US Congress proposes voluntary air cargo screening

[The Straight Story]

US Congress proposes voluntary air cargo screening

The US Senate Subcommittee on Transportation Security has proposed a new Transportation Security Administration (TSA) bill which includes a voluntary air cargo screening programme.

The proposed air cargo advanced screening (ACAS) programme encourages cargo carriers to provide shipment level data for air cargo bound for the US, enabling the TSA to target and inspect high-risk cargo at the point of departure.

Per ACAS, the advance information must be submitted electronically no later than loading of the cargo onto aircraft at the last point of departure before entering the US.

“Screening all cargo before flight to the United States would slow the international supply chain to a crawl. Given the tonnes of air cargo shipped every day, a risk-based approach is the only feasible solution to finding threats in the supply chain,” says an American Airlines Cargo blog.

http://www.ifw-net.com/freightpubs/ifw/index/us-congress-proposes-voluntary-air-cargo-screening/20017917194.htm

[midnight]

1. So screening cargo... not such a big deal.... but people screening to the point of sexual

grouping is alright? How come the slow down of passenger flights doesn't receive the same thoughtfulness?

[MadMaddie]

2. Hey is this the same voluntary deal as allowing the Airlines

to voluntarily enforce the cockpit doors in the early 70's? That worked out real well for America...

Anyone see a pattern....ridiculous....as much as the Airlines lost on 9/11 in lives and finance...that alone should dictate what they should do. Fucking ridiculous..