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Crewmember Identity
Verification Program To Begin Testing By Shane Nolan |
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April 4, 2011 - The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), and the Air Transport Association (ATA) met recently with Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator John S. Pistole and received approval from TSA for testing of a new crewmember screening system.
This enhanced identity and employment verification
system for airline pilots will make airport checkpoint
screening more efficient for all who depend on air
transportation.
The system, which is jointly sponsored by ALPA and ATA, will tie airline employee databases together in a seamless way and enable TSA security officers to positively verify identity and employment status of crewmembers. |
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In 2007, ALPA promoted to TSA the first version of an alternate screening method called the Crew Personnel Advanced Screening System (CrewPASS). CrewPASS has been used successfully at three East Coast airports for almost three years. This enhanced process leverages current technology to provide an effective and cost efficient solution. “I look forward to the full national deployment of a known crewmember program at the earliest possible date,” said ALPA President Captain Lee Moak. “As professional airline pilots, we have been through employment checks; we have been fingerprinted; we have been through criminal background checks. "We
are the most highly screened employees in the aviation industry,
and we are on the frontlines of our nation’s aviation security
effort every day, empowered to help protect it. This enhanced
process recognizes those facts by providing pilots with a
technologically modern and highly efficient alternative to the
traditional security screening process.”
“We are
proud to partner with ALPA on this effort,” said ATA President
Nicholas E. Calio. “Our nation’s airline pilots are highly
skilled and trusted partners within our industry, and with this
new system we can improve the screening system for flight crews
while reducing congestion and improving the travel experience
for passengers in TSA security lines.” |
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