by Jeff Price | Jan 12, 2010 | Aviation Security, Overview of Aviation Security
I say this knowing full well that I am an educator, a trainer in the aviation security industry, and the co-author of a textbook on aviation security, but the real problem with TSA (and many others in control of aviation security), is the lack of individuals that are...
by Jeff Price | Jan 8, 2010 | Aviation Security, Christmas Day Bomber, Current Affairs
In recent interviews on Denver’s Fox 31 News and on 9News, I tried to answer the most commonly asked question whenever there is a security incident: “How can we improve the system?” A good follow up question to that is: “At what point does all...
by Jeff Price | Jan 8, 2010 | Aviation Security, Current Affairs
According to CBS News in L.A., TSA faces allegations that its employees at Los Angeles International Airport were caught on tape using drugs. The investigation began last year when a TSA worker was arrested for allegedly counterfeiting parking passes in the employee...
by Jeff Price | Jan 7, 2010 | Aviation Security, Christmas Day Bomber, Current Affairs, The Role of Government
It seems that Rep. John Mica has joined the opposition to the appointment of Erroll Southers to the head of TSA. Mica is criticizing what he perceives is Southers lack of executive management experience. Among rumors that Southers was nominated only after more...
by Jeff Price | Jan 6, 2010 | Aviation Security, Christmas Day Bomber, Commercial Aviation Aircraft Operator Security, Current Affairs, The Role of Government
Ask virtually anyone on the street “who is responsible for airline security,” and the answer will most likely be, “TSA.” Unfortunately, it’s not that simple and could mean that airlines will have to pay more and take on more security...
by Jeff Price | Jan 5, 2010 | Aviation Security, Commercial Aviation Airport Security, Current Affairs
Finally, nine years after 9/11 and people are starting to understand the real economic impact of security. Today, CBS news reported that a 2008 survey showed that 41 million trips were avoided due to security hassles resulting in a cost of $28 billion to the U.S....
by Jeff Price | Jan 2, 2010 | Aviation Security, Current Affairs
Absurd: wildly unreasonable, illogical or inappropriate. Pick one of these descriptors and they all apply to the recent news about Erroll Southers, President Obama’s appointee to head TSA. So now some information has come out about Erroll Southers and that he...
by Jeff Price | Dec 29, 2009 | Aviation Security, Christmas Day Bomber, Commercial Aviation Aircraft Operator Security, Commercial Aviation Airport Security, Crime and Terrorism, Existing and Emerging Threats
As more and more news reports begin to come out about this incident, along with the inevitable “what needs fixing,” stories, let’s take a look at what really needs fixing. The No-Fly and TIDE List TIDE is the Terrorist Identities Datamart...
by Jeff Price | Dec 26, 2009 | Aviation Security, Christmas Day Bomber, Commercial Aviation Aircraft Operator Security, Existing and Emerging Threats
The attempted bombing of Northwest Airlines Flight 253 brings aviation security back to center stage. The attempt of course brings many questions back to the forefront about aviation security, questions I have addressed in this blog previously. So, let’s use an...
by Jeff Price | Nov 17, 2009 | Aviation Security, Uncategorized
Normally, I wouldn’t bother to address a media report that is obviously unbalanced and done just to evoke fear and ratings. However, sometimes you have to raise the nonsense flag, particularly when things are so skewed that they demand correction. Recently, Fox...
