Aero-News: Quote of the Day

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"The idea is good -- but they have to work. That's the part they always miss at the TSA."

Source: FAA "Red Team" security testing agent Steve Elson. In the latter part of 2004, the Transportation Safety Administration unveiled what it called the "trace portal pilot program" at select major airports across the nation. Quickly dubbed the "puffer portal," it was designed to detect explosives at airport checkpoints with, supposedly, amazing accuracy. It hasn't quite worked out that way. Several of the machines have been experiencing consistent problems ranging from filter trouble to just not working at all.

FMI: www.smithsdetection.com, www.tsa.gov