Originally Posted by
Zapata
Your background checks are meaningless at the checkpoint because an air carrier ID can be made at a Kinko's. Yes, you're more of a risk because the validity of your ID cannot be verified. CASS is a way of verifying the ID. So yes, CASS is a valid layer of security
How you figure? My ID isn't checked against CASS when I pass through security, only when I request a jumpseat pass. Maybe some airports operate differently? Big hole in the system that could be easily fixed with a secure Crew-pass.