Travel Security Update.Apr 16, 2007 Mandatory screening of airport workers raises debate A debate is under way on whether airline and airport employees should be subject to screening at security checkpoints. Just two airports currently screen all workers with access to secure areas. Some airport officials say legislation to make screening mandatory could create gridlock Gridlock A government, business or institution's inability to function at a normal level due either to complex or conflicting procedures within the administrative framework or to impending change in the business. . Apr 11, 2007 Private market for identification emerges Some states are objecting to a bill that seeks to standardize state-issued IDs and drivers' licenses, writes Jim Harper, director of information policy studies at the Cato Institute "Cato" redirects here. For Cato, see Cato. The Institute's stated mission is "to broaden the parameters of public policy debate to allow consideration of the traditional American principles of limited government, individual liberty, free markets, and peace" by striving "to achieve . Harper suggests that the U.S. instead actively create identification policies. He also notes that alternatives to government identification are emerging. "At the Orlando, Florida The city of Orlando is a major city in central Florida and is the county seat of Orange County, Florida. According to the 2000 census, the city population was 185,951. A 2006 U.S. , airport, for example, the U.S. Transportation Security Administration accepts the Clear Card issued by New York's Verified Identity Pass as proof that a person is part of the TSA's 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," Harper writes. Apr 11, 2007 New system would speed baggage screening Legislation recently passed by Congress allocates up to $7 billion for an advanced baggage screening system. The new system includes bomb-detection machines built onto conveyor belts that can screen luggage 10 times faster than current systems. However, President George W. Bush has threatened to veto the bills to fund the system because they would also allow TSA TSA See tax-sheltered annuity (TSA). screeners to unionize. Apr 10, 2007 Airport worker screening vital to security Two House lawmakers have proposed a bill to force the TSA to launch a pilot program for 100% airport-worker screening at five major airports. "This legislation is just the first step to usher in Verb 1. usher in - be a precursor of; "The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period" inaugurate, introduce commence, lead off, start, begin - set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. major, necessary, long-overdue changes at every airport in the nation," say Reps. Ginny Brown-Waite, R-Fla., and Nita Lowey, D-N.Y. Apr 10, 2007 San Jose airport San Jose Airport may refer to:
San Jose airport will launch shoe scanner this month San Jose International Airport For the Costa Rican airport, see . Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (IATA: SJC, ICAO: KSJC, FAA LID: SJC) is a medium-sized airport in San Jose, California. this month will become the first U.S. airport to use shoe scanners for members of the Registered Traveler program. However, despite all this research and investment, no machine is more sensitive to smell than the nose on an airport sniffer dog sniffer dog one trained to detect the presence of specified materials, usually drugs or explosives, by smell. The dogs can be of any breed. . Apr 12, 2007 Z Editor: Aram Gesar, eMail: edit@AirGuideOnline.com For Air Transport & Travel Business Experts contact eMail: bizintel@AirGuideOnline.com For more global news, reviews, features and analysis, please subscribe to our Newsletters: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm#news To Advertise: advert@AirGuideOnline.com AirGuideFlightTracker is a new, free service that aims to keep travelers informed flight and airport status via the Web. For more go to http://www.airguideonline.com/airline_tracker.htm Copyright [c] 2007 Air Travel Media / Pyramid Media Group. All rights reserved. Apr 9, 2007 |
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