Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

Sometimes, you'll find them timely and in keeping with the content of the day's news... and sometimes, they'll just be thought-provoking.

Reader suggestions and comments are welcome... and if particularly intriguing, timely, or poignant, may themselves become future Quotes of the Day.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"It was really horrible. It doesn’t leave much to the imagination because you’re virtually naked, but I guess it’s less intrusive than being hand searched."

Source: Unnamed female passenger at Heathrow's Terminal Four in an interview with the Sunday Times of London. The woman was reacting to new backscatter X-ray technology being tested as a weapons detector. While the system can spot anything solid underneath layers of clothing, it doesn't leave much to the imagination. The US is demonstrating the system, but says it won't be deployed until someone can figure out how to place an electronic "fig leaf" over the image.

FMI: www.baa.co.uk