Aviation security officers scan X-ray images of passengers’ property looking for prohibited items. They search for knifes, guns, bombs, and more. Threatening items can definitely come through a security checkpoint, and even very strange things might come through, however, only a small number of bags actually contain a real threat. Nearly all passengers are simply trying […]

Aviation security personnel at airports around the world are often referred to as “screeners”—as they screen the traveling public and their belongings. However, this label is misleading since these employees do so much more. They are often tasked with screening X-ray images of carry-on luggage, monitoring walk-through metal detectors and/or body scanners, checking photo-IDs and boarding […]