U.S. pilot program to speed security checks for some air travelers

July 15, 2011 at 12:41 pm | Posted in Aviation Law Current Event | Leave a comment

by Sara M. Langston with the blog faculty

Source: Washington Post

Federal authorities plan to launch a pilot program at four U.S. airports this year that will allow pre-qualified passengers to pass through security checkpoints more swiftly, the Transportation Security Administration said Thursday.

Though the anticipated time-savers were not revealed, TSA Administrator John S. Pistole has said that requirements for removing shoes or taking laptop computers from their cases might be eliminated for certain groups of passengers. [more]