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Article: Statement on Lighter Ban on Airplanes -- by Greg Booth, president & CEO, Zippo Manufacturing Company.
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- Business Wire
- Article date:
- March 2, 2005
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BRADFORD, Pa. -- The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced that all lighters will be prohibited from "sterile" areas of airports and on board aircraft. This action is in response to a provision in the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which was signed into law by the President in December 2004.
Although Zippo(R) Manufacturing Company does not believe that lighters, in general, pose a hazard on aircraft, we do agree with the TSA that fueled lighters could pose a potential security risk if carried into the passenger cabin of a commercial aircraft.
However, we strongly oppose the interpretation by the Department of ...