by Jeff Price | Feb 18, 2012 | Aviation Security, Commercial Aviation Aircraft Operator Security, Crime and Terrorism, Current Affairs, Existing and Emerging Threats
When an alarm system is broken, you fix it, you don’t turn off the alarm. But that’s what Congressman Mike Rogers-R (Alabama) who is also the chairman of the Transportation Security Subcommittee Congressman said in a recent Bloomberg article – he...
by Jeff Price | Oct 18, 2011 | Aviation Security, Commercial Aviation Airport Security, Current Affairs, Existing and Emerging Threats, Introduction to Screening, Passenger and Baggage Screening
Let’s Make a Deal – behind door number one is a no-hassle trip to your airplane, with no guarantee it will be hijacked or bombed. You’ll be flying old school. Behind door number 2 is a body imager, whereupon your saturated fat bursting self will be...
by Jeff Price | May 24, 2011 | Aviation Security, Current Affairs, Passenger and Baggage Screening, Policies and Procedures
It’s always good to see the folks from TSA headquarters and find out the latest and greatest. Last week they were at the American Association of Airport Executives Annual Conference, in Atlanta. Several of the usual suspects were on hand, along with, at one...
by Jeff Price | Apr 15, 2011 | Aviation Security, Commercial Aviation Airport Security, Crime and Terrorism, Current Affairs
I used to work as the assistant security director at Denver International Airport. When I saw the story about the recent sexual assault that took place int the terminal building it reminded me, as it should remind every aviation security practitioner and passenger and...
by Jeff Price | Mar 3, 2011 | Aviation Security, Crime and Terrorism, Current Affairs, Existing and Emerging Threats
A British Airways employee was just convicted of plotting to blow up an airplane (click here). He had also been told by his handlers to find out if they could get a bomb or a person with a bomb on board a flight. Fortunately, Rajib Karim was only a computer tech...