Get Out!: Airport Evacuations, Protecting Lives and Reputations During Unplanned Events
(This article, written by myself and Lori Beckman, originally appeared in the February 2017 issue of Aviation Security International Magazine, and is reprinted here with permission. To view the article in its original format, click HERE.) How do we differentiate...Security breach at JFK
Unfortunately, incidents like the one that occurred earlier this week at JFK are not a terribly rare occurrence. The vast majority of these types of breaches are relatively harmless but they do reveal a gap in the system: people. As long as there are people in the...Follow Up Letter to TSA Administrator Admiral Peter Neffenger
To read more of my posts on aviation security, click HERE.Why more TSA checkpoints are a bad idea
Seems TSA is considering putting MORE checkpoints but outside of terminal buildings. Let me count the several different ways this is a bad idea. 1. Wherever you create a checkpoint, you create a line and, you create a CHOKEpoint – huge amounts of people standing...The solution to situations like Istanbul isn’t more screening, it’s Customer Service.
The suicide attack at Istanbul’s Ataturk International Airport highlights the necessity of keeping airport security lines short and moving fast. A line of hundreds of people waiting for thorough security screening may lead to greater safety once past the...
