US progresses advanced screening program
The US Transportation Security Administration and US Customs and Border Protection are progressing their joint Air Cargo Advance Screening pilot program.TSA administrator John Pistole said the ability to provide shipment-level data prior to takeoff will help the airfreight industry mitigate risk.
"The more intelligence that we can have on the front end (about specific items), the better informed judgments we can make as to distinguish between known shippers and shipments by those who are unknown," Pistole said.
"Eventually, our goal is to use this methodology across the board to quickly and effectively perform solid, risk-based analysis of not only all shippers, but also of every shipment entering the United States by air, regardless of the carrier."
Cargo carried on inbound flights to the USA will be subjected to comprehensive screening as of the end of this year.
