Aurora
It’s been a week since the shooting in Aurora and I thought it was about time to comment. Based on the phone calls I was receiving that day, it seems my commentary sometimes applies outside the world of aviation security. I’m not going to compare myself to...TSA’s Strategic Plan for Risk Based Security
Blogging live from the Colorado Airport Operators Association, Annual Conference, 2012, Vail, Colorado (paraphrasing as necessary) Douglas Hoffsass – Assoc. Administrator, Office of the Administrator, TSA The Right Reverend Hoffsass continues his nationwide tour...Needles in Airline Food – What else is in there?
Recently, several sewing needles turned up in catered meals on Delta Airlines. While there are public health and safety concerns, and the FBI is investigating, it begs the question, just how secure are the catering facilities that bring food onto commercial aircraft....Skywest pilot attempts to steal plane
The attempt by a Skywest pilot to steal an aircraft at the airport in St. George, UT raises several security questions. From early reports, it appears that Skywest had confiscated the employee’s airline and hopefully, his airport credentials, denying him his...Huffington Post article
I just wanted to make a clarification regarding the recent article in the Huffington Post. In the interview I attempted to clarify that prior to 9/11 there were many problems with airport policing, however after 9/11 while some of those problems still exist at a few...Doing it Right: LAX Police
Recently, an article was published in the Huffington Post regarding airport policing in which myself and several other security experts were quoted. There are several airports I have trained at, that have exemplified outstanding airport policing practices and I would...9/11 Crisis Management: Lessons Learned
Blogging live from the Colorado Airport Operators Association, Annual Conference, 2012, Vail, Colorado (paraphrasing as necessary) 9/11 Crisis Management: Lessons Learned, Ken Greene – Deputy Manager of Aviation for Operations, Denver International Airport,...AAAE Annual: Be Prepared and Proactive – General Aviation Airport Security Update
Dateline: 84th Annual AAAE Conference and Exposition AAAE Annual: Be Prepared and Proactive – General Aviation Airport Security Update Robert Olislagers, A.A.E. Executive Director, Centennial Airport Scott McMahon, Morristown Municipal Airport Kerwin Wilson, GA,...AAAE Annual: TSA Round Table Discussion
Dateline: 84th Annual AAAE Conference and Exposition AAAE Annual: TSA Round Table Discussion Moderator, Mark Crosby A.A.E. Chief of Public Safety and Security, Portland International Airport Chris McLaughlin, Asst. Administration for Security Operations TSA Doug...
