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Article: United States: Airline crew members get fingerprint IDs.
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- TendersInfo
- Article date:
- August 7, 2009
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Byline: kusumv03
The Transportation Security Administration has approved standards for a fingerprint identification checking system for airline pilots and crew members, the agency has announced.
Under the system, named CrewPass, eligible crew members and pilots enter a secure area through the exit lane of the security checkpoint after presenting their airline-issued identification and another form of identification to TSA officers. Then TSA employees check those credentials against a cockpit access personnel database.
TSA s actions are expected to lead to expansion of the identification verification program known as CrewPASS, which began ...