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.

FMI: www.aci-na.org