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As
more people crowd into ter-
minals, the logistic and se-
curity challenges for airport
managers, airline operators,
government and other inter-
agency partners increases. Yet, the process
frequently
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criticized, particularly by pas-
sengers, for the long lines to
complete the Transportation Se-
curity Administration (TSA)-run
security checkpoint process.
T he current U.S. passenger
screening method, begun in
the early 1970s in response
to airplane highjackings,
highjackings , has
been very successful from a se-
curity point of view. Without changes, these lines
will only get worse.
This is a crisis facing airport of-
ficials as they look for safe and
secure ways to move passen-
gers quickly from the terminal
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