As it seems the search for Malaysian flight 370 is starting to fall farther back in the news cycle, and the growing trend that more experts are thinking this is a safety not a security incident (such as a fire or rapid decompression), there are a few recent reports regarding airport security worthy of mention and commentary.
First is a report in the Journal of Air Transport Management titled: Cost-benefit analysis of airport security: Are airports too safe?
http://politicalscience.osu.edu/faculty/jmueller/JATMfin.pdf
Second, the TSA has issued its recommendations after the active shooter incident at LAX last November and the report on the incident has also been released.
http://security-today.com/articles/2014/03/27/tsa-plans-mandatory-active-shooter-training.aspx?admgarea=ht.airport
http://www.tsa.gov/press/releases/2014/03/26/tsa-report-identifies-new-measures-ensure-safety-and-security-tsa
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-tsa-union-armed-officers-20140326,0,7236636.story#axzz2xbCK2bqr
http://www.tsa.gov/sites/default/files/assets/pdf/TSA_Report_EnhancingTSAOfficerSafetySecurity.pdf
In order to avoid the common sin of not actually reading and studying these documents before commenting on them (you know, like I do when I’m on TV), I wanted to pass along these links to you for your study as well. Once I’m through reading them thoroughly, look for blogs on each topic.
