by Jeff Price | Mar 7, 2024 | Aviation Security, Commercial Aviation Aircraft Operator Security, Commercial Aviation Airport Security, Introduction to Screening, Passenger and Baggage Screening
TSA is beta testing a new “screening at speed,” checkpoint at the Harry Reid Las Vegas International Airport. This is a beta test only and doesn’t include the entire airport, nor is there a plan to roll the entire process out to airports across the country. Good thing...
by Jeff Price | May 12, 2015 | Are We Safer, Aviation Security, Commercial Aviation Airport Security, Crime and Terrorism, Introduction to Screening, Overview of Aviation Security, Passenger and Baggage Screening, Policies and Procedures
Recently, information came to light about part of a program implemented and used by the TSA since 2007 as a way to identify potential terrorists and subject them to closer inspection. The program has been criticized as being based on flawed scientific principles, and...
by Jeff Price | Aug 22, 2013 | Aviation Security, Current Affairs, Introduction to Screening
A recent Government Accountability Office report (click here for the report) showed TSA personnel sleeping, showing up late to work, abusing leave time and other lesser infractions, but along with those they also found TSA personnel guilty of theft, and allowing...
by Jeff Price | Jul 19, 2013 | Aviation Security, Current Affairs, Introduction to Screening
The original intent of PreCheck, TSA’s risk-based security strategy to allow known travelers alternative screening, meaning they can keep their liquids and laptops in their bag, their jacket and belts on and their dignity and efficiency in place, is about to...
by Jeff Price | Jul 2, 2013 | Aviation Security, Introduction to Screening
You may be noticing more canines in the screening checkpoint these days. This is part of TSA’s risk-based security strategy and is known as managed inclusion. Taking of advantage of airports with pre-check managed inclusion takes randomly selected passengers...
by Jeff Price | Jun 9, 2013 | Aviation Security, Introduction to Screening, Passenger and Baggage Screening
The TSA announced they are reversing their earlier policy that would have allowed small pocket knives, hockey sticks and a few other items back in the cabin of the aircraft. Regardless of the right or wrong’ness of this step, it seems Pistole is learning that...
