by Jeff Price | Mar 13, 2018 | Commercial Aviation Airport Security
With repeated reports of detection failures during airport screening checkpoints, aviation security professionals discussed growing concerns during the AAAE/TSA/DHS Annual Aviation Security Summit in Washington DC in December 2017. The fact is that screening detection...
by Jeff Price | Feb 27, 2018 | Aviation Security
The TSA was all but was forced to admit in 2017 that their x-ray technology cannot see the latest iteration of bombs threatening aircraft, bombs concealed in large electronic devices or apparently buried under too much food in your carry-on bag. During the...
by Jeff Price | Jan 30, 2018 | Commercial Aviation Airport Security
We have all heard the reports of checkpoint screening led by the TSA failing at rates as high as 90%. During the AAAE/TSA/DHS Annual Aviation Security Summit in Washington DC in December 2017, industry professionals continued to debate methodology to improve our...
by Jeff Price | Jan 26, 2018 | Commercial Aviation Airport Security
The quick answer to the question of whether the threat to commercial aviation will continue is yes. At the AAAE/TSA/DHS Annual Aviation Security Summit in Washington DC in December 2017, Kevin K. McAleenan, Acting Commissioner, CBP, stated that commercial aviation...
by Jeff Price | Jan 3, 2018 | Commercial Aviation Airport Security
Columbine, Virginia Tech, Sandy Hook, Ft. Lauderdale, San Bernardino, LAX, the Boston Marathon, Dallas, Las Vegas, Orlando – what used to be a list of US cities, schools and events, have become names synonymous with tragedy. And that’s not even an entire list. Let us...
by Jeff Price | Nov 8, 2017 | Commercial Aviation Airport Security
The recent security incident at Miami International Airport begs the question whether this a failure or a success of airport security? From an airport security perspective this is a success because the individual was not able to either access an aircraft to place a...
by Jeff Price | Oct 2, 2017 | Current Affairs, Existing and Emerging Threats, Personal Safety
The threat to American citizens has changed significantly in the past few years and it is past the time that we adapt. When mass shootings occur, discussions on the radio focus on what happened and what could have been done, and should be done, to prevent future...
by Jeff Price | Aug 4, 2017 | Aviation Security
TSA just posted a new YouTube video highlighting several layers in aviation security. The graphic they use has been around for quite sometime and is more focused on layers that TSA is directly responsible for. However, I also like to add that there are other...
by Jeff Price | Aug 1, 2017 | General Aviation Aircraft Operator Security, General Aviation Airport Security
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