Look guys, pick a career, cop or pilot. Shortly after 9/11, airline pilots decided that the cockpit would be far safer if they were allowed to carry firearms. In response, the Federal Flight Deck Officer (FFDO) program was born. Ever since its creation, a few thousand...
by Jeff Price | Oct 18, 2011 | Aviation Security, Commercial Aviation Airport Security, Current Affairs, Existing and Emerging Threats, Introduction to Screening, Passenger and Baggage Screening
Let’s Make a Deal – behind door number one is a no-hassle trip to your airplane, with no guarantee it will be hijacked or bombed. You’ll be flying old school. Behind door number 2 is a body imager, whereupon your saturated fat bursting self will be...
by Jeff Price | Jun 28, 2011 | Aviation Security, Commercial Aviation Airport Security, Current Affairs
I’m sure everyone has now heard about the TSA requiring a 95-year-old woman to remove her diaper as part of a pat-down at a screening checkpoint. Frequent readers of this blog may expect me to talk about profiling or the use of K-9’s instead of this...
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 | 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...
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...
