Sunday, December 26, 2010

U.S. probes pilot over airport video

A pilot of the videos on YouTube examine SAN FRANCISCO - federal authorities posted, critical security at San Francisco International Airport, the pilot's seat lawyer said Friday.

Don Werno of law Santa Ana-based firm Werno and associates who said transportation security administration checks whether his client revealed confidential information.

The pilot remains a major airline workers, but he has a program to prevent the flight crew to hijackings trains after his federally issued firearm seized authorities, Mr Werno said deprived. He declined, the pilot's seat name, release citing concerns about man's job.

The TSA would not answer but said in a statement it is responding to the situation and is confident in the safety at San Francisco International Airport.

"The control to the SFO access to TSA is confident in the tools that implements airport and reminds passengers that there are security measures in place, the both are seen as the invisible."

The pilot released in late November or early December, showed how crew members can enter ground safe areas of swiping security cards and no more screening multiple videos on YouTube. In the footage he noticed that pilots undergo intensive screening and then have access to AX-like weapons are stored in the cockpit for emergencies.

One of the videos, which number more than six, was of federal air marshals and sheriff's deputies who earlier this month came to the pilot's seat Home federally to take its issued firearm. The pilot was it was allowed to carry the weapon on board as part of a program serve certain crew to prevent trains to hijackings as "Federal flight deck officers" after 9 / 11.

Mr Werno said his client was angry about what he feels ground personnel, security is lax including luggage work handler at SFO during flight crews and passengers are subject to intense screening.

"Airport should be a security zone, where everything comes in the airport perimeter is activated," he said.

The pilot removed the videos from YouTube, after contradicted the TSA.

The pilot, a 50-year-old Sacramento-area native, worked for an airline in the last 10 years and still fly, according to Mr Werno. He pointed out his airline is been revealing his identity.

In his statement, the TSA said it "reacts and took action in this situation because the question was a FFDO [federal flight deck officer]."

"FFDOs must be able to maintain confidential information as a condition for the FFDO program", said the Agency. Didnt work it out.


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