What involvement does the aviation industry have in the air marshals program?
Throughout the development and implementation of the Air Security Officers program, the government has consulted with and sought cooperation from a wide range of interested and involved parties, including state and territory law enforcement agencies, airlines and other aviation industry representatives, union and staff organisations. notice that the traveling public, the passengers, were not consulted. To introduce the program, many issues needed to be addressed by the industry and the government. These issues included operational systems, management of security, indemnity and funding issues. The Australian Protective Service have already held their first operational meeting with aviation industry representatives and it is planned that further meetings will occur on a regular basis. Currently the Air Security Officer program has in place joint training programs with several airlines. This training is designed to ensure that both the Air Security Officers and the airlines have procedure
