by Jeff Price | Feb 19, 2010 | Aviation Security, Crime and Terrorism, Current Affairs, General Aviation Aircraft Operator Security, General Aviation Airport Security
We’re heard the term before – suicide-by-cop. This is where someone threatens the police with a gun to get the police to kill the individual. On February 18, we witnessed suicide-by-small-plane. We did not witness a terrorist attack. We barely witnessed an...
by Jeff Price | Feb 18, 2010 | Aviation Security, Crime and Terrorism, Current Affairs
The word is just coming out now about an airplane that crashed into an office building in Austin, TX. Already the reporting is all over the place about the intentions of the pilot, how the plane was flying (“full throttle” by one account, but how does...
by Jeff Price | Feb 18, 2010 | Aviation Security, Christmas Day Bomber, Crime and Terrorism, Current Affairs
According to a CBS news report Jihadists continue to attempt to exploit gaps in aviation security. One website invites members to post methods of circumventing aviation security and how to bypass screening, while others ask about the capabilities of screening...
by Jeff Price | Feb 18, 2010 | Aviation Security, Textbook Errata
For those professors and instructors who use Practical Aviation Security in an existing Aviation Safety and Security course, or who would like to add a more effective security element to an existing course, I have drafted some notes and a table to help you slim down...
by Jeff Price | Feb 15, 2010 | Aviation Security, Commercial Aviation Aircraft Operator Security, Current Affairs, Existing and Emerging Threats, Policies and Procedures
There are nearly 1 million State and Local Law Enforcement Officers (LEO’s) in the United States, however, under federal regulations most of them are not allowed to carry firearms on board a commercial aircraft. Federal agents are allowed to carry their firearms...
by Jeff Price | Feb 15, 2010 | Air Cargo, Aviation Security, Commercial Aviation Aircraft Operator Security, Current Affairs, Existing and Emerging Threats, Passenger and Baggage Screening
USAToday recently ran a few letters to the Editor about aviation security. It’s amazing how people cannot do some simple fact-checking. I remember the days when reporters were experts and had “beats.” They knew more about the subject they covered...
by Jeff Price | Feb 12, 2010 | Aviation Security, Current Affairs, Introduction to Screening, Policies and Procedures
TSA announced today that approximately 10,000 of their workers will began the process of getting Secret clearances so they can receive better intelligence related to the current threats. Click here. While I applaud TSA’s latest action, I’m stunned that it...
by Jeff Price | Feb 10, 2010 | Aviation Security, Current Affairs, Introduction to Screening
Hands down the pants, hands down the pants, looking like a fool with your hands down your pants! Recently, travelers in Canada have been asked to stick their hands down their pants, or in their pockets, so that screeners can swab their hands (after the fact) to...
by Jeff Price | Feb 10, 2010 | Aviation Security, Current Affairs, The Role of Government
As if on cue from my last blog entry, TSA has ordered Richmond airport in Virginia to issue an airport ID badge to a convicted felon, so he can work as a screener for the TSA!!! See the article here. In the words of our President, ‘let me be clear.’ Title...
by Jeff Price | Feb 9, 2010 | Aviation Security, Current Affairs, Passenger and Baggage Screening
An article in USAToday explains exactly why TSA’s credibility is always questioned, particularly by those in the aviation industry. The article discusses the new whole body imagers and their potential impact on airport passenger flow and screening lines. The TSA...
