Aviation Security
Aviation security observers spoke about airline safety and terrorist threats. Topics included the attempted shoe bombing in December 2009 and efforts since then to improve aviation security.…
178 viewsAviation security observers spoke about airline safety and terrorist threats. Topics included the attempted shoe bombing in December 2009 and efforts since then to improve aviation security.…
178 viewsWitnesses testified on the air carrier’s role in implementing federal aviation safety standards, best safety practices in the industry, whether one level of safety exists for all air carrier…
523 viewsA hearing was held on aviation delays and consumer issues. Department of Transportation Inspector General Scovel reported his findings on the massive airline delays in the summer of 2007 and…
339 viewsTransportation officials and industry representatives testified at a hearing on airline delays and consumer issues. A record number of delays have occured in the past year. Most are due to a…
349 viewsIndustry executives and consumer advocates in the second and third panels testified about aviation consumer issues, including extended ground delays for passengers. Topics included the recen…
204 viewsJim May spoke to the press about new security measures on airline flights, the impact on passengers, and potential affects on the aviation system. He also spoke about the strict restrictions…
60 viewsWitnesses testified by the Transportation Security Administration’s changes in security procedures and updates to the prohibited items list scheduled to become effective December 22, 2005.
99 viewsJames May, President and CEO of the Air Transport Association, talked about his organization’s opposition to the proposed increase to $3 for the security fee in the president’s fiscal year 2…
53 viewsWitnesses testified about airline passenger screening procedures, focusing on the Computer Assisted Passenger Prescreening System, also known as CAPPS II. Among the specific issues addressed…
130 viewsHealth and airline officials testified about aircraft cabin environments and air quality standards in commercial airlines. Among the topics they addressed were potential transmission of infe…
443 viewsOfficials testified about aviation security and changes in civil aviation policies and procedures following September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S.
274 viewsTourism industry officials testified about the state of the industry, the impact of the war with Iraq on travel and tourism, the impact of increased border and port security, and future prom…
278 viewsJames May of the Air Transport Association talked about the report he issued the prior Tuesday on the impact a potential war against Iraq would have on the airline industry. He also responde…
103 viewsWitnesses testified about aviation security, focusing on the efforts of the Department of Transportation to comply with new aviation and transportation security laws. The final approxim…
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