The American Alliance of Airport Police Officers (AAAPO) is composed of rank-and-file airport police officers (including many dual police/aircraft rescue firefighters) who stand as the first line of defense against terrorist attacks, hijackings and other criminal activity at our nation’s airports.
LOS ANGELES – The way to decrease Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screening checkpoint wait times is to put more screeners at the checkpoints and open and man all checkpoints, particularly […] Read More »
The recent attacks in Brussels reinforce the vulnerabilities at airports and their appeal to those seeking to do harm and the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) supports efforts by state and local airport law enforcement officers to fortify security at our nation’s airports. Read More »
Another week, another drone scare at LAX. Last week, a drone came within 200 feet of a plane that was preparing to land. Airports must do something now before a serious tragedy happens. Read More »
The American Alliance of Airport Police Officers (AAAPO) is extremely concerned and alarmed by the attacks in Brussels and offers its condolences to all the innocent people affected. Read More »
This past weekend’s incident at LAX in which 70 pounds of cocaine was found in the carry-on luggage of a flight attendant who fled the airport without her luggage and left her Gucci shoes when she was randomly selected for screening reinforces the need to require that an airport police officer be within 300 feet of a TSA screening checkpoint; real-time police access to airport security cameras and all airport employees screened. Read More »
