Airport Security after 9/11
Since the creations of airports, airport and in-flight security have been issues of serious concern for the United States Government, and governments around the world. The Government, which has turned to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to secure airports, has passed and redone countless bills and acts trying to provide the safest, most efficient form of airport security. Prior to the terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001 security at the nations airports were not considered excellent, but for the most part did the job that was expected of them, making sure that people who boarded the planes did not have any weapons or that no bombs made it onto the airplane. It was also on this devastating day that the United States public took serious concern over the nation's airport security. September 11, changed the entire worlds attitude on airport security, and how important of a concern the nations airport security was and will continue to be. The terrorist attacks also showed the entire world how easily the old system was to manipulate, and how much improvement airports need before they can truly be considered secure. The evolution of airport security has taken place over very few years, and wil
Immediately following the attacks, the aviation world was rather frantic. The first order of business was the shutting down of all major airports in the United States to ensure no further terrorist attacks. Congress and airline executives were desperately searching for a way to create a secure plan for the nation's airports security. After a few days of being shut down, the airports were reopened with a new sense for needed security. Once the airports were reopened, it was obvious that the FAA had two major problems to deal with, the first being that security needed to be increased immediately and the second was that people were reasonably afraid to fly. This reaction brought up several immediate changes to the nations airports. An immediate change that has, and will continue to be used is the implementation of the United States National Guard at all airports. This became official on September 27, 2001 as President George W. Bush ordered that the National Guard help secure all of the nations 420 commercial airports. The national guard at the airports are responsible for providing security, correcting employee agents who are doing poor inspections, and resolving any issues with passengers. Perhaps, for nothing more than intimidation reasons, the National Guard on duty wears his or her standard National Guard uniforms, and is armed with loaded nine millimeter guns in their visible pistol belts. "There is less likely to be an incident when people see the National Guard with loaded guns," said specialist Michael St. John of the United States National Guard. "It also gives others a sense of security in the airports." On November 16, 2001 congress sent a bill to President Bush that is the most impressive aviation security bill in years. The bill ordered that all security screeners be employed by the federal government within the year, and that the systems be in tact for three straight years from the starting date. The screeners have come under scrutiny not only because the attacks of September 11, but also because several agencies have reported sneaking knives and other harmful objects onto planes after the deadly attacks. The screeners prior to this bill were hired by the airlines as minimum wage employees with very few added benefits. This bill will make the employees federal workers, which would increase their pay, but more importantly make them more apt to do their job. Along with the federalizing of airport screeners came required lockable cockpit doors, the inspection of all bags, and the increase use of air marshals on planes. The cockpit doors became an issue on the day of the attacks as well. The men who hijacked the planes broke into the cockpits, forcefully took over the controls, and manned the planes into the previously mentioned sites. The government hopes that all baggage will be checked with the current explosive detection machines, and new detection machines of the future in order to ensure a safe bomb free environment in the nations airports. As of November 14, 2001 transportation department officials stated that less than ten pe
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