Airports
Airport executives mull security changes
“We have 700 million passengers each year and we can’t treat them all as terrorists,” American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) president Chip Barc

“We have 700 million passengers each year and we can’t treat them all as terrorists,” American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) president Chip Barclay told nearly 500 people attending a late-October “Aviation Security Summit” at the NTSB’s headquarters in Washington.

AAAE called the one-day briefing on the recent security changes and how they will affect the industry. The discussion included a status update of the current security system, an FAA security policy update, briefings on legislative initiatives, the effects of increased security on the general aviation community, funding and revenue impacts and future initiatives. The session was not open to the media or the public.