by Jeff Price | Apr 1, 2025 | Aviation Security, Commercial Aviation Airport Security, Passenger and Baggage Screening
As an aviation security specialist with over three decades of experience, I’ve observed firsthand the dynamic nature of airport security protocols. Since the events of 9/11, travelers have adapted to various procedures—removing shoes, limiting liquids, and...
by Jeff Price | May 21, 2024 | Aviation Security, Passenger and Baggage Screening
A recent report from TSA showed that over 300 people evaded some element of the screening process, which is obviously not good, but we need to take a closer look at what’s happening here before rushing to judgement. The TSA screens about 800 million passengers per...
by Jeff Price | May 8, 2024 | Aviation Security, Passenger and Baggage Screening
It’s been in the planning stages for a long time now – the use of facial recognition at airport screening checkpoints. The long term evolution of this process is to eventually use your face as your boarding pass at the passenger boarding bridge as well (but...
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 | Sep 7, 2021 | Are We Safer, Aviation Security, Commercial Aviation Airport Security, General Aviation Airport Security, Passenger and Baggage Screening, Uncategorized
Just a couple of years ago, at an industry conference, an individual in their early 20s stood up during a panel session and asked what the big deal was about 9/11 and why we have all these security measures. As if the death of 2,977 people in the worst attack the U.S....
by Jeff Price | Sep 11, 2020 | Are We Safer, Crime and Terrorism, Current Affairs, Passenger and Baggage Screening
Is this real life? Or is it just dystopia? When 9/11 happened, most of us couldn’t comprehend such a tragedy. Now, 19 years later, most of us live our pandemic lives every day, still unable to comprehend such a tragedy. Just how different are the two disasters...
