Review
"This book is a treasure trove of good air security advice to travelers and includes wake-up calls for security practitioners and governments. It's a must read for all three constituencies. Wallis takes the US airline industry to task for putting profit ahead of public safety, while whining over the lack of level playing field over price competition with its European rivals. Unlike the U.S., the Europeans have already invested in the requisite security technology. He gives solid advice to travelers about how to travel, where not to travel, and how to evaluate security systems at a glance. . . . Don't leave home without reading it."-Peter St. John Professor of International Relations, University of Manitoba, and author, Air Piracy, Airport Security and International Terrorism
"With more than 40 years experience in the management of civil aviation, Rodney Wallis is well placed to analyze the safety of today's aviation scene. His new book assesses civil air transport's vulnerability to airborne terrorism in general and that of the U.S. in particular post September 11. It will prove a valuable read to anyone connected with air transportation whether they are industry administrators or simply occasional airline passengers."-Paul Sheppard Director of Civil Aviation Security, Canada, 1979-1986
.,."exposes the US's ridiculous security efforts and fluently discusses aviation safety standards set by international aviation organizations (ICAO, IATA) and frequent US safety measures that fall short of those standards. A timely and valuable resource for anyone interested in aviation, political science, international relations, criminal justice, safety, security, transportation, or current affairs. Essential--collections supporting aviation programs. Highly recommended--high school and public libraries through professional collections."-Choice
?...exposes the US's ridiculous security efforts and fluently discusses aviation safety standards set by international aviation organizations (ICAO, IATA) and frequent US safety measures that fall short of those standards. A timely and valuable resource for anyone interested in aviation, political science, international relations, criminal justice, safety, security, transportation, or current affairs. Essential--collections supporting aviation programs. Highly recommended--high school and public libraries through professional collections.?-Choice
?[P]rovides a thoughtful review of airline security post-9/11....How Safe Are Our Skies? asks pertinent questions in an intelligent way. It produces coherent (and sometimes disturbing) answers. I commend it to airlines, airport managements, regulators, the media and students of aviation safety and security.?-Risk Management: An International Journal
?[T]akes a hard and informative look at how safe it really is to fly in this modern day and age...How Safe Are Our Skies? is especially and particularly recommended reading for anyone concerned with the impact of contemporary air travel conditions, and especially for those frequent flyers genuinely concerned about the present and forseeable risks of domestic and international air travel.?-The Bookwatch
"ÝP¨rovides a thoughtful review of airline security post-9/11....How Safe Are Our Skies? asks pertinent questions in an intelligent way. It produces coherent (and sometimes disturbing) answers. I commend it to airlines, airport managements, regulators, the media and students of aviation safety and security."-Risk Management: An International Journal
"ÝT¨akes a hard and informative look at how safe it really is to fly in this modern day and age...How Safe Are Our Skies? is especially and particularly recommended reading for anyone concerned with the impact of contemporary air travel conditions, and especially for those frequent flyers genuinely concerned about the present and forseeable risks of domestic and international air travel."-The Bookwatch
"[P]rovides a thoughtful review of airline security post-9/11....How Safe Are Our Skies? asks pertinent questions in an intelligent way. It produces coherent (and sometimes disturbing) answers. I commend it to airlines, airport managements, regulators, the media and students of aviation safety and security."-Risk Management: An International Journal
"[T]akes a hard and informative look at how safe it really is to fly in this modern day and age...How Safe Are Our Skies? is especially and particularly recommended reading for anyone concerned with the impact of contemporary air travel conditions, and especially for those frequent flyers genuinely concerned about the present and forseeable risks of domestic and international air travel."-The Bookwatch
..."exposes the US's ridiculous security efforts and fluently discusses aviation safety standards set by international aviation organizations (ICAO, IATA) and frequent US safety measures that fall short of those standards. A timely and valuable resource for anyone interested in aviation, political science, international relations, criminal justice, safety, security, transportation, or current affairs. Essential--collections supporting aviation programs. Highly recommended--high school and public libraries through professional collections."-Choice
About the Author
RODNEY WALLIS led the international airline industry's effort to combat terrorism aimed against international civil aviation for eleven years (1980-1991). As Director of Security of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), he served on ICAO's Panel of Aviation Security Experts. He provided liaison between the international airlines and the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) on security matters. He made input to two U.S. presidential commissions studying airborne terrorism
peared before the Foreign Affairs Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives
ve evidence to the Indian Judicial Inquiry into the loss of an Air-India Boeing 747 to a terrorist bomb
s appeared before committees of both houses of the Canadian Parliament and before the UK's Parliamentary and Scientific Committee at the Palace of Westminster.
