Archive for April, 2008

Aviation Security Changes Reduce Stress for Passengers

April 28, 2008
Airlines May Now Allow Kiosk/At Home Check-in for Almost Everyone
One of the biggest complaints TSA receives comes from the thousands of people inconvenienced on a daily basis because they have a name similar to someone on a watch list. These passengers always have to go to the ticket counter and can never print [...]

TSA and Continental Airlines Continue to Expand Paperless Boarding Pass Pilot Program

TSA and Continental Airlines Continue to Expand Paperless Boarding Pass Pilot Program

TSA Increasing Security of Cargo on Passenger-Carrying Aircraft

TSA Increasing Security of Cargo on Passenger-Carrying Aircraft

Orlando Behavior Detection Officers ID Suspicious Passenger

April 3, 2008
It’s Tuesday afternoon around lunch time at the Orlando International Airport. Just another beautiful Spring day in Central Florida, gentle breeze, temperatures in the 70s, hundreds of passengers pouring into the airport…including a Jamaican named Kevin Brown. TSA Behavior Detection Program Manager and former Border Patrol officer Cleveland Laycock was also in the [...]

See the Evolution of Security

See the Evolution of Security

Read Secretary Chertoff’s Journal Posting: In Case You Missed It

Read Secretary Chertoff’s Journal Posting: In Case You Missed It

TSO Finds Firearm at Honolulu International Airport

March 20, 2008
At Honolulu International Airport last week, TSO Brad Young correctly identified an undeclared firearm in a checked bag, and not just any firearm, an assault rifle with more than 10 empty magazines.
During the on screen resolution process, Young and LTSO John Hennesy properly identified the improperly packed weapon.
A TSO for over five [...]