By Debby McElroy It’s no surprise that the ACI-NA Public Safety and Security Conference in Washington had record attendance, both for the number of attendees as well as the number of airport representatives. It’s also no surprise that the first session of the meeting covered THE hot topic in aviation security – risk-based security. What’s [...]
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Report from the PS & S Conference – Everyone Loves Known Traveler!
Posted by jrubel on August 31, 2011
http://www.aci-na.org/blog/2011/08/31/report-from-the-ps-s-conference-everyone-loves-known-traveler/
Reducing the Haystack: TSA Administrator Pistole on Aviation Security
By Morgan Dye “We’ve got to reduce the size of the haystack in order to find the needle.” That quote really summarizes the overall message of TSA Administrator John Pistole this morning when he addressed airport safety and security officials, public safety professionals and industry leaders at the 2011 Public Safety & Security Fall Conference [...]
Posted by mdye on August 31, 2011
http://www.aci-na.org/blog/2011/08/31/reducing-the-haystack-tsa-administrator-pistole-on-aviation-security/
The “New Math”
By Jane Calderwood When it rains it pours. Today the Air Transport Association (ATA) ran an ad in CQ Today – a Hill staffer’s daily bible – which claims that $60.74, a “big chunk” of a $300 plane ticket from Peoria via Chicago to Raleigh/Durham, is “going to Washington.” The $60.74 they cite is made [...]
Posted by webmaster on July 28, 2011
http://www.aci-na.org/blog/2011/07/28/the-%e2%80%9cnew-math%e2%80%9d/
ACI-NA Commends TSA for Steps towards Enhancing Passenger Privacy
By Morgan Dye Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA), which represents the owners and operators of airports throughout the United States, today issued a statement in response to the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) announcement of the installation of Automated Target Recognition (ATR) software on Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) machines, designed to enhance privacy by eliminating passenger-specific [...]
Posted by mdye on July 20, 2011
http://www.aci-na.org/blog/2011/07/20/aci-na-commends-tsa-for-steps-towards-enhancing-passenger-privacy/
ACI-NA Commends TSA for Announcement of Risk-Based Screening Program
By Morgan Dye Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA), which represents the owners and operators of airports throughout the United States, today issued a statement in response to the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) announcement of a risk-based, intelligence-driven passenger screening pilot program, slated to be launched in September. Statement of ACI-NA President Greg Principato: “Airport officials [...]
Posted by mdye on July 14, 2011
http://www.aci-na.org/blog/2011/07/14/aci-na-commends-tsa-for-announcement-of-risk-based-screening-program/