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Armed Guards
US government begins using armed guards of commercial planes when requested by FBI and airlines. -
Legislation on air
John. F Kennedy signs legislation making air piracy punishable by death or imprisonment. -
Metal Detectors
New Orleans International Airport becomes the first to use metal detectors and passenger profiling to promote airline safety https://youtu.be/U_tBwg_8AsU -
Carry on scanning
Hijackers threaten to fly Southern Airways Flight 49 into a nuclear reactor. Inspection of carry ons and scanning passengers now mandatory. -
9/11
After 9/11, all objects with a blade or point are banned from carry-on bags. Passengers are no longer allowed to congregate by the front lavatory of any commercial airliner. https://youtu.be/pH5TkaudIcs -
TSA creation
after 9/11 (ATSA) is signed into law -gives the federal government direct responsibility for airport screening. TSA created to oversee security in all modes of travel. -
Randomly searching shoes
Richard Reid tries to ignite explosives hidden in his shoes on a flight from Paris to Miami. As a result, TSA begins randomly searching people’s shoes. Somewhere, J. Edgar Hoover is sad he missed this. -
Removal of shoes
Because of bombs in shoes- now required to remove shoes. -
Ban on liquids
British officials foil a terror plot that involved blowing up airplanes with liquid explosives. In response, all liquids, gels, and aerosols are prohibited from carry-on bags. https://youtu.be/dh8s7ThUDdM -
Confiscation of cell phones
Realizing explosives could be hidden inside cell phones, US officials begin confiscating any electronic device that cannot be turned on. People still sit at the charging station eating Cinnabon and charging nothing.
