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It was evident that there was a dramatic need for change in security post 9/11 attack. The terrorist had breached security at three American airports, allowing them to conduct the act of terrorism. ‘Eight were identified as requiring additional security checks (Prenzler, Lowden and Sarre 2010, 10)’, but yet they still pass through security. This attack gave way for governments to create legislation…

Charlotte, NC. Three minutes into flight it struck a flock of Canada geese and lost power in both engines. Air controllers tried to divert the US Airways plane back to La Guardia or a nearby airport in New Jersey. Captain Chesley "Sully'' Sullenberger decided he did could not safely land the plane in either of the airports, and glided the plane into the Hudson. As water got in the drifting plane, the passengers walked out of the doors to stand on the wings or the partially submerged slides. A…

efficient way to fight terrorism would be to use profiling that is based on criminal activity and not race. Behavioral patterns or psychological characteristics would be better, more relevant indicators of who would be more likely to commit crimes. At an airport, for example, there are expectations of how a typical passenger behaves, how a family behaves, and even how air crew behaves. If a security official sees something out of the ordinary than what he or she would expect to see, they should…

without getting caught going through airport security. Was this attack caused because of the lack of airport security? Do you think that the airport the hijackers got through weren't intensified enough?…

and transport security act was an important part of the process because it was used to form the Transport Security Administration headed by the department of homeland security. Increased measures such as background checks for the more than 750,000 airport employees and increasing the number of law enforcement officers provided to these installations have played a major role in improving the industry post 9/ 11 (Blalock, Kadiyali, & Simon, 2007). The effects of these measures are varied with…

With more people going through airports security will need to become more efficient. One way the Transportation Security Association plans on doing this is by putting a large chunk of its security capability acquisition budget to security technologies. The Transportation Security Administration has a vision that sometime in the near future there will be no need to walk through airport security scanners, they envision something like a hallway that is full of…

regulated and inspected by TSA. Only the carrier or authorized representative (freight forwarder) may screen cargo and a screening confirmation message must be submitted to ACAS before the cargo is allowed to be loaded on the aircraft or depart the airport. Many freight forwarders and carriers scrutinize load lists for high-risk cargo and use high-tech x-ray machines and computerized systems to scan pallets and packages quickly; reducing the handling time for screening. Compliance with the ACAS…

The No Fly List is not effective when it comes to people who look alike or have similar names. The source is set at an airport representing how people get around the world, even though the “No Fly List” limits some people. On the wall on the left of the photo there is a sign that reads “Wanted” which has a photo of a man with curly hair. This sign was used to show that the person is a criminal and got away with leaving the country, though this doesn’t actually happen we are exaggerating that…

Since ever the September 11th situation, the airport has the tightest and most acceptable use of secure conventions among the world. Nothing gets by them any longer because they check everything. It is now attractive much impossible to get anything by them, but there is a point where it gets to personal. Terrorist attacks on United Stated airlines and airports have made airport security a priority, which created the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) new Full Body Scanner and the Four…

When it comes to ordering goods, there are many ways the good can get to and from its destination. Some of the modes include: air, ground, rail, pipeline, and water. The logistics mode air is being used often when it comes to transporting overseas or across the country. Even though air freight is the fastest of the five modes, it is also the most expensive. There are many supply chain uses, costs, innovations, and future possibilities when it comes to picking the mode air. The mode of…