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- Airport Policy and Security News #90
Fixing London's airport mess, TSA expanding trusted traveler, and more
Robert Poole
May 6, 2013 - Airport Policy and Security News #89
Major airports offer to give up federal grants, Pocket knives on planes, Airglades Airport moves toward privatization, Industry fights contract tower shutdown, Airport privatization news from Europe
Robert Poole
April 8, 2013 - U.S. Airport Security
Subsection of Annual Privatization Report 2013: Air Transportation
Robert Poole
April 1, 2013 - Developments in Air Transportation
Annual Privatization Report examines airport, airport security and air traffic control trends in the U.S. and around the world
Robert Poole
April 1, 2013 - Annual Privatization Report 2013
Privatization trends in local, state and federal government, plus roads, highways, aviation, education, telecom and more
Leonard Gilroy and Harris Kenny
April 1, 2013 - Airport Policy and Security News #88
Saving air travel from the sequester, San Juan privatization opens new era, trusted traveler
Robert Poole
March 7, 2013 - Airport Policy and Security News #87
Chicago privatizing Midway, TSA failing at risk-based policies, Saving airports from federal budget cutbacks, TSA unions reverse Sacramento outsourcing, Airport privatization news from Europe
Robert Poole
February 7, 2013 - The Top Transportation Issues to Watch in 2013
Baruch Feigenbaum
January 8, 2013, 10:57am - Airport Policy and Security News #86
PreCheck Expansion Plans, Privatized Airport Capacity?, Portuguese privatization, Contract Towers
Robert Poole
January 4, 2013 - Airport Policy and Security News #85
GAO misses key points in screening report, "Up-gauging" and congested airports, Airport privatization in Europe, LaGuardia terminal PPP, Canada's expensive airports, Gate-based screening?
Robert Poole
December 18, 2012 - Airport Should Ditch Agency to Provide Better Security at a Lower Cost
Baruch Feigenbaum
December 14, 2012, 2:45pm - Airport Should Ditch Agency for Better Security
Airports that manage their own screening process create a more comprehensive security system at a lower price
Baruch Feigenbaum
December 14, 2012 - 10 is Enough (Years for TSA): How to Provide Better Airport Security at a Lower Cost
Baruch Feigenbaum
November 21, 2012, 4:39pm - Airport Policy and Security News #84
Global gateways, PreCheck problems, Regional jets, Backscatter scanners, Risk-based cargo policies, and more
Robert Poole
November 5, 2012 - Airport Screening Did Not Enable the 9/11 Attacks
Robert Poole
October 8, 2012, 11:00pm - Airport Policy and Security News #83
Slot-controlled airports, runway pricing, airport screening and 9/11
Robert Poole
October 8, 2012 - Airport Policy and Security News #82
Aviation Security Needs Rethinking, Says Rand Experts
Robert Poole
September 11, 2012 - Airport Policy and Security News #81
San Juan airport privatization winner announced and airports opting out of TSA screening
Robert Poole
July 25, 2012 - House Homeland Security Committee Holds Hearings on Airport Security
Baruch Feigenbaum
July 11, 2012, 1:58pm - Recommendations for Improving Airport Screening
Testimony to the Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation Security
Robert Poole
July 10, 2012 - Among Continued TSA Bungling, One Positive Sign
Baruch Feigenbaum
June 13, 2012, 3:15pm - Airport Policy and Security News Issue #80
ACRP issues report on U.S. airport privatization, TSA wants more flyers in PreCheck
Robert Poole
June 6, 2012 - Private Screening Could Solve TSA Theft Issues
Baruch Feigenbaum
May 9, 2012, 1:36pm - Airport Policy and Security Newsletter #79
Privatized cargo airport, Passenger record sharing and potential high-speed rail competition for aviation
Robert Poole
May 8, 2012 - Privatization of Airports, Air Traffic Control and Airport Security
Aviation Chapter of Annual Privatization Report 2011
Robert Poole
May 1, 2012 - Annual Privatization Report 2011
Privatization trends in local, state and federal government, plus roads, highways, aviation, education and telecom
Leonard Gilroy and Harris Kenny
May 1, 2012 - The Year 2011 in Surface Transportation and Aviation Privatization
Baruch Feigenbaum
April 26, 2012, 10:53am - Airport Policy and Security Newsletter #78
Airports as deregulation victims?, Airport privatization, Body scanners and TSA PreCheck still needs work
Robert Poole
April 3, 2012 - Airport Policy and Security Newsletter #77
Airports short-changed by FAA reauthorization, Airport privatization news from Europe, Congress backs screening opt-out
Robert Poole
March 7, 2012 - Airport Policy and Security Newsletter #76
Trusted Traveler expansion, Australia's light-handed airport regulation, Spain's ghost airports
Robert Poole
February 8, 2012 - Airport Policy and Security Newsletter #75
Secondary barriers more cost-effective than air marshals, EU airlines protest high speed rail subsidies, TSA checked-luggage screening fiasco
Robert Poole
January 10, 2012 - Airport Policy and Security Newsletter #74
Landmark noise settlement in Ft. Lauderdale, backscatter body scanners under new scrutiny, niche airlines and airports test new business models
Robert Poole
December 9, 2011 - TSA's PreCheck Trusted Traveler Program Is a Good Idea, But Has Some Big Flaws
Robert Poole
November 7, 2011, 12:01pm - Airport Policy and Security Newsletter #73
Replacing federal airport grants with PFCs, cheering TSA's PreCheck, security theater vs. risk-based approach to cargo screening
Robert Poole
November 4, 2011 - "Get Your Freak On" Baggage Screener Gets Disciplined by TSA
Robert Poole
October 26, 2011, 9:57pm - TSA Isn't Looking for Guns In Checked Luggage - And You Don't Want Them To Start
Robert Poole
October 24, 2011, 3:32pm - Airport Policy and Security Newsletter #72
Rethinking airport funding, reforming small-airport subsidy program, GAO on tarmac delay rule
Robert Poole
October 14, 2011 - TSA Security Fee: Another Federal Revenue Grab
Samuel Staley
September 28, 2011, 9:16am - Airport Policy and Security Newsletter: Airport Security 10 Years After 9/11
Taking Stock of Aviation Security Since 9/11
Robert Poole
September 9, 2011, 2:54pm - Airport Policy and Security Newsletter #71
Taking Stock of Aviation Security Since 9/11
Robert Poole
September 9, 2011 - How Scared of Terrorism Should You Be?
Not very. You are four times more likely to be killed by a lightning bolt than by a terror attack.
Ronald Bailey
September 6, 2011 - Airport Security vs. The Constitution
Government critics deserve their day in court.
A. Barton Hinkle
August 19, 2011 - Return to Normalcy
When Al Qaeda is defeated, can we have our liberties back?
Gene Healy
July 19, 2011 - Airport Policy and Security Newsletter #70
Reforming airport screening, runway pricing for New York airports, TSA budget cuts, St. Louis air cargo boondoggle
Robert Poole
July 18, 2011 - The TSA's Invasive Search Contest
All it takes to win is the right attitude and a pair of rubber gloves.
A. Barton Hinkle
July 12, 2011 - Beware the Depends Bomber
The TSA's latest ritual humiliation of an innocent traveler
Gene Healy
June 28, 2011 - Airport Policy and Security Newsletter #69
Airline crew screening alternatives, rethinking Europe's airport slot system, implementing Trusted Traveler
Robert Poole
June 7, 2011 - Airport Policy and Security Newsletter #68
How to reform TSA's opt-out screening program and high-speed rail's threat to airlines.
Robert Poole
May 10, 2011 - Airport Policy and Airport Security Newsletter #67
Trusted traveler and screening airline belly cargo
Robert Poole
April 12, 2011 - Airport Policy and Airport Security Newsletter #66
Backscatter x-ray machines, TSA outsourcing and liquids ban
Robert Poole
March 18, 2011
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