(Intro) September 11, 2001 all American lives were immediately affected immensely. The United States worst terrorism act anyone has experienced. It’s now 2016 and 15 years later our world in America is completely upside down than it was pre- 9/11. Terrorist attacks on air travel has been high in demand ever since such a devastating day, September 11, 2001. Airport security has been the biggest controversy in this generation and the main topic is the assurance of travelers safety. Whether it be ensuring human protection, cracking down on customs, and arming pilots. As technology increases, so do people, meaning that humans gain more knowledge and insight on how to get around security, which definitely is one of the biggest controversy of this
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11, 1987. The crew diverted a possible disaster 14 years before the 9-11 attack. Captain Mark Meyer was credited with thwarting the hijacking by quickly landing at Dulles International outside of Washington D.C.. Capt. Meyer then confronted and distracted Emanuel in the rear of the cabin allowing all 49 passengers and crew to successfully evacuate onto the ramp. Capt. Meyer escaped 2 hours later. The FBI eventually talked Emanuel off of the aircraft. No deaths/ No injuries.
(first Paragraph) For example, airlines instructed passengers to arrive at airports as much as two hours before takeoff for domestic flights. After passing through security checkpoints, passengers were randomly selected for additional screening, including hand-searching of their carry-on bags, in the boarding area. Following an incident in December 2001, in which a passenger attempted to light a bomb in his shoe while in flight, security screeners asked passengers to remove their shoes when passing through …show more content…
Second, TSA increased the compensation of screeners, offering higher wages and better benefits. Third, TSA increased training for screeners. For example, prior to 9/11, x-ray machine operators at private security firms averaged about twelve hours of training (Seidenstat, 2004), while TSA requires more than a hundred hours of training for all of its passenger and baggage screeners (General Accounting Office 2003). Responding to concerns about imbalances and overstaffing, TSA reduced its screener workforce to 45,300 screeners by January 2004 (Subcommittee on Aviation 2004). However, the workforce reductions, combined with recent difficulties in hiring additional screeners (General Accounting Office 2003), have resulted in several major airports being understaffed, and in reports of long security lines, flight delays, and passengers missing flights. (we all can admit we hate our jobs, let alone being there. But what about those more important jobs, especially of those whom are working in the airport security field. It is of major importance of being an employee in this security field, considering others lives are on the line. But how do we stop these employees whom possibly hate their job and most definitely don’t want to be
11, 1987. The crew diverted a possible disaster 14 years before the 9-11 attack. Captain Mark Meyer was credited with thwarting the hijacking by quickly landing at Dulles International outside of Washington D.C.. Capt. Meyer then confronted and distracted Emanuel in the rear of the cabin allowing all 49 passengers and crew to successfully evacuate onto the ramp. Capt. Meyer escaped 2 hours later. The FBI eventually talked Emanuel off of the aircraft. No deaths/ No injuries.
(first Paragraph) For example, airlines instructed passengers to arrive at airports as much as two hours before takeoff for domestic flights. After passing through security checkpoints, passengers were randomly selected for additional screening, including hand-searching of their carry-on bags, in the boarding area. Following an incident in December 2001, in which a passenger attempted to light a bomb in his shoe while in flight, security screeners asked passengers to remove their shoes when passing through …show more content…
Second, TSA increased the compensation of screeners, offering higher wages and better benefits. Third, TSA increased training for screeners. For example, prior to 9/11, x-ray machine operators at private security firms averaged about twelve hours of training (Seidenstat, 2004), while TSA requires more than a hundred hours of training for all of its passenger and baggage screeners (General Accounting Office 2003). Responding to concerns about imbalances and overstaffing, TSA reduced its screener workforce to 45,300 screeners by January 2004 (Subcommittee on Aviation 2004). However, the workforce reductions, combined with recent difficulties in hiring additional screeners (General Accounting Office 2003), have resulted in several major airports being understaffed, and in reports of long security lines, flight delays, and passengers missing flights. (we all can admit we hate our jobs, let alone being there. But what about those more important jobs, especially of those whom are working in the airport security field. It is of major importance of being an employee in this security field, considering others lives are on the line. But how do we stop these employees whom possibly hate their job and most definitely don’t want to be