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...response to Tuesday’s attacks, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced a dozen measures aimed to significantly beef up airport security and safety. The new security measures, described by Massport and FBI authorities at a press conference yesterday morning in Boston, include increasing the frequency of random ID checks, as well as heightening the presence of security personnel in airports...
...while Logan will work to meet the new FAA guidelines before reopening, Massport officials said in a press release yesterday that they have already implemented many of the new regulations—a fact that raises doubts about the effectiveness of the changes. A state police bomb detection unit has been stationed at Logan for 30 years and Massport has locked down more than 20 potential access points since...
...Massport is currently working to develop a schedule for increasing security inspections in passenger terminals and has plans to offer security training for airport employees...
...priority right now is the families and the needs of these families,” said Massport Director of Public Safety Joseph Lawless. “We need to provide for the needs of the families and make sure we have a safe, secure airport...
Nearly 50 reporters crowded into the lushly carpeted Grand Ballroom of the nearby Hyatt—turned into a media center—to await statements from Massport officials, trading notes and speculation as television reports played in the background...