Short description:

USAF Lieutenant Colonel Kathleen Sweet?s seminal resource is considered the definitive handbook on the terrorist threat to commercial airline and airport security. Presenting an analysis of modern day risks, it covers the history of aviation security and compares current in-flight security practices with those of other countries. The book reviews Transportation Security Administration changes in security, policy, and training since 9/11 and discusses several aviation terrorist incidents. It also examines how security considerations are factored into business processes?and offers extensive background information on various terrorist groups.

Long description:

The Definitive Handbook on Terrorist Threats to Commercial Airline and Airport Security

Considered the definitive handbook on the terrorist threat to commercial airline and airport security, USAF Lieutenant Colonel Kathleen Sweet?s seminal resource is now updated to include an analysis of modern day risks. She covers the history of aviation security and compares current in-flight security practices with those of other countries.

Covering Transportation Security Administration changes in security, policy, and training regulation since 9/11, this authoritative reference:

• Discusses a broad range of aviation terrorist incidents








• Considers aviation security in the present geopolitical climate








• Addresses cargo and passenger security








• Determines how security considerations are factored into business processes








• Details new regulations for the TSA








• Contains an instructor?s manual with test bank








• Documents the history of aviation security








• Includes extensive background information on various terrorist groups

In addition to cargo and passenger security, the text looks at airport and aviation business practices and how security considerations are factored into business processes. The first edition quickly became required reading for air service operators and airport management training programs. This edition is certain to follow suit.

Kathleen M. Sweet, Lt. Col., Ret., USAF, JD, is on the adjunct faculty at the University of Maryland, Department of Emergency Management. Lt. Col. Sweet is also a consultant with International Risk Control Ltd, London, England, and president and CEO of Risk Management Security Group, a transportation security consulting firm.

? a comprehensive handbook that covers the full range of aviation security, from facilities to operations. Anyone involved in this industry will want to have it available.

?Mayer Nudell, CSC (Certified Security Consultant), writing in Security Management, April 2010

Table of Contents:

The Aviation Industry: A national security asset. The Historical Hijacking Threat and Government Response: A Persistent Problem. International Solutions and Reactions. Growth and Change: Aircraft As Missiles. Terrorism: The Roots Remain. International Major Counter Terrorism Units, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence Agencies ? The best defense. Screening ? the last line of defense. Private Security Personnel versus Transportation Administration Security Personnel. Increased supervision? Metal Detectors, X-Ray Inspection, Explosive Detection, and Trace Detection Devices: Will the Public Tolerate the Intrusion? Cargo Security: A Loose End. Security and the Rules of Law ? A Slippery Slope. Foreign Airport Security: Comparison of U.S. Law and Foreign Domestic Law ? Lessons Learned. Technological Improvements: Some Intrusive, Some Not. Airport Operator Concerns and Other Safety and Security Issues: The Foundations of Security. Access Controls, Perimeter Security: Another Foundation.