PRWeb.com Press Release Feed - PRWeb Press Release Account Feed http://www.rsspad.com/rss2a/179785.xml PRWeb.com Press Release Feed - Press Releases en xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 TSA Rules to Blame in Pilot's Gun Mishap, say Pilots and Airline Pilots Security Alliance http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb809284.htm Airline pilots and federal flight deck officers (FFDO) say ill-conceived TSA weapons handling rules were to blame for the accidental discharge of a pilot's firearm in the cockpit of a US Airways jet on March 22. The Airline Pilots Security Alliance says it and other pilots groups repeatedly warned TSA officials that an unprecedented TSA requirement that pilots take off and lock up their guns before leaving the cockpit is manifestly unsafe and would result in accidents. (PRWeb Apr 7, 2008)

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]]> Mon, 07 Apr 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb809284.htm Pilots Encouraged by Prospective Air Marshal Appointee http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/01/prweb338366.htm Airline pilots say Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff is moving in the right direction by considering experienced field officer Don Strange to head the Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS) when its current director retires next month. (PRWeb Jan 28, 2006)

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