25 years after 9/11: Air travel safer, but 'we'll never reach 100% security'
Experts say flying is safer than before 9/11, but cybersecurity, insider threats and drones keep aviation security in flux.
- Twenty-Five years after the Sept. 11 terror attacks, aviation security is significantly safer, though threats continue to evolve, according to aviation security specialist Jeff Price.
- Congress passed the Aviation and Transportation Security Act in November 2001, creating the Transportation Security Administration to replace private contractor screening with federal oversight.
- Today, the TSA employs about 60,000 people using advanced imaging technologies, moving beyond 1970s equipment to establish a "layered" system of defense across airports.
- Price warned that emerging drone technology poses evolving risks, citing an Aug. 4 incident where explosives were discovered at a German airport near Ukrainian cargo aircraft.
- Acknowledging that "we'll never reach 100% security," Price stated the aviation system prioritizes risk management and deterrence to maintain reasonable safety levels long-term.
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(The Center Square) – Some Americans only know what it’s like to travel in airports with post-9/11 security, but there are many who still remember what it was like to fly 25 years ago. Air travel remains much changed since the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and most of the lasting changes have made flying safer for Americans, according to aviation security specialist Jeff Price. 9/11 findings After 19 men hijacked four planes 25 years ago F…
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25 years after 9/11: Air travel safer, but ‘we’ll never reach 100% security’
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25 years after 9/11: Air travel safer, but 'we'll never reach 100% security'
(The Center Square) – Some Americans only know what it’s like to travel in airports with post-9/11 security, but there are many who still remember what it was like to fly 25 years ago.
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