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what the experts say:
“When completed, this new state-of-the-art screening system will find any potential explosives more quickly and it will also speed up the ticketing process by reducing the number of re-scans and physical bag searches.”
Rep. William Lacy Clay (D-MO), U.S. House of Representatives
American City Business Journals, 07/06/2010
Cargo Security
To ensure the safety of passengers and crews of U.S. airlines, a range of safety measures must be undertaken with air cargo and its supply chain – from manufacturers and shippers to forwarders and carriers. This section includes information about air cargo screening.
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100 Percent Cargo Screening
Government links to information on air cargo security.
ATA Congratulates John Pistole as Transportation Security Administration Administrator(06/25/2010)
ATA has issued a statement welcoming John Pistole as administrator for the Transportation Security Administration.
TSA Letter to Air Cargo Supply Chain Stakeholders(05/24/2010)
TSA Explains Changes to 2010 Cargo Screening Requirements
Coalition Letter in Opposition to Section 201 of HR 4016(11/16/2009)
ATA joins many other stakeholders in opposing Section 201 of H.R. 4016, the Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety Act of 2009.
ATA Responds to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on HR 4016(11/04/2009)
ATA voices concerns regarding H.R. 4016, the "Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety Act of 2009" to the leadership of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
ATA Says TSA Certified Cargo Screening Program Key to Meeting Air Cargo Security Mandate(09/10/2009)
ATA, in a letter to air cargo shippers regarding the congressionally mandated August 2010 deadline for 100 percent screening of all cargo on passenger planes, outlined its support of the TSA Certified Cargo Screening Program (CCSP) and urged those...
ATA Letter to Air Cargo Shippers regarding Air Cargo Screening Mandate and the TSA Certified Cargo Screening Program(09/08/2009)
ATA letter to air cargo shippers regarding the congressionally mandated August 2010 deadline for 100 percent screening of all cargo on passenger planes, and outlining ATA support for the TSA Certified Cargo Screening Program.
Coalition on Air Cargo Screening Discuss Challenges of Meeting 2010 Deadline(04/23/2009)
The key challenge to meeting the August 2010 deadline in the United States is the lack of TSA-certified screening technology to inspect large air cargo skids and pallets.
Helpful Links to Government Agencies(04/06/2009)
Links to government resources related to various rules and regulations that apply to air cargo.
ATA Testimony by CEO Jim May before the House Homeland Security Transportation Security Subcommittee on 100 Precent Cargo Screening(03/17/2009)
The airline industry has fulfilled the interim requirement that 50 percent of cargo be screened by February 2009 and reaffirm their commitment to achieve 100 percent by 2010. However, this goal requires the continued close collaboration...
ATA Testimony by EVPand COO John Meenan Before House T&IAviation Subcommittee on Climate Change Impacts on the Transportation Sector(07/24/2008)
ATA provides an update on the status of aviation security.
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