In-Flight Security
2010. Systems such as the Video Control United States skies.” On 11th September
Adaptable will offer a flexible number of 2001, 25 heroic flight attendants lost their
screens, with different cameras available, lives trying to protect their passengers and
such as: white light, infrared, wide-angle, the cockpit. Implementing comprehensive,
and outside cameras. Options include: mandatory security training is the only way
image recording with the possibility of to give flight attendants and passengers a
internet connection, as well as different fighting chance in the event of another
screen types. We may yet see infrared terrorist attack. We owe it to the memory of
technology, currently being explored for the flight attendants that we lost, and we
airport X-ray machines, incorporated into owe it to the flight attendants who go to
flight deck door technologies. work every day.
Summary
The U.S. Bureau of Transportation References
Statistics reported that 105 domestic Fleisher, L., 2005, Terror response is tested at
passenger air carriers were operating in Boston Logan Airport in “Operation Atlas”. The
the United States. Of the 105 air carriers, Boston Globe, June 5, 2005, http://www.cra- The author is a member of the Western
12 (11%) are major air carriers that carry usa.net/1inthenews-Boston.htm Michigan University, College of Aviation,
over 76% of passengers; their flight Friend, Patricia, The Testimony of Ms. Patricia Cabin Security Research Team which is
attendants are viewed as the last line of Friend, International President, Association of exploring joint flight attendant, pilot, and
defence in a layered security system. A Flight Attendants-CWA, The subcommittee on air marshal training, procedures to
labour union official stated that relying on transportation security and infrastructure further close the communication gap
training organisations and air carriers to protection of the homeland security committee, between the cabin and cockpit, as well as
develop the training materials November, 1, 2007 wireless communication systems on
“perpetuates the disparate quality and GAO, Human Capital: A Guide for Assessing board U.S. aircraft.
breadth of training available throughout Strategic Training and Development
the industry, which does little to assure a Efforts in the Federal Government, GAO-04- Further information about Operation Atlas:
common strategy approach to securing 546G (Washington, D.C.: March 2004). www.cra-usa.net/3AirATLAS.htm
AVIATION SECURITY
CONSULTANTS & INSTRUCTORS
Following a recent surge in contracts
for our training and consultancy
services, we need to increase
the pool of consultants that we
can call upon.
We have a specific need for
consultants with experience
in the following areas:
Airport Auditing
Passenger Profiling
In flight Security
If you are interested and willing to
travel, please email your CV and
current photograph to:
greenlight@avsec.com
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