----- Forwarded Post ----- From: Aviation Daily on Airports Pu= =0A=0A=0A----- Forwarded Post -----=0AFrom: Aviation Daily on Airports=0APu= blished: Tuesday, April 1, 2008 10:21:08 AM=0AHeadline: Now Taking Off - TS= A's Airport Security Checkpoint of the Future=0A=0A=0A=0AThe Transportation= Security Administration (TSA) unveiled a pilot program at Washington Natio= nal that will test features for the airport security checkpoint of the futu= re, which I covered in the April 1 issue (subscribers only) of Aviation Dai= ly.=0AThe actual checkpoint will be installed at Baltimore Washington Thurg= ood Marshall International Airport (my hometown airport) in the coming week= s. You can see what to expect as a passenger here, complete with video. B= ut check out all the cool mood lighting -- it's almost like being on a Virg= in America flight!=0ABut in a nutshell, TSA is taking technologies and prog= rams that have been successful in the past and putting them in one place, s= aid spokesman Christopher White. =93We want to see how it all works togeth= er when you have behavior detection officers, travel document checkers, mil= limeter whole body imagers and advanced x-rays in one place,=94 he explaine= d. =93We=92ve taken all these things that are operating separately in hund= reds of airports around the country and put them all together to see how th= ey operate in one cohesive unit.=94=0AWhile you stand in line, you'll be ab= le to read profiles of the transportation security officers in your airport= (see below). The idea is to put a human face on the TSOs, and maybe make = you less likely to scream at them when they are unable to change policies a= nd regulations.=0A=0AExample of a TSO profile featured while standing in li= ne=0AAnd when you get to the end of the line, your documents will be checke= d at a more prefessional-looking podium, designed to process passengers in = an orderly manner (see below).=0A=0AClick here to listen to my 3:10 minute = podcast with TSA's Christopher White on more elements of the checkpoint evo= lution.=0A=0A=0Ahttp://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=3DX3oDMTI3MzdoNGg1BFJfYWlkAwRS= X2RtbgN0eXBlcGFkLmNvbQRSX2ZpZAM0NjVlYzRjNzM5ZjcyZTc0OTNmNjMyZGQ4NDU2YTA2ZgR= SX2x0cAMx/SIG=3D129bhf9p3/**http%3A//aviationweek.typepad.com/airports/2008= /04/now-taking-off.html <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you wish to unsubscribe from the AIRLINE List, please send an E-mail to: "listserv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx". Within the body of the text, only write the following:"SIGNOFF AIRLINE".