SHORTCUT PLAN DELAYED NO REGISTERED TRAVELER CARDS TO BE ISSUED YET.Byline: DOUG IRVING Staff Writer Officials at Los Angeles International Airport “LAX” redirects here. For other uses, see LAX (disambiguation). “KLAX” redirects here. For other uses, see KLAX (disambiguation). Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX, FAA LID: LAX have postponed until at least spring a plan to give some frequent travelers a shortcut (1) In Windows, a shortcut is an icon that points to a program or data file. Shortcuts can be placed on the desktop or stored in other folders, and double clicking a shortcut is the same as double clicking the original file. through security. Airport managers remain ``enthusiastic'' about the so-called Registered Traveler The Registered Traveler Pilot Program is an airline passenger security assessment system that was tested in the United States air travel industry in 2005. It was used in several U.S. program, Executive Director Lydia Kennard wrote in a recent memo to airport commissioners. But, she added, questions remain about whether its benefits will outweigh its potential drawbacks. The program would create express lanes through airport security for card-carrying travelers who have passed special background checks. But the airlines have challenged its usefulness. LAX had once planned to roll out the program by the end of 2006, but has now postponed that until at least spring, Kennard wrote in her memo. The federal Transportation Security Administration is already overseeing Registered Traveler programs at a handful of U.S. airports. It developed the program to single out travelers who pose no threat and allow its screeners to focus more attention on those who might. To qualify, travelers have to submit background information and undergo a security check. Private companies collect the information and issue identification cards marked with fingerprints Impressions or reproductions of the distinctive pattern of lines and grooves on the skin of human fingertips. Fingerprints are reproduced by pressing a person's fingertips into ink and then onto a piece of paper. or iris scans. Those cards entitle registered travelers to use special checkpoint (programming) checkpoint - Saving the current state of a program and its data, including intermediate results, to disk or other non-volatile storage, so that if interrupted the program could be restarted at the point at which the last checkpoint occurred. lanes, or to skip to the front of existing security lines. Travelers still have to walk through metal detectors on their way to the gate, and security screeners still check their luggage. ``It'll provide more security, if you can allow the screeners to focus on the unknowns,'' said Bill Connors
Bill Connors (born September 24, 1949) is a jazz musician notable for being a legato technique master, adept at both the acoustic and electric guitar, and successfully played jazz-rock, free and , executive director of the National Business Travel Association. ``But it's also a productivity issue,'' he added. ``Time is money. If you can save 20 minutes on either side of the trip, add that up and it's a significant savings over the course of a year.'' But airlines have soured on the idea, warning that it would mean diverting limited TSA TSA See tax-sheltered annuity (TSA). screeners to a program that benefits only a few travelers. They also question whether the registered travelers would get their money's worth if they still have to go through the same screening process as everyone else. doug.irving(at)dailybreeze.com (310) 543-6649 |
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