by Jeff Price | May 16, 2023 | Aviation Security, Commercial Aviation Airport Security, Crime and Terrorism, Current Affairs
I received an email the other day regarding an internal debate within the airport industry. The topic is whether airport police officers should openly carry long guns in public areas. Let’s just get right to then point where I’m at on this issue: yes, please. First,...
by Jeff Price | Jan 11, 2023 | Aviation Security, Commercial Aviation Aircraft Operator Security, Current Affairs
I received a number of inquiries about the FAA stop to all flights due to a system outage related to Notice to Air Mission. Here is the scoop about NOTAM and why it is a critical system. A NOTAM (Notice to Air Missions), is essentially a message board system where...
by Jeff Price | Sep 6, 2022 | Current Affairs, General Aviation Aircraft Operator Security, General Aviation Airport 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,...
by Jeff Price | Mar 9, 2022 | Aviation Security, Crime and Terrorism, Current Affairs
Domestic terrorism is clearly on the rise. According to the Center for Strategic and International Studies[1], as of 2020, right-wing groups and individuals comprise the majority of domestic terrorism incidents, particularly between 2014 and 2020. The assault on the...
by Jeff Price | Feb 10, 2021 | Aviation Security, Current Affairs
Somehow, TSA has tasked their personnel and those individuals working at airports with mask enforcement duties. The FAA does not have a regulation for terminal buildings. The TSA regulations on terminal facilities focus on security, not on public health, so how this...
by Jeff Price | Dec 9, 2020 | Aviation Career, Commercial Aviation Airport Security, Current Affairs
A message from Jeffrey Price, professor MSU Denver and owner of Leading Edge Strategies, an aviation security and airport management training and consulting firm, shares a special message of hope to the 2020 graduating class of aviation and aerospace science. To the...
