| Description |
1 online resource (503 pages) |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Practical Aviation Security: Predicting and Preventing Future Threats; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword from the First Edition; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Companion Website; Chapter 1: Overview of the Aviation Industry and Security in the Post-9/11 World; Objectives; Introduction; Aviation Industry: An Overview; Aviation Security and Responding to Threats; Aviation Economics; Aviation Security Funding; Aircraft Operations: An Overview; Airline Management; Airline Economics; Airports: An Overview; Airport Ownership and Operation; Airport Security Operation |
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Airport FundingAgencies and Organizations; Regulatory Agencies; Industry Trade Organizations; Conclusion; References; Chapter 2: Crime and Terrorism in Aviation: A Retrospective; Objectives; Introduction; Historical Context on Acts of Air Terror; 1930-1960: The First 30 Years; 1960-1980: The Early Jet Age -- Middle East and Asia; Dawson's Field; Airport Attacks; Other Notable Lessons from the 1970s; 1980-1990: Aviation Security Policies Are Set; TWA Flight 847; Air India Flight 182; PSA Flight 1771; Pan Am Flight 103; 1990-2001: A False Sense of Security; FedEx Flight 705 |
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Operation Bojinka (a.k.a. the Manila Air Plot)TWA Flight 800; Flight Crew Suicides; The Millennium Bomber; September 11, 2001; Post-9/11 Attacks; Richard Reid (a.k.a. the Shoe Bomber); MANPAD Attacks (Kenya and Iraq); Russian Airliner Bombings; London Bomb Plot; Northwest Flight 253 (a.k.a. Underwear Bomber); General Aviation Aircraft-IRS Building; Yemen Air Cargo Plot; Moscow Domodedovo Airport Terminal Bombing; Underwear Bomber II; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3: Policies and Procedures: The Development of Aviation Security Practices; Objectives; Introduction |
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International Civil Aviation OrganizationICAO Annex 17: Security; ICAO Post-9/11; Additional ICAO Annexes Addressing Security; U.S. Aviation Policies; Anti-Hijacking Act of 1971; Anti-Hijacking Act of 1974; Act to Combat Terrorism (1978); Aviation Security Improvement Act of 1990; Aviation Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1996; Airport Security Improvement Act of 2000; Aviation and Transportation Security Act of 2001; Transportation Security Administration; Federal Government Takeover of the Screening Process; Creation of the Federal Security Director |
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Revitalization of the Air Marshal ProgramFingerprint-Based Criminal History Record Checks; Screening Aviation Employees; Screening Checked Baggage; Air Cargo Security Procedures; Security Fees; Chemical and Biological Weapons; Cockpit Doors; General Aviation Charter Flights; Passenger Manifests on International Flights; Screening Partnership Program (a.k.a. Opt-Out); 9-1-1 System for Aircraft; Air Transportation Safety and Stabilization Act (2001); Homeland Security Act of 2002; Vision 100: Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act; Aircraft Operators; Airport Operators; General Aviation |
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Implementing the Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 |
| Summary |
The second edition of Practical Aviation Security is a complete guide to the aviation security system, from crucial historical events to the policies, policymakers, and major terrorist and criminal acts that have shaped the procedures in use today. The tip-of-the-spear technologies that are shaping the future are also addressed. This text equips readers in airport security or other aviation management roles with the knowledge to implement the effective security programs, to meet international guidelines, and to responsibly protect facilities or organizations of any size. Using case studies |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Aeronautics -- Security measures
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Aeronautics -- Safety measures.
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Aeronautics -- Security measures
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Forrest, Jeffrey
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| ISBN |
9780123914859 |
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012391485X |
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0123914191 |
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9780123914194 |
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