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Jan/Feb 2019 - Edition 40
Enhancing Airport Security and
Convenience from Curb to Gate
By Mohammed Murad
during fiscal year 2018.
The challenges of maintain- At any time during peak oper-
ing U.S. airport security con- ational periods, nearly 5,400
tinue to grow annually as do flights are in U.S. airspace.
airspace .
the number of passengers.
Various federal and local law
According to the Federal Avia- enforcement agencies are
tion Administration (FAA), the charged with maintaining se-
number of passengers flown by curity at nearly 20,000 pub-
air carriers increased by 4.8%, lic and p rivate domestic air-
to top more than 1 billion, ports
ports..
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