| Airline
Industry |
The $16 Million Soft
Landing |
| Airline
Industry |
Testified and fought against security changes. |
| American
Airlines |
FAA Seeks $285,000 Civil Penalty Against American Airlines for
Airport Security |
| Airline
Industry |
Airlines Dominate Task Force |
| American
Airlines |
Director Robert Baker selected for Security Task Force |
|
| Government |
Security Task Force may violate law |
| Government |
$15 million in aid and liability limitations for the negligent
airlines |
| Government |
Bailout ensures stockholders win, taxpayers lose |
| Government |
Airlines' cuts anger Congress |
|
| American
Airlines |
American Airlines mechanics charged
with smuggling narcotics - (7/31/97) |
| American
Airlines |
Drug sting nabs
American Airlines workers in Miami - (8/25/99) |
|
| Government |
General
Accounting Office repeatedly warned Congress regarding airline security |
| Government |
US
Warned in August that "large-scale terrorist attacks on highly visible targets on the
American mainland were imminent." |
| Government |
U.S. warned
in 1995 of plot to hijack planes, attack buildings |
|
Congressional
Reports - General Accounting Office (GAO) |
|
| GAO-01-1069R |
Responses of Federal Agencies and
Airports We Surveyed About Access Security Improvements. - August 31, 2001. |
| RCED-00-181 |
Additional Controls Needed to Address
Weaknesses in Carriage of Weapons Regulations. - September 29, 2000. |
| RCED-00-75 |
Long-Standing Problems Impair Airport
Screeners' Performance. -June 28, 2000. |
| T-OSI-00-10 |
Breaches at Federal Agencies and
Airports. - May 25, 2000. |
| T-RCED/AIMD-00-142 |
Vulnerabilities Still Exist in the
Aviation Security System. - April 6, 2000. |
| T-RCED-00-125 |
Slow Progress in Addressing
Long-Standing Screener Performance Problems. - March 16, 2000. |
| T-RCED/NSIAD-96-251 |
Urgent Issues Need to Be Addressed.
- September 11, 1996. |
| T-RCED/NSIAD-96-237 |
Immediate Action Needed to Improve
Security. - August 1, 1996. |
| RCED-88-86 |
Improved Controls Needed To Prevent
Unauthorized Access at Key Airports. - January 29, 1988. |
|
Congressional
Reports - Office of the Inspector General (OIG) |
|
| AV-2000-076 |
Aviation Security - Federal
Aviation Administration - April 19, 2000 |
| AV-2000-070 |
Aviation Security - Federal
Aviation Administration - March 23, 2000 |
| PT-2001-017 |
Transportation Security excerpt
from the January 18, 2001 Top DOT Management Challenges report - January 18, 2001 |
| AV-2000-054 |
Improving Aviation Safety,
Efficiency and Security- FAA's FY 2000 Request for Research, Engineering and Development
- March 15, 2000 |
| AV-1999-113 |
Security of Checked Baggage on
Flights Within the United States - July 16, 1999 |
| AV-1999-068 |
Aviation Security - March 24,
1999 |
| AV-1998-178 |
Cargo Security Program - July
23, 1998 |
| AV-1998-134 |
Aviation Security - May 27,
1998 |
| R9-FA-7-006 |
Federal Air Marshal Program -
April 17, 1997 |
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