AIN Blog: The Illusion of Security
Airport security is a bigger issue than most people realize. Even airports with security, such as key gates or guards, are hardly immune from intruders.
Airport security is a bigger issue than most people realize, as locks will not keep out dedicated intruders. (Photo: Mark Huber)
Airport security is a bigger issue than most people realize, as locks will not keep out dedicated intruders. (Photo: Mark Huber)
David A. Lombardo
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About the author

Lombardo covers business aviation maintenance-related issues. He is also a writer and on-air reporter for AINtv. He has over 3000 articles published and is the author of several books on aircraft systems for pilots and on the topic of flight simulation.

He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in education from the University of Illinois, has taught aviation for over 35 years in industry and as a university professor and academic dean at three different universities. He is also a frequent seminar and after-dinner motivational speaker. 

Lombardo holds an A&P Certificate, ATP, CFI and Ground Instructor ratings. He was a corporate pilot and was a research pilot and flight instructor at the University of Illinois. An FAA Safety Counselor for over 25 years, he was one of the original 13 Counselors appointed to the FAA’s Airworthiness Safety Program for maintenance technicians. 

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