Stolen Cessna at Vancouver Airport: Rare, But Not Without Precedent
The recent incident in Vancouver—where an individual reportedly stole a Cessna 172 and flew it around the airport before safely landing—is certainly rare in aviation, but not entirely without precedent. While commercial aviation benefits from multiple layers of...
Keep Your Shoes On – Maybe It’s a Good Idea, Maybe It Isn’t: Let’s See
The Origin of the Shoe Removal Policy On December 22, 2001, Richard Reid attempted to detonate a bomb concealed in his shoe on an American Airlines flight from Paris to Miami. An alert flight attendant and several passengers managed to prevent the bombing, but the...
Touchless TSA Screening: A Quantum Leap or a Bumpy Ride?
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is always looking for ways to improve airport security while making the passenger experience more efficient. One of the latest initiatives is “Screening at Speed,” a new technology that could lead to...How can you stay up to date on aviation security and airport management?
Not sure how to stay up to date on aviation security and airport management? Here are a few places where Jeff Price from Leading Edge Strategies book marks as go-to resources. Tune in!
Stop Lights, Stolen Planes, and General Aviation Security
How many people must die at an intersection before the city swaps the stop signs for a stop light? The answer is complex because the problem is complex, as is the answer to securing the general aviation (GA) industry. If there has been an accident at an intersection,...
