Tue, Dec 29, 2009
Here's Hoping It Does Some good
It never hurts to make nice with the Boss/President...
especially when he hasn't had such a great track record with all
things aviation... but Greg Principato, president of Airports
Council International-North America, has commended President Obama
for ordering the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to review
“screening policies, technologies and procedures related to
air travel.”
“ACI-NA several months ago initiated an
industry/government effort to review current procedures and
policies,” said Principato. “This type of review is
needed and, I believe, reform in the basic statute enacted after
the September 11, 2001 attacks is overdue”.
Airports strongly support the
president's call to focus on moving toward a more technology
intensive security regime. ACI-NA believes that advanced technology
is critical for a more secure and efficient system. Whole Body
Imaging is an important component for an effective system and
airports look forward to working with DHS, TSA, airlines and
Congress as security and privacy issues are considered.
“I also wanted to thank the thousands of airport, airline,
DHS and TSA employees that have worked tirelessly since Christmas
Day to respond to the terrorist incident and keep the traveling
public safe”, said Principato.
Airports Council International - North America represents local,
regional and state governing bodies that own and operate commercial
airports in the United States and Canada. ACI-NA member airports
enplane more than 95 percent of the domestic and virtually all the
international airline passenger and cargo traffic in North America.
More than 325 aviation-related businesses are also members of the
association, which is the largest of the five worldwide regions of
Airports Council International.
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