by Jeff Price | Jul 9, 2025 | Aviation Security, Current Affairs, General Aviation Airport Security
The Origin of the Shoe Removal Policy On December 22, 2001, Richard Reid attempted to detonate a bomb concealed in his shoe on an American Airlines flight from Paris to Miami. An alert flight attendant and several passengers managed to prevent the bombing, but the...
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...
by Jeff Price | Oct 3, 2023 | Aviation Security, Commercial Aviation Airport Security, General Aviation Airport Security
Not sure how to stay up to date on aviation security and airport management? Here are a few places where Jeff Price from Leading Edge Strategies book marks as go-to resources. Tune in!
by Jeff Price | Sep 6, 2022 | Current Affairs, General Aviation Aircraft Operator Security, General Aviation Airport Security
How many people must die at an intersection before the city swaps the stop signs for a stop light? The answer is complex because the problem is complex, as is the answer to securing the general aviation (GA) industry. If there has been an accident at an intersection,...
by Jeff Price | Sep 7, 2021 | Are We Safer, Aviation Security, Commercial Aviation Airport Security, General Aviation Airport Security, Passenger and Baggage Screening, Uncategorized
Just a couple of years ago, at an industry conference, an individual in their early 20s stood up during a panel session and asked what the big deal was about 9/11 and why we have all these security measures. As if the death of 2,977 people in the worst attack the U.S....
by Jeff Price | Dec 4, 2019 | Aviation Security, Commercial Aviation Aircraft Operator Security, Commercial Aviation Airport Security, Crime and Terrorism, Current Affairs, General Aviation Aircraft Operator Security, General Aviation Airport Security
On July 17 of this year, police responded to a drone with fireworks attached to it discovered on top of a building in downtown Los Angeles. Further details have not been released about the incident, but it does represent just one of the many threats drone operations...
