Ще се постарая да отговоря сериозно на един не особено сериозен пост.
Началник на сигурността на Ел-Ал е много висок пост, с голяма вероятност член на борда на директорите, под който има стотици служители (персоналът на компанията е над 6000). Ел-Ал отговаря за сигурността на полетите си и чакалните в чужди летища (частта, която се отцепва при израелски полет). Имам позната, която работи от години в Ел-Ал и лети постоянно, за да прави точно това. Освен служители на Ел-Ал, в охраната на летищата участват и агенти на Шабак под прикритие и не под прикритие, а на самото летище Бен Гурион има освен изброените и частни охранители (летището си е отделна фирма) и полицаи. Друга моя позната работеше на паспортния контрол, тази дейност се извършваше от полицаи. Преди известно време се промени и вече са служители на летището. Вметките ти за охранител на чанти и пакети са просто неадекватни.
Статистика за предотвратени атентати не мога да намеря в момента, по простата причина че обикновенно се отчитат успешните, а не неуспешните такива, но ще потърся.
Междувременно ми попадна един мотиватор, сякаш правен точно за тази тема
Началник на сигурността на Ел-Ал е много висок пост, с голяма вероятност член на борда на директорите, под който има стотици служители (персоналът на компанията е над 6000). Ел-Ал отговаря за сигурността на полетите си и чакалните в чужди летища (частта, която се отцепва при израелски полет). Имам позната, която работи от години в Ел-Ал и лети постоянно, за да прави точно това. Освен служители на Ел-Ал, в охраната на летищата участват и агенти на Шабак под прикритие и не под прикритие, а на самото летище Бен Гурион има освен изброените и частни охранители (летището си е отделна фирма) и полицаи. Друга моя позната работеше на паспортния контрол, тази дейност се извършваше от полицаи. Преди известно време се промени и вече са служители на летището. Вметките ти за охранител на чанти и пакети са просто неадекватни.
Статистика за предотвратени атентати не мога да намеря в момента, по простата причина че обикновенно се отчитат успешните, а не неуспешните такива, но ще потърся.
Междувременно ми попадна един мотиватор, сякаш правен точно за тази тема
Security
German Federal Police guarding El Al aircraft at Frankfurt Airport (2011)
As a prime target for terrorism, El Al employs stringent security procedures, both on the ground and on board its aircraft. These effective, though sometimes controversial, procedures have won El Al's security reputation.[8] In 2008, the airline was named by Global Traveler magazine as the world's most secure airline.[41]
Airport security measures
Passengers are asked to report three hours before departure. All El Al terminals around the world[citation needed] are closely monitored for security. There are plain-clothes agents and fully armed police or military personnel patrolling the premises for explosives, suspicious behavior, and other threats. Inside the terminal, passengers and their baggage are checked by a trained team. El Al security procedures require that all passengers be interviewed individually prior to boarding, allowing El Al staff to identify possible security threats. Passengers will be asked questions about where they are coming from, the reason for their trip, their job or occupation, and whether they have packed their bags themselves. The likelihood of potential terrorists remaining calm under such questioning is believed to be low (see microexpression).[42]
At the check-in counter, passengers' passports and tickets are closely examined. A ticket without a sticker from the security checkers will not be accepted. At passport control passengers' names are checked against information from the FBI, Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), Scotland Yard, Shin Bet, and Interpol databases. Luggage is screened and sometimes hand searched. In addition, bags are put through a decompression chamber simulating pressures during flight that could trigger explosives.[43] El Al is the only airline in the world that passes all luggage through such a chamber.[citation needed] Even at overseas airports, El Al security agents conduct all luggage searches personally, even if they are supervised by government or private security firms.[44]
Flight security measures
El Al Business class in a Boeing 757
Undercover agents (sometimes referred to as sky marshals) carrying concealed firearms sit among the passengers on every international El Al flight.[45] Most El Al pilots are former Israeli Air Force pilots.[46][note 1] The cockpits in all El Al aircraft have double doors to prevent entry by unauthorized persons. A code is required to access the doors, and the second door will only be opened after the first has closed and the person has been identified by the captain or first officer.[46] Furthermore, there are reinforced steel floors separating the passenger cabin from the baggage hold.[47]
Following an attempt to shoot down an Israeli airliner in 2002,[48] all aircraft in the fleet have been equipped with an infrared countermeasures system called Flight Guard, developed by Israeli Aerospace Industries to defend them against anti-aircraft missiles.[49][50][51][52] Although comparable systems such as CAMPS are now available for civilian aircraft, there is no information to date about any other airlines deploying such a system. Switzerland and other European countries have expressed concern that flares dropped by the Israeli system could cause fires in the vicinity of an airport.[53]
Security controversy and passenger profiling
Some critics of El Al allege that its security checks on passengers include "extreme" racial profiling[54] and have argued that such profiling is degrading to those subject to such screening.
The airline was also criticized by the Hungarian courts for refusing to search luggage with the passenger present, acting against Hungarian domestic laws stipulating that only authorized officials are able to undertake such searches.[54] A civil case was brought to the Supreme Court of Israel on 19 March 2008 alleging that El Al's practice of ethnic profiling singles out Arabs for tougher treatment.[55]
Other controversy
The Israeli president Shimon Peres, last minute opted to change from El Al to Air Canada during a state visit, because El Al tried to charge the president a $5,000 excess baggage fee for an oxygen tank. According to protocol, an oxygen tank and other medical equipment is mandatory whenever an Israeli president or prime minister flies abroad. [56]
German Federal Police guarding El Al aircraft at Frankfurt Airport (2011)
As a prime target for terrorism, El Al employs stringent security procedures, both on the ground and on board its aircraft. These effective, though sometimes controversial, procedures have won El Al's security reputation.[8] In 2008, the airline was named by Global Traveler magazine as the world's most secure airline.[41]
Airport security measures
Passengers are asked to report three hours before departure. All El Al terminals around the world[citation needed] are closely monitored for security. There are plain-clothes agents and fully armed police or military personnel patrolling the premises for explosives, suspicious behavior, and other threats. Inside the terminal, passengers and their baggage are checked by a trained team. El Al security procedures require that all passengers be interviewed individually prior to boarding, allowing El Al staff to identify possible security threats. Passengers will be asked questions about where they are coming from, the reason for their trip, their job or occupation, and whether they have packed their bags themselves. The likelihood of potential terrorists remaining calm under such questioning is believed to be low (see microexpression).[42]
At the check-in counter, passengers' passports and tickets are closely examined. A ticket without a sticker from the security checkers will not be accepted. At passport control passengers' names are checked against information from the FBI, Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), Scotland Yard, Shin Bet, and Interpol databases. Luggage is screened and sometimes hand searched. In addition, bags are put through a decompression chamber simulating pressures during flight that could trigger explosives.[43] El Al is the only airline in the world that passes all luggage through such a chamber.[citation needed] Even at overseas airports, El Al security agents conduct all luggage searches personally, even if they are supervised by government or private security firms.[44]
Flight security measures
El Al Business class in a Boeing 757
Undercover agents (sometimes referred to as sky marshals) carrying concealed firearms sit among the passengers on every international El Al flight.[45] Most El Al pilots are former Israeli Air Force pilots.[46][note 1] The cockpits in all El Al aircraft have double doors to prevent entry by unauthorized persons. A code is required to access the doors, and the second door will only be opened after the first has closed and the person has been identified by the captain or first officer.[46] Furthermore, there are reinforced steel floors separating the passenger cabin from the baggage hold.[47]
Following an attempt to shoot down an Israeli airliner in 2002,[48] all aircraft in the fleet have been equipped with an infrared countermeasures system called Flight Guard, developed by Israeli Aerospace Industries to defend them against anti-aircraft missiles.[49][50][51][52] Although comparable systems such as CAMPS are now available for civilian aircraft, there is no information to date about any other airlines deploying such a system. Switzerland and other European countries have expressed concern that flares dropped by the Israeli system could cause fires in the vicinity of an airport.[53]
Security controversy and passenger profiling
Some critics of El Al allege that its security checks on passengers include "extreme" racial profiling[54] and have argued that such profiling is degrading to those subject to such screening.
The airline was also criticized by the Hungarian courts for refusing to search luggage with the passenger present, acting against Hungarian domestic laws stipulating that only authorized officials are able to undertake such searches.[54] A civil case was brought to the Supreme Court of Israel on 19 March 2008 alleging that El Al's practice of ethnic profiling singles out Arabs for tougher treatment.[55]
Other controversy
The Israeli president Shimon Peres, last minute opted to change from El Al to Air Canada during a state visit, because El Al tried to charge the president a $5,000 excess baggage fee for an oxygen tank. According to protocol, an oxygen tank and other medical equipment is mandatory whenever an Israeli president or prime minister flies abroad. [56]
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