discussion 8 As a student learning Airport Security as described in your textbook on Chapter 8. The events of September 11, 2001, were certainly most tragic, and as a result future, concerns regarding the security of airports, and the aviation system in general have been addressed in a much more proactive manner. Prioritizing airport security has resulted in rapid developments in security technology and significantly increased security funding, and has led to addressing issues long considered a concern by many members of the traveling public. Protecting against unknown future threats is an imperfect science, and as such, the future of airport security will always be an unknown entity. Concerns for the safe, secure, and efficient travel of passengers and cargo domestically and internationally will always be a top priority for the civil aviation system, and it can be assured that efforts to make the system as secure as possible will continue to be held in top priority, by all levels of government, as well as airport management, for the foreseeable future. Answer the following questions Mention and explain three major technologies that are used to control access to sensitive security areas at airports? What are biometrics? What are some of the technologies that are considered to apply biometrics to the airport security environment? How does airport security differ between commercial service airports and general aviation airports? How might airports be affected by TFRs? How might airports better prepare themselves for future threats to civil aviation security? Discussion 9 Financial planning of an airport is not a static activity. Continuous planning and management is required to adapt to the changing levels in demand, needs for maintaining and improving facilities, and especially the changing levels of revenues and other funding available to the airport. Answer the following questions What types of insurance do airports carry? What are the purposes of each type of insurance? What are the primary differences between the residual cost approach and the compensatory approach? How do these cost approaches affect landing fees and other charges? What elements are considered in establishing the feasibility of using bonds for financing development? How do airports develop their operating budgets? Discussion 10 As a student learning Airport and their Relationship to the Economy, the Environment and the Communities They Serve as described in your textbook on Chapter 10. Whether it be concerning economic, political, or environmental issues, airport management must be prepared to interact with the community that it serves, including tenants that provide air transportation, suppliers and service providers, nonaeronautical tenants, the public who use the airport, and those in the community who never even see the airport. The challenge for airport management is to understand all the rules, regulations, and policies governing each airport ...