by Jeff Price | Apr 8, 2025 | Aviation Security, Uncategorized
Recently, two U.S. Senators proposed a sweeping—and deeply misguided—plan to abolish the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), replacing it with privatized screening managed by airports. While the proposal may sound efficient on paper, as someone who has...
by Jeff Price | Apr 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
The FAA recently passed regulations requiring airports to implement safety management systems at commercial service airports. Several chapters of our book, Practical Airport Operations, Safety and Emergency Management: Protocols for Today and the Future, address...
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 | Jan 21, 2021 | 6 Minutes of Aviation Safety and Security, Uncategorized
The recent story about an individual living at the Chicago O’Hare International Airport, apparently within the Security areas, is extraordinary. It is not that unusual to have homeless people, or others who are stranded in their travels, that live for a few days...
by Jeff Price | Dec 29, 2020 | Uncategorized
It’s official. Generation Z now stands for Generation Zoom. For nine months, we’ve talked online, taught online, and trained online. But is anybody learning anything, or are we just marking time? I recently conducted a very comprehensive straw poll. I...
by Jeff Price | Dec 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
A quick briefing on the situation in Nashville. Domestic versus international terrorism. – December 25, 2020