Word: monetti
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...million devices in use at U.S. airports--one in San Francisco and two in Atlanta--while El Al plans to install one this fall at J.F.K. Some 21 others, however, are in place around the world, including airports in London, Brussels, Manchester and Israel. Says Bob Monetti, an engineer who lost his son Rick in the Lockerbie explosion and has for seven years been a member of the FAA's Aviation Security Advisory Board: "The city of Manchester, England, has purchased more state-of-the-art explosive-device detectors than the entire...
...have their costs: they could boost an airplane's weight, and reduce by 10 or 20 the number of seats available. That could raise the price of a ticket some $50."They know these containers work, and they know they'd make detection cheaper, faster and more accurate," says Monetti. "But the airlines say they're too expensive...