Flight attendants will soon enjoy the same expedited screening as airline pilots – forgoing physical screening in favor of checking credentials against a current database.
After TSA screeners failed to conduct random, secondary security checks on travelers, five have been fired and 38 more disciplined at Fort Myers airport.
A San Diego man was removed from the United Express plane just moments before its departure time after he boarded without being screened and without a ticket.
The "voluntary" assessments will help the administration collect best practices, establish baseline measurements and determine the correct allocation of resources.