by Jeff Price | May 3, 2017 | Are We Safer, Aviation Security, Commercial Aviation Airport Security, Crime and Terrorism, Current Affairs, Existing and Emerging Threats, Passenger and Baggage Screening, Policies and Procedures, The Role of Government
(Part 5 in a 5 part series that takes a look at whether we are safer since 9/11) Much has happened since I started this short series in August 2016: We have a new President, there’s been an active shooter at another US airport and TSA has lost its Administrator and is...
by Jeff Price | Apr 6, 2017 | Aviation Security, Commercial Aviation Airport Security, Existing and Emerging Threats, Passenger and Baggage Screening
Recently, the US put several foreign airlines with routes to the United States on notice that electronics such as laptops must be banned from the cabin. If this issue spreads and is not addressed immediately it will be a crushing blow to aviation, courtesy of a system...
by Jeff Price | Mar 29, 2017 | Aviation Security, Commercial Aviation Airport Security, Passenger and Baggage Screening, Policies and Procedures
Here’s the deal: TSA is correct in everything they posted about the pat-down that has gone viral. It looked like all procedures were followed – it still sucks they have to do it, but I understand the threat. It looked like the pat-down was even a bit more thorough...
by Jeff Price | Feb 23, 2017 | Aviation Security, Commercial Aviation Airport Security, Passenger and Baggage Screening, Policies and Procedures
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...
by Jeff Price | Jan 9, 2017 | Aviation Security, Existing and Emerging Threats, Passenger and Baggage Screening, Policies and Procedures
By Jeffrey C. Price “The Airport Writer” In the wake of the Ft. Lauderdale active shooter attack, three ‘solutions’ are beginning to emerge. Unfortunately, many of these solutions will provide the public a sense of safety, and politicians will...
by Jeff Price | Jan 9, 2017 | Aviation Security, Passenger and Baggage Screening
By Jeffrey C. Price (Originally published on CNN 1/8/17) The recent attack at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport calls into question of how well our airports are protecting the public areas. In the history of aviation, there have been well over 1,000...
