TSA makes travel safer, though security remains imperfect 20 years later, experts say

PITTSBURGH — Since the Transportation Security Administration was created in the wake of 9/11, terrorists haven’t carried out any large-scale attacks involving commercial airliners or U.S. airports.

Some say that’s a testament to the TSA and proof that its security measures are working, our news partners at the Tribune Review reported.

But some aviation security experts say the TSA, created 20 years ago on Nov. 19, 2001, isn’t as infallible as many travelers would like to believe.

“One point of view is airplanes are not falling out of the sky, so they must be doing a hell of a good job,” said Art Kosatka, CEO of the Maryland-based aviation security consulting firm TranSecure.

But that’s not quite his perspective.

Kosatka, a longtime critic of the TSA, acknowledged that the agency has made strides in its use of technology and many of its tactics seem effective. But he said he remains skeptical of how well the TSA is prepared for new challenges.

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