Nevada-based airport security consultant Douglas Laird said that while it's concerning that the incidents keep happening at San Jose, the latest also is an example of the system working: The badged UPS employee quickly notified police upon seeing a possible intruder on the tarmac.
Date: Apr 01, 2015
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Twitter threats to planes require delicate decisions
"In the history of aviation sabotage, I don't believe there's ever been a threat called in where there's actually been a bomb," said Douglas Laird, a consultant who is a former security director at Northwest Airlines.
Date: Jan 28, 2015
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Security breach at Mineta San Jose International Airport
Aviation security expert Douglas Laird said most airports see at least a few people hop their fences each year because making the barriers impenetrable is cost-prohibitive. As long as the intruders are swiftly detained, he said, the incidents do not pose a huge threat.
another airline, but they must make arrangements ahead of time and their presence would be noted on a passenger manifest. That manifest is reviewed by the pilot before takeoff meaning that Jernnard didn't have a chance of remaining, said Douglas Laird, former security director for Northwest Airlines.
The incident reinforces the importance of full-body scanners, which detect non-metallic explosives, said Douglas Laird, an aviation security consultant. They are operating at 170 U.S. airports, but many foreign countries do not use them.
Date: May 07, 2012
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Man who checked loaded gun in baggage at LAX may face charges
Douglas Laird, an airport security consultant and former head of security for Northwest Airlines, wrote in an emailed response: "The TSA screens checked luggage and it appears they missed the gun.Passenger is at fault and so is the TSA."
Date: Oct 24, 2011
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Al Qaeda looks at surgical implants to get a bomb past airport security
Rather than resorting to surgery, it would be easier to insert a bomb into a body cavity, as drug smugglers have done with their stashes for years, said Douglas Laird, a consultant and former head of security for Northwest Airlines.
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