Tag: airport

Life as an Airport Screener

Last fall, Barbara S. Peterson applied to work as a Transportation Security Administration screener. Her mission: to investigate reports that despite a 5-year, $20B overhaul of the passenger screening system, checkpoint personnel are failing at the job. Being hired was only her first surprise.

an actor in this security theater tells all

Regional airports

sitting in Rapid City Airport, using their complementary wifi, i am wondering whether there will be a renaissance of the regional airport. hassle-free checkin, short lines, an absence of constant “security announcements” and the quiet of a place that does not want to be a mall make you feel as close to flying a private jet as reasonably possible. a new generation of planes and a departure from the hub concept might make this a reality in the next few years.