Internal TSA tests reveal once again how prohibited items continue to get by checkpoint screeners at Newark International Airport. If training and management can't adapt to an ever-changing environment, attacks against the aviation system will continue.

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We should always assume that terrorists are gaming the aviation security system and looking to exploit emerging vulnerabilities. The recent successful hijacking of a commerical airliner by an Albanian and this most recent incident involving three Egyptian men should make everyone step up and pay close attention!

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Five years after the creation of the TSA, officials have finally gotten around to doing background-checks on the security personnel who have access to sterile areas of the nation's airports. Better late than never...

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Expect the topic to remain front and center. Click here for a thoughtful analysis from Alex Marks in the Christian Science Monitor.

Current TSA standards treat single-engined prop planes the same as charter aircraft that carry thousands of gallons of jet fuel. Today's crash of a small plane into a New York high-rise reveals that all general aviation aircraft are not the same. The problem: TSA may not have the capacity to make the kinds of delicate adjustments necessary to insure safe skies and, at the same time, not kill the industry.

The successful hijacking of an Albania to Turkey flight last week has many folks like myself pondering the bigger story here. Might this have been a test run for a wider plot? Is the Pope's visit to Turkey next month getting jihadists excited about the prospects?

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I have never been a big fan of the terror watch list. Although a decent idea in theory, it has been mismanaged in practice from the beginning. Moreover, far less attention has been paid to the "back door" at major airports. Those who work and operate within security zones are woefully background-checked and identified.

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