Originally Posted by
Bucking Bar
Did CrewPass in BWI. Works great
The friendly TSA Supervisor says the remaining issue is "who is going to pay for it." TSA said since we like it so much, we should pay for it. I say they are saving three employees, a scanner, and reducing the lines for the customers that justify all of our jobs. Around and around it goes until ALPA can get something pushed through the bureaucratic structure.
Our Congress has kicked the FAA funding bill along for 15 FIFTEEN! extensions. That is not ALPA's fault. I'm not sure in what business you could fail to do your most basic task 15 times, but that is the condition our government finds itself in.
ALPA / DPA / USAPA / Oprah's Book Club ... does not matter. ALPA isn't the hang up here.
Couldn't agree more. I have a few other beefs with the TSA, but will take them up elsewhere. The point was that, for now, it is in the company's hands. The cost is relatively cheap for now in order to fire it up. The company will decide whether or not to foot the bill for now. The battle for long term cost is a fight still being fought.