utives but also would take equity stakes within the airline itself. The companies that have filed chapter 11 will continue to operate while they negotiate new structuring plans. In the end the government will seek to protect its investments by all means.

I believe that the terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington made it clear that our current commercial airline security is inadequate. How much of a further inconvenience must the flying public face before we are rid of the threat of further attack? Many people were more tolerant with the inconvenience’s they would have flying post September 11th and accept the measures that were and have been created to ensure the protection of the flyer, if anything, the inconvenience is really necessary.

The FAA, in their initial reaction to the attacks, put in place several measures that ensure maximum inconvenience with minimum effect. According the Newsweek Magazine, since the September 11th attack, there have been at least four instances of people smuggling knives and guns successfully past security, in most cases, just to prove it could be done. Clearly, making people stand in line for hours while ill-trained inspectors inspect their bags I believe this is not the answer and was an immediate reaction to September 11th. The answer is to change the technology to fit the new circumstances. The military also has been given the powers to shoot down planes on collision courses with populated buildings. I also find it necessary to improve general security, this does not intrinsically mean people must be delayed. The airlines have been getting away with making people stand in long lines for years now, they have been able to save on payroll through not having to employ as many employee’s. Now that the government has pushed to take over their security role, they now will put on a few more check-in agents, so those passengers are delayed less when first arriving. As well the addition of outside security agencies which are regulated by the government will ensure an unbiased security.

Since the September 11th bombing the U.S government has steadily increased the number of Federal air Marshals using law enforcement officers loaned from many federal agencies. It was stated that the president would continue to expand the Air Marshal program and further seek the congressional approval to make this type of expansion permanent. There have been requirements and qualifications of the Federal Air Marshals have become extremely stringent compared to any U.S federal law enforcement agency. The federal grant program that became effective October 1 2001 post the September 11th bombings a fund of 500 million dollars was established to finance aircraft modifications to delay and or deny access to the cockpit. The funding of these changes ere provided through grants and cost sharing arrangements. The funding will be used to improve a number of projects within the aviation industry. The changes that have been implemented through the grant consist of fortifying cockpit doors, alert cockpit crew to act

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