They have done it again! After condemning full body scanners as being in conflict with human rights, the European Parliament now voted down the so called SWIFT accord, something that would have given US authorities more visibility of the funds being transferred between the world’s banks and hence would have enabled better tracking of the… Continue reading European Parliament – The terrorists’ best friend?
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Safety briefing – the missing element
This blog is about air traffic management. But, by the nature of our business, we tend to travel more than the average citizen and the pilots among us spend half their life strapped to the aircraft that carry us around. So it is appropriate to say something for once as a passenger rather than the… Continue reading Safety briefing – the missing element
Only heroes and luck stop terrorists today
It has been a long time ago since the media last brought us news concerning the airlines and terrorism. Until Flight 253 of Delta Airlines departing Amsterdam bound for Detroit came in the news. Second day of Christmas brought us back to reality. If you want to know what happened, you can read all the… Continue reading Only heroes and luck stop terrorists today
Teach for the future
In every conflict, be it in business, world clashes, local disputes or the upbringing of our children, we have always said: “learn from the past.” Learning from the past For this reason even military academies study ancient wars and tactics used therein to teach their future military leaders. In my domain, security, we do the… Continue reading Teach for the future