TSA Revises Crewmember Screening Procedures

By James Ott

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is bowing to flight crew concerns over repeated advanced X-ray screenings and enhanced pat-downs and is revising procedures to focus on verifying their identity.

The agency says pilots will present airline identity cards and a second form of identification that will be checked against a crewmember database that includes photos. The TSA was ...

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