Protecting Airline Passengers in the Age of Terrorism

Paul Seidenstat is Associate Professor of Economics and Research Associate at the Center for Competitive Government at Temple University. He is the author or co-author of ten edited books, including Privatizing Transportation Systems (Praeger 1996), Contracting Out Government Services (Praeger 1999), and Management Innovation in U.S. Water and Wastewater Systems.Francis X. Splane is a consultant in the field of systems analysis and an adjunct instructor in economics at Temple University. An expert in the field of systems analysis, he served as the Director of the Office of System Analysis for the state of Pennsylvania. He was also an analyst for America West and General Electric.

This collection considers economic analysis techniques that may help in the formulation of airline security policy and efficient management applications. The 13 papers separately examine issues associated with the preboarding stage of the security process, the in-flight layer, new technologies, and policy options. An appendix introduces a novel wireless local positioning system for indoor airport security. The editor is a professor of economics at Temple University and most of the contributors are professors.

• Part I IChapter 1 Protecting Airline Passengers: An OverviewPaul SeidenstatPart II Prior to BoardingChapter 2 Insecure Flight: Broken Boarding Passes and Ineffective Terrorist Watch ListsChristopher SoghoianChapter 3 Aviation Security: At Risk from Practical Drift?Simon BennettChapter 4 Screening on the Ground, Security in the SkyKwang Eui YooChapter 5 Behavior and SecurityMark G. Frank, Carl J. Maccario, and Venugopal GovindarajuChapter 6 Rethinking Aviation Security ScreeningMark B. SalterPart III In-FlightChapter 7 Preparing for In-Flight Security ThreatsLori J. BrownChapter 8 Federal Air Marshals: The Last Line of DefensePaul SeidenstatPart IV Systems Analysis and InnovationChapter 9 ARMOR Software: A Game-Theoretic Approach to Airport SecurityJames Pita, Manish Jain, Fernando Ordóñez, Christopher Portway, Milind Tambe, Craig Western, Praveen Paruchuri, and Sarit KrausChapter 10 Airport Security System Design: Passenger Flow Analysis and Simulation ModelingJomon Aliyas Paul, Li Lin, Rajan Batta, and Colin DruryPart V Policy IssuesChapter 11 Improving Security for FliersThomas L. JensenChapter 12 Modeling Airport Security RegulationsYves LedruChapter 13 Current Issues in Aviation SecurityNarayanan Srinivasan and Shreemen PrabhakaranChapter 14 Airport Security: Time for a New ModelRobert W. Poole, Jr.Appendix Technical Application: Command and Control via Futuristic Positioning SystemsSeyed A. (Reza) Zekavat and Hui TongIndex