Known crewmember - Screening av besetninger

Det som fremkommer under er veldig interessant, det er nemlig en kilde til voldsom irritasjon, spesielt blant besetninger som har mange stopp innenriks i Norge. Jeg tror dessverre at dette ikke er interessant for Luftfartstilsynet som vil henvise til EU`s regelverk. LT har nå mulighet til å påvirke reglene med henvisning til det etterfølgende:

Yesterday at Chicago O’Hare International Airport, ALPA Int’l, together with the Air Transport Association of America (ATA), began operating the first test site for the Known Crewmember programme.

In a joint statement they described ‘Known Crewmember’ as “a new enhanced security-screening program for airline crew members” which “positively verifies a pilot’s identity and employment status, strengthening aviation security and shortening screening lines for passengers”.

Captain Lee Moak, ALPA’s president said “Since 2007, the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l, has led a national effort, engaging with the Air Transport Association, the Transportation Security Administration, and the airlines, to make the Known Crewmember program a reality...This enhanced screening process recognizes the extensive background checks pilots receive as part of their employment and, importantly, airline pilots’ critical role and responsibility in securing their aircraft each and every time they fly.”