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www.AmericanSecurityToday.com 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.. 65