Is 9/11 Still Relevant?
Unfortunately, people have a tendency to look at events that occurred before they were born as insignificant because they didn’t personally experience them or have any connection to them. How can we pass along to the current and future generations the importance of...
Should Airport Police Openly Carry Long Guns?
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,...FAA Regulations Passed For SMS at Commercial Airports – This Textbook Can Help
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...
NOTAM – Notice to Air Missions and the FAA Stop To Flights
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...
Airports and Cyberwarfare
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...
Why TSA will never find everything and why I’m okay with that
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...The 2001 9/11 Attacks Through an Aviation Lens with Jeffrey Price – The GSPG Podcast
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...
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,...
Too Hot To Take Off?
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...
