by Jeff Price | Jan 4, 2023 | AAAE
There are two kinds of people out there, those that have been hacked, and those that just don’t know it yet. Cyber is the new battlespace and it’s not just IT’s problem. It’s an airport security problem, and there’s a reason your Chief Information Officer is your new...
by Jeff Price | Nov 15, 2022 | Aviation Security, Commercial Aviation Airport Security
A man recently boarded a Frontier Airlines flight with a box cutter and was allegedly threatening passengers. The initial question was, how did he get through screening with box cutters, which have been prohibited since 9/11? Subsequent information apparently shows...
by Jeff Price | Sep 12, 2022 | Aviation Security
Each year, the anniversary of the attacks on our country on 9/11 remind us to review how the world has shifted since the dreadful day. I spoke with Ron Jacobus of The Global Security Protection Group podcast about the 9/11 2001 airline hijackings that lead to the...
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 | Jun 13, 2022 | Aviation Career, Pilot Training
You may or may not know that I am also a pilot. I began flying while still in college as I pursued my degree in Professional Pilot. So when a reporter contacted me for a story to ask a question about something she overheard while boarding a plane, I was happy to...
by Jeff Price | Mar 30, 2022 | 50 Books in 50 Weeks, Aviation Career, Basic Success Principles, Life & Career Success
Do you think it was a good thing that Captain Chesley Sullenberger had a flight plan on that day he landed US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River? Obviously, the flight plan did not call for an encounter with a flock of geese, nor a water landing but the...
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 | Sep 14, 2021 | Aviation Security
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 | Jul 13, 2021 | Aviation Security, Commercial Aviation Aircraft Operator Security, Commercial Aviation Airport Security
“Watch this,” I told my two boys who were up with me on Sunday morning, July 11th, as Richard Branson took off for his historic spaceflight. “You are about to see history being made.” Branson’s flight to the US recognized Karmin line...
