ATA comments on Secure Flight Final Rule.
Press Release Summary:
ATA President and CEO, James C. May, welcomed announcement by Homeland Security Secretary, Michael Chertoff and TSA Administrator, Kip Hawley regarding Secure Flight Final Rule. He stated, "while we expect there will be details in the rule that need attention and clarification once the Final Rule is published and available for review, the airline industry is committed to working through this process as efficiently and cooperatively as possible."
Original Press Release:
Air Transport Association Comments on Secure Flight Final Rule
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2008 - The Air Transport Association of America (ATA), the industry trade association for the leading U.S. airlines, today issued the following statement in response to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issuance of the Secure Flight Final Rule.
"We welcome today's announcement by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and TSA Administrator Kip Hawley regarding the Secure Flight Final Rule. Based on many months of work by the administration and the airline industry in moving Secure Flight to this point, we soon should be in a position to begin actual implementation," said ATA President and CEO James C. May. "While we expect there will be details in the rule that need attention and clarification once the Final Rule is published and available for review, the airline industry is committed to working through this process as efficiently and cooperatively as possible. The common goals that we all share continue to be greater levels of seamless security combined with greater customer convenience."
ATA airline members and their affiliates transport more than 90 percent of all U.S. airline passenger and cargo traffic. For additional information about the industry, visit www.airlines.org.
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