...Aviation Security Since the September 11th 2001 attack, aviation security has become a main focal point of national security. Air travel is one of the most frequently used forms of transportation within the United States and is supported by over 400 airports across the country. During this attack, terrorists utilized the weakened state of security in airports to fulfill one of our nation’s most devastating events. Due to these events security measures have increased dramatically over the last ten years to include new technology and security programs to reduce possible terrorist threats from boarding plans. I would like to understand if the correlation between the increased aviation security measures and the deterrence of terrorist utilizing this form of transportation in a terrorist plot. Understanding whether or not aviation security measures are effectively deterring terrorist threats could help shape the future of transportation security within the United States. If effective then some form of these security programs can then be applied to other forms of transportation such as railways or buses. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) states We use layers of security to ensure the security of the traveling public and the Nation's transportation system that include intelligence gathering and analysis, checking passenger manifests against watch lists, random canine team searches at airports, federal air marshals, federal flight deck officers and more security measures...
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...Problem with Airport Security: An Analysis of the Effectiveness and Cost of the Transportation Security Administration Since the beginning of air travel, airport security has been a problem because of matters such as terrorist attacks. Recently, the Transportation Security Administration has been in charge of security in American airports. Many problems plague the TSA though. Much research has been done on these issues. Although there are many threats of terrorist attacks since the 9/11 attacks, the TSA should be abolished because of its high cost and poor effectiveness. Before the attacks on the World Trade Center of September 11, 2001, airport security was not a large concern. The Transportation Security Administration was not established...
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...Airport Security Abstract Through the history of aviation the significance of airport security has progressively increased. Since the catastrophic terrorist attack of September 11, 2001, many changes have taken place at airports to prevent such an attack from occurring again. The purpose of this paper is to: outline airport security procedures, discuss the different technologies involved with airport security, as well as examine the components of airport security. In addition I will also discuss the Transportation Security Administration’s role in our nation’s airport security. Airport Security Airport Security is an essential of life both in America and throughout the world. Without airport security our airports would not be able to function and terrorist attacks like those of September 11th, 2001, would be more common. Passengers would be afraid to fly in fear of such a terrorist attack happening again. The airline industry would lose more revenue from lost ticket sales. Then the airports themselves would lose money from the lack of passengers boarding through their gates. Finally this lack of security would trickle down to the entire economy not only in the communities surrounding the airport and aviation industry, but to the nation’s economy as well. To keep this economic failure associated with another terrorist attack from happening, our nation must take the appropriate measures to prevent it. “Airport security procedures are designed to deter...
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...Consequences & Prohibition of Certain Items to Board Planes April 14, 2014 Policy Analysis Two Abstract This paper explores the issue of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA)—the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), allowing marijuana on planes, medical or not. This paper also addresses the issue of what steps TSA aviation security would follow as a procedure of an individual attempting to or boarding an airplane with marijuana. TSA has a “Prohibited Items” policy that specifically lists items prohibited from airplanes (“Prohibited Items,” 2014). This particular procedure would call for an adjustment in the TSA’s budget plan for the fiscal year 2015. Keywords: TSA, airplanes, FAA, prohibited items, medical marijuana According to the Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), have certain items that are prohibited from being brought onto airplanes in carry-on and checked bags (“Prohibited Items,” 2014). Although some items are generally permitted, they may be subject to additional screening or they will even be rejected if they trigger any alarms during the screening process, appear that someone has tampered with it, or pose other security problems (“Prohibited Items,” 2014). Some dangerous items are illegal in certain states and passengers will be subject to the state laws. Each passenger is responsible for obtaining the knowledge that origination and destination cities...
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...The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today announced the start of TSA Pre✓™ operations at LaGuardia Airport (LGA). TSA Pre✓™ is a passenger pre-screening initiative that allows qualified passengers to go through an expedited security process, which among other benefits, allows them to keep their shoes and light-weight jackets on while going through the checkpoint. At LGA, select Delta Air Lines frequent flyers are now eligible to participate and may receive expedited screening benefits when traveling domestically. TSA Pre✓™ is part of the agency’s larger effort to implement risk-based security concepts that enhance security by focusing efforts on travelers about whom the agency knows less. To date, more than 640,000 passengers have experienced TSA Pre✓™. TSA Pre✓™ is now available in 12 airports for both American Airlines’ and Delta Air Lines’ frequent flyers. “It is important to understand that TSA Pre✓™, and risk-based security in general, does not mean less security – it means more focused security,” said TSA Deputy Administrator Gale Rossides. “Every passenger will still be screened, and TSA officers will still be looking for prohibited items, including in the TSA Pre✓™ lane. With risk-based security initiatives, we’re adjusting the screening procedures for those passengers that we know more about so that we can focus on finding that small fraction who may pose a threat. By doing so, we hope that everyone will have a better security experience.” Eligible passengers...
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...Invasive Security: Does it Work Bruno Gerardo Introduction to Canadian Aviation (MOS 1022F) Dr. Suzanne Kearns 23 November, 2011 Abstract On September 11, 2001, the world watched in terror as America was under attack. As a result of these events, the aviation industry was restructured to improve reliability and security of commercial air travel. Although the new security changes have improved the overall safety of air travel, concerns have been raised that the changes introduced are invasive to privacy, and are an infringement of individual rights. Biometric and advanced imaging technology have been criticized for this reason, however, they have been effective at preventing further terrorist attacks. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the security measures that have been introduced as a result of September 11th 2001, and evaluate the effectiveness of the changes and how they impact both safety and privacy. Keywords: Biometrics, Advanced imaging technology, September 11 Invasive Security: Does it Work On September 11, 2001, the world watched in terror as America was under attack. Early that morning, four commercial airliners departed from Newark and Boston with arrivals at San Francisco and Los Angeles were taken over by nineteen hijackers (National Commission, 2004). Two of these aircrafts collided with the Twin Towers in New York City resulting in the destruction of both buildings. An additional aircraft flew into the Pentagon in Washington D.C, and...
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...Airport Security Design Introduction The world and the United States stood still on 11 September 2001 as terrorist attacked the United States using four jetliners. Over the course of the next thirteen months, the President of the United States along with the U.S. Congress passed a series of bills that would change the structure of the U.S. government. On 20 September 2001, President George W. Bush announces to congress the formation of the Office Homeland Security. In a speech to congress, President Bush states, “Our nation has been put on notice: We are not immune from attack. We will take defensive measures against terrorism to protect Americans. Today, dozens of federal departments and agencies, as well as state and local governments, have responsibilities affecting homeland security, which includes airport security (Bush, 2001). Of these government agencies, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) provides the federal guidelines, which all airports must adhere to for security. The FAA and TSA provide these guidelines through the Recommended Security Guidelines for Airport Planning, Design, and Construction, and TSA civil aviation rules, CFR 49-1542. It is up to airport operators to follow these guidelines to insure passenger and employee safety. Security Force Many airports across the United States use local law enforcement to aid in the security of their airports. However, several airports have...
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...TSA Implementation of Surface Transport Security The Transportation Security Administration or TSA, is an agency within Department of Homeland Security, which developed in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center. The DHS was created by the Bush Administration as a way to consolidate security information and intelligence to help defend the the United States from foreign and homegrown aggression. The TSA itself was established under the Aviation and Transportation Security Act in November 2001. (http://www.tsa.gov/research/tribute/history.shtm) Since then, the TSA has become household term for air travelers in the United States, even abroad. The familiar annoyance of long lines and uniformed officers disassembling everything you packed. However, air travel in the United States is hardly the only method of transit utilized by the everyday citizen, or terrorist in sheep's clothing for that matter. Ten years later, one may ask, what is the TSA doing to protect other modes of transport? More specifically, what are they doing to help implement security for travelvia surface modes, such as trucks, rail, and ocean vessels? The mere mention of the the Transportation Security Administration conjures up the image of an airport and “prohibited items” lists. However, being the Transportation Security Administration, additional application is needed. Now, let's move forward, to 2011. TSA involvement in Security Of Surface Transport Beside the nation's...
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...Semaj griffin 4/14/2015 Ivy tech community college Jeffrey Mitchell Literature review Safety After the events of September 11, 2001, questions were raised regarding the reliability and security of American commercial air travel and the safety of U.S. airports from which commercial planes depart and land. More than any other component of the U.S. transportation system, air security has garnered the most attention because historically, in large measure, the adoption of counterterrorism policies and programs are in direct response to specific events (Waugh, 2004) in his article says that. Airplanes were used to carry out the events of September 11th, therefore the aviation sector has received a large amount of counterterrorism attention. Since 9/11 and the creation of the Department of Homeland Security and the Transportation Security Administration, several measures have been implemented to enhance aviation security. Deployment of federal passenger screeners at the nation’s airports - Institution of 100% checked baggage screening; utilization of explosive detection systems or explosive trace detection equipment to screen checked baggage - Background checks on all airport personnel - Suspension of the Transit without Visa program (and the International-to-International transit program (ITI), eliminating terrorists’ ability to exploit such programs to gain access to U.S.-bound aircraft or the United States - Expansion of the Federal Air Marshal program so that thousands...
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...Semaj griffin 4/14/2015 Ivy tech community college Jeffrey Mitchell Literature review Safety After the events of September 11, 2001, questions were raised regarding the reliability and security of American commercial air travel and the safety of U.S. airports from which commercial planes depart and land. More than any other component of the U.S. transportation system, air security has garnered the most attention because historically, in large measure, the adoption of counterterrorism policies and programs are in direct response to specific events (Waugh, 2004) in his article says that. Airplanes were used to carry out the events of September 11th, therefore the aviation sector has received a large amount of counterterrorism attention. Since 9/11 and the creation of the Department of Homeland Security and the Transportation Security Administration, several measures have been implemented to enhance aviation security. Deployment of federal passenger screeners at the nation’s airports - Institution of 100% checked baggage screening; utilization of explosive detection systems or explosive trace detection equipment to screen checked baggage - Background checks on all airport personnel - Suspension of the Transit without Visa program (and the International-to-International transit program (ITI), eliminating terrorists’ ability to exploit such programs to gain access to U.S.-bound aircraft or the United States - Expansion of the Federal Air Marshal program so that thousands...
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...9/11 Eleven years ago, the United States of America had a hugely different attitude towards terrorism than it does now. There was no thought of any act of violence being done on "our soil" only those "other" countries. Ten years later, the effects of 9/11 and its aftermath are still being seen in America. Even more than Pearl Harbor or the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the 9/11 attacks stand alone as a seminal moment in the modern history of the United States, one that exerted the most profound effects on the politics, policies and psychology of America and its citizens. A few of the effects of the Twin Towers being brought down on September 11th, 2001 are; permanent vulnerability, the creation of the TSA (Transportation Security Administration), Ordinary Heroes, and a United People. For Michael Nacht, professor of public policy at UC Berkley, the most fundamental impact of 9/11 is the "sense of permanent vulnerability that haunts citizens of Main Street and Pennsylvania Avenue alike." Where there was no fear, there is now a loss of naivety regarding the unknown. In place of a naive society, there is now a sense of paranoia that never existed before. No longer do you ignore the sound of a crash, a boom, or the earth shaking. Such things are no longer attributed to an innocent source but immediate thought goes to terrorism. We hear a sonic boom and rush to the door to make sure that it couldn't be something more sinister. The thought of a bomb on a plane...
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...Since the terrorist attack of 9/11, american citizens have been obsessed with counter measures to prevent these attacks from occurring again, This obsession was became the birth of the TSA. The TSA, Transport Security Administration was created just two months after the Twin Towers fell. The TSA’s mission was to screen everyone and their luggage to find any drugs, weapons, bombs, chemicals, or anything that is harmful to the passengers on the plane. But all their screenings, pat-downs, and searches are all in vain for the the TSA is nothing but security theater. The TSA has done little to none in stopping terrorist attacks, their actual job is to make safe. The TSA’s procedures are so flawed and outdated that they have failed to stop the shoe...
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...without making citizens feel as though their liberties are being violated. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has been working on ways to improve the quality and efficiency of aviation security in the last couple of years. One of the best improvements that they have made is the precheck program. This program allows certain groups of people (such as the military) to bypass current screening procedures meant for the public. The precheck program recently opened up for the public as well. The TSA should continue to expand this program by encouraging citizens to apply for the screening program. This will allow for a more efficient...
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...According to the radiation experts and medical physicists body scanners which use at airports don’t cause real health risks .But effectiveness of body scanners depends on the amount of radiation dose, frequency and the duration a person expose to it. Airports use two types of scanning technology -- millimeter wave scanners, which use radio waves and do not expose people to X-rays, and backscatter scanners, which use very low levels of X-rays. It's the backscatter scanners -- which create an anatomically accurate image that reveals if anything is hidden under a person's clothing -- that have been the subject of controversy in the past week. .(http://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/publichealth/23614). It’s essential to discover the range of rays which emits from the scanner very often and should do the maintenance procedures by due time by a radiology specialist due to high risks as it can deliver a high amount of radiation that is higher than intended. The millimeter-wave safety standards are dose rate (power density) standards expressed in mW/m2. The power density for a millimeter –wave scan is between 0.00001 and 0.0006 mW/cm2 (Moulder, 2012). These scanners are believed to be less harmful to passengers because they emit nonionizing radiation and presumably do not have the potential for cancer causing DNA damage. The established health effects associated with non-ionizing radiation are limited to thermal effects.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1687850714000168)...
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...Commercial aviation in Australia has undergone significant change over the past thirty years. Substantial flaws in the security systems of the aviation industry have been revealed by external factors like terrorist attacks. Environmentalists, economists, and society are constantly increasing the pressure they put on the aviation industry in regard to more sustainability. Few entry barriers allow more and more low cost carriers (LCC) to enter the market, increasing competition, and forcing the network carriers to follow the new trend of the so called “carriers-within-carriers” (CWC). As the list of major factors that have recently influenced the industry is long, the three above mentioned will be critically analysed in the following. Australia’s aviation industry is not only of great importance to the whole nation, but it is also one of the oldest aviation industries in the world. Following the end of the Second World War, aviation was seen to be critical to nation building and broader economic considerations. Significant support from governments allowed it to develop quickly. As flying became more common, the need for safety regulations grew stronger. In Australia, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) was founded in 1995. It is responsible for safety regulations of civil air operations in Australia and the operation of Australian aircraft overseas. Today CASA is still based on the Civil Aviation Act from 1988. Under the authority of this act, CASA is able to execute regulations...
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