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Assignment:

The events of September 11, 2001, were certainly most tragic, and as a result future, concerns regarding the security of airports, and the aviation system in general have been addressed in a much more proactive manner. Prioritizing airport security has resulted in rapid developments in security technology and significantly increased security funding, and has led to addressing issues long considered a concern by many members of the traveling public. Protecting against unknown future threats is an imperfect science, and as such, the future of airport security will always be an unknown entity. Concerns for the safe, secure, and efficient travel of passengers and cargo domestically and internationally will always be a top priority for the civil aviation system, and it can be assured that efforts to make the system as secure as possible will continue to be held in top priority, by all levels of government, as well as airport management, for the foreseeable future.

Answer the following questions

1. Mention and explain three major technologies that are used to control access to sensitive security areas at airports?
2. What are biometrics? What are some of the technologies that are considered to apply biometrics to the airport security environment?
3. How does airport security differ between commercial service airports and general aviation airports?
4. How might airports be affected by TFRs? How might airports better prepare themselves for future threats to civil aviation security?