Official Statement Airport Commission City and County of San ...
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<strong>Airport</strong> Security<br />
In the immediate aftermath <strong>of</strong> September 11, 2001, the FAA m<strong>and</strong>ated stringent new safety <strong>and</strong> security<br />
requirements, which have been implemented by the <strong>Commission</strong> <strong>and</strong> the airlines serving the <strong>Airport</strong>. In addition,<br />
Congress passed the Aviation <strong>and</strong> Transportation Security Act (the “Aviation Act”), which imposed additional<br />
safety <strong>and</strong> security measures. Certain safety <strong>and</strong> security functions at the <strong>Airport</strong> were assumed by the TSA, which<br />
was established by the Aviation Act. Among other things, the Aviation Act required that (i) as <strong>of</strong> January 18, 2002,<br />
explosive detection screening be conducted for all checked baggage; (ii) all individuals, goods, property, vehicles<br />
<strong>and</strong> other equipment entering secured areas <strong>of</strong> airports be screened; (iii) security screeners be federal employees,<br />
United States citizens <strong>and</strong> satisfy other specified requirements; <strong>and</strong> (iv) that vehicles be parked at least 300 feet from<br />
airport terminals.<br />
The <strong>Commission</strong>, the TSA <strong>and</strong> the airlines satisfied all <strong>of</strong> these requirements. The <strong>Airport</strong> installed in the<br />
ITC <strong>and</strong> in Terminals 1 <strong>and</strong> 3, 45 TSA certified, three dimensional, GE CTX 9000 explosive detection baggage<br />
screening machines to provide for 100% in-line checked baggage screening, as m<strong>and</strong>ated by the Aviation Act. The<br />
cost <strong>of</strong> acquisition <strong>and</strong> installation <strong>of</strong> the 45 machines was paid for by the TSA <strong>and</strong> FAA. In spring 2007, four GE<br />
CTX 9000 explosive detection baggage screening machines that provided redundant screening capability were<br />
removed from the Terminal Complex <strong>and</strong> three <strong>of</strong> these machines were installed as part <strong>of</strong> a cargo screening pilot<br />
program. The pilot program was completed in April 2008 <strong>and</strong> these machines were returned to the TSA. The fourth<br />
explosive detection baggage screening machine was allocated by the TSA for installation within a new Southwest<br />
Airlines st<strong>and</strong>-alone baggage screening system being installed in Terminal 1. No machines will be installed in<br />
Terminal 2 until spring 2011 when Terminal 2 is expected to be reopened for passenger traffic. See also “–Current<br />
<strong>Airport</strong> Facilities–Terminals–Other <strong>Airport</strong> Terminals.” The <strong>Airport</strong> may undertake a number <strong>of</strong> other required<br />
security related capital projects, a portion <strong>of</strong> the costs <strong>of</strong> which are expected to be funded by federal grants.<br />
The TSA operates nine separate security checkpoints containing 39 security lanes with employees <strong>of</strong> a<br />
private security firm, Covenant Aviation Security. The <strong>Airport</strong> is one <strong>of</strong> six airports in the nation in which the TSA<br />
operates security through their private partnership program. The employees <strong>of</strong> the private security firm undergo the<br />
same training <strong>and</strong> are under the same TSA management as federal-employed security operating at other United<br />
States airports. This private partnership program at the <strong>Airport</strong> has been in operation since 2002. TSA management<br />
utilizes staffing models <strong>and</strong> closed circuit images to monitor dem<strong>and</strong> checkpoints to quickly accommodate increases<br />
in passenger flow.<br />
The <strong>Airport</strong> is one <strong>of</strong> 19 domestic airports in the nation where the whole-body electromagnetic imaging<br />
screening machines are being used by the TSA, although, under certain circumstances, passengers may still opt to be<br />
screened through the current metal detector system. The costs <strong>of</strong> acquisition <strong>and</strong> installation <strong>of</strong> the whole-body<br />
imaging machines at the <strong>Airport</strong> was paid for by the TSA.<br />
On August 24, 2009, the Global Entry initiative, a U.S. Customs <strong>and</strong> Border Protection (CBP) pilot<br />
program that streamlines the arrival screening process at airports for trusted travelers through biometric<br />
identification, was extended to the <strong>Airport</strong> <strong>and</strong> 12 other airports. Global Entry enrollment centers <strong>and</strong> kiosks at the<br />
<strong>Airport</strong> allow pre-approved members an alternative to regular passport processing lines. At the kiosk, Global Entry<br />
members insert their passport or lawful permanent resident card into a document reader, provide digital fingerprints<br />
for comparison with fingerprints on file, answer customs declaration questions on the kiosk’s touch-screen, <strong>and</strong> then<br />
present a transaction receipt to CBP <strong>of</strong>ficers before leaving the inspection area.<br />
Airline Service<br />
General<br />
For Fiscal Year 2009-10 the <strong>Airport</strong> is served by 46 passenger <strong>and</strong> six cargo only airlines. Domestic<br />
passenger air carriers provide scheduled non-stop service to 70 destinations <strong>and</strong> scheduled one-stop service to an<br />
additional 26 destinations within the United States. Twenty-seven passenger airlines provide nonstop scheduled<br />
passenger service to 29 international airport destinations <strong>and</strong> one-stop service to an additional 13 international<br />
destinations.<br />
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