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Evolving Airport Security Measures: What Passengers Can Expect

Evolving Airport Security Measures: What Passengers Can Expect

by Jeff Price | Apr 1, 2025 | Aviation Security, Commercial Aviation Airport Security, Passenger and Baggage Screening

As an aviation security specialist with over three decades of experience, I’ve observed firsthand the dynamic nature of airport security protocols. Since the events of 9/11, travelers have adapted to various procedures—removing shoes, limiting liquids, and...
9/11, We Forgot

9/11, We Forgot

by Jeff Price | Feb 11, 2025 | Commercial Aviation Airport Security, Current Affairs

I finally lived long enough to see us forget about 9/11. Maybe not all of us but at least some politicians and others seem to have forgotten about it. They continue to call for the abolishment of the TSA, seemingly without any reasonable justification or thought about...
Aviation Security Advisory Committee Members Dismissed

Aviation Security Advisory Committee Members Dismissed

by Jeff Price | Jan 23, 2025 | Aviation Security, Commercial Aviation Airport Security, Current Affairs

In the interest of keeping my published materials updated (the textbook Practical Aviation Security, and the Airport Certified Employee – Security materials, I need to notify readers that on January 22, 2025, the Trump Administration eliminated the members of the...
Airport Parking Security: What Determines Safety Measures?

Airport Parking Security: What Determines Safety Measures?

by Jeff Price | Nov 20, 2024 | Aviation Security, Commercial Aviation Airport Security

I was recently contacted to comment about security camera standards for airport security. When it comes to airport parking security, there are no national standards regulating the number or placement of security cameras, nor are there specific guidelines for how many...
TSA’s Screening at Speed

TSA’s Screening at Speed

by Jeff Price | Mar 7, 2024 | Aviation Security, Commercial Aviation Aircraft Operator Security, Commercial Aviation Airport Security, Introduction to Screening, Passenger and Baggage Screening

TSA is beta testing a new “screening at speed,” checkpoint at the Harry Reid Las Vegas International Airport. This is a beta test only and doesn’t include the entire airport, nor is there a plan to roll the entire process out to airports across the country. Good thing...
Touchless TSA Screening: A Quantum Leap or a Bumpy Ride?

Touchless TSA Screening: A Quantum Leap or a Bumpy Ride?

by Jeff Price | Jan 2, 2024 | Aviation Security, Commercial Aviation Airport Security, General Aviation Airport Security

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is always looking for ways to improve airport security while making the passenger experience more efficient. One of the latest initiatives is “Screening at Speed,” a new technology that could lead to...
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Keep Your Shoes On – Maybe It’s a Good Idea, Maybe It Isn’t: Let’s See

by Jeff Price | July 9, 2025 | Aviation Security, Current Affairs, General Aviation Airport Security | 0 Comments

The 2001 Richard Reid shoe-bomb plot spawned TSA’s shoe-off rule. Now TSA plans to let everyone keep shoes on, citing better scanners—yet some airports still rely on magnetometers and boots can fool millimeter-wave units. Aviation-security expert Jeff Price warns that easing the rule for political optics, not risk data, may reopen an old vulnerability.

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July 17, 2025

You may or may not have heard about last week’s airport bomb threats in Canada. I was asked by #CBCNews to share insights on how investigations into these types of threats can be a challenge. You can listen into the full interview here: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6819993 #airportsecurity #Canada

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