6 Minutes of Aviation Safety and Security – Episode 3 – May 26, 2020
A combination of humor, serious news, and expert perspectives on vital aviation safety and security issues, from author, professor, and trainer, Jeffrey C. Price. In this episode, should TSA take passengers’ temperatures, airlines pull out of smaller airports...6 Minutes of Aviation Safety and Security – Episode 2 – May 13, 2020
Transcript: Welcome to 6 Minutes in Aviation Security. I am Jeff Price. Let’s see what is making news this week. Metropolitan State University of Denver’s Ryan Breznau, a 2005 graduate of the school’s aviation program and a long time pilot for Delta Airlines hosted an...6 Minutes of Aviation Safety and Security – Episode 1 – May 5, 2020
Transcription: Jeff Price from Leading Edge Strategies and welcome to our new format. We have six minutes of aviation safety and security news. I know there’s plenty of information feeds out there so we get all those on a daily basis and there’s no way to...
Aviation Pandemic
You’re loving us now, aren’t you? Remember aviation? That wonderful industry that teleported us to nearly any other part of the planet within hours? That delivered stuff to our doorstep within a day or so? That generated tens of thousands of jobs and...
Getting rid of VIPR, TSA exit lane personnel, and $46 million in airport security improvement money – is this a good idea?
In his recent budget proposal, President Trump calls for cutting funding for 31 explosive-detection dogs, and their handlers, and also to cut TSA staff who monitor access to certain secure areas at the airport. Understanding the potential consequences of these changes...
A Surfer’s Wisdom for Corporate America (and the government)
So how does a guy who rides a board and hangs out with people that say “dude” a lot, have any wisdom for the high-powered corporate gods of Wall Street or the political wizards of Washington? Laird Hamilton in his book, Force of Nature: Mind, Body, Soul,...You don’t have time to think up there, if you think you’re dead
Ever had a tough time making a decision? Of course, we all have. Wouldn’t it just be easier to be Mr. Spock and make every decision based on logic? Unfortunately, that doesn’t work either. Since I am a person that often cannot decide what to eat for dinner...
Drone Wars: Is TSA Seriously Going To Shoot Down Drones Over US Airports?
On July 17 of this year, police responded to a drone with fireworks attached to it discovered on top of a building in downtown Los Angeles. Further details have not been released about the incident, but it does represent just one of the many threats drone operations...
The Nightmare Scenario – the Insider Threat
The recent report of an American Airlines employee sabotaging a flight in order to obtain more overtime represents the biggest threat to commercial aviation. Not only do you have an employee with access to an airport, but also to an airliner, with a legitimate reason...
