Safe Skies: How Air Cargo Security Evolves to Protect Passengers and Boost the Economy

Keeping our nation’s economy vibrant generates jobs, promotes wealth creation, and makes our country prosperous. But we also know that there is a need to protect Americans from the threat of terrorism. In 2007, the U.S. Congress enacted legislation that would require the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to screen 100 percent of cargo transported on any passenger flights. With 1.5 million pounds of cargo carried on passenger air carriers daily, the mandate was fully implemented in 2010.

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