U.S. Airlines Must Supply Travel Records by Nov. 23, U.S. Says

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> U.S. Airlines Must Supply Travel Records by Nov. 23, U.S. Says
> 2004-11-12 11:59 (New York)
>
> U.S. Airlines Must Supply Travel Records by Nov. 23, U.S. Says
>
> By John Hughes
>      Nov. 12 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. airlines were ordered to hand
> over records of all passengers who flew domestically in June so
> the government can test a new system aimed at keeping terrorists
> off airplanes. Carriers must comply by Nov. 23.
>      The records of the 72 carriers including AMR Corp.'s
> American Airlines and UAL Corp.'s United Airlines include names,
> addresses and itineraries, the Transportation Security
> Administration said in an order today. The agency will compare
> the passengers against government watchlists in a 30-day test of
> the program called Secure Flight, slated to begin next year.
>      The program ``would identify passengers known or reasonably
> suspected to be engaged in terrorist activity,'' said the order
> signed by privacy officer Lisa Dean, and ``prevent them from
> boarding a domestic flight.''
>      The government plans to replace the existing screening
> system since terrorists boarded four commercial jets in the Sept.
> 11 attacks that killed 2,749. The government dropped a planned
> earlier version called CAPPS II after privacy groups complained.
> Privacy advocates also asked the government to suspend the new
> version until more information on its workings can be disclosed.
>
> --Editor: Simenhoff

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