How are Jobs in Security Recession-Proof? The past few years have been fraught with economic insecurity. Financial experts cite factors indicating we may be heading into a recession in the U.S. or even globally. If you need a steady income (and most of us do!), it might be time to shift your current career to… Read More »
Airport Security
What I Do Matters: Torian McKnight
Born and raised in Roswell, New Mexico, Transportation Security Officer Torian McKnight is dedicated to ensuring the safety of each passenger who comes through his home turf. As a Screener at Roswell Air Center, Officer McKnight monitors flyers and their possessions before they board their flight. After working as a TSO for three years, including… Read More »
A Day in the Life of a Transportation Security Officer
Transportation Security Officers are tasked with protecting flyers who come through over 450 airports in the United States. Following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Transportation Security Administration was created to improve and consolidate airport security in the United States. BOS Security staffs Transportation Security Officers currently at Tupelo Regional Airport in Mississippi and Roswell Air… Read More »
What I Do Matters: Davian Lee
Transportation Security Officer Davian Lee is always rooting for his team, whether he is cheering on the Cowboys, his favorite football team, or supporting his TSA team at Tupelo Regional Airport. Before being hired as a TSO with BOS Security, Davian had no security background but lets his customer service skills shine. After a year… Read More »
The Impending Return of Air Travel
Air travel is back! People are excited to travel again and are turning up at the airport in record numbers. The TSA daily passenger throughput record shows that just on April 28, 2021, TSA officers screened 1,184,326 travelers. Compare that number to 119,629 in 2020 and 2,256,442 in 2019. That 2021 daily number is only… Read More »
Customer Service Jobs in Airport Security
Working as a Security Officer at Sioux Falls Regional Airport is a great opportunity for anyone that enjoys customer service. What do you do on a typical day as a Security Officer in Sioux Falls? Our Airport Screening Officers guide air passengers through the screening process before their flights. Screening Officers are… Read More »
How Working in TSA Has Changed in Response to COVID-19
Are you considering a career in airport security but unsure what to expect? Are you wondering what the job entails in the age of COVID-19? It’s understandable that you would have questions. Airport security has always been a position of trust with a heavy burden of responsibility for the travelers who depend on you to… Read More »
Security Technology: Exploring the FAA’s Use of Drones
While unauthorized drones can cause problems for airports – from interfering with flight paths to presenting security risks, they can have a positive impact as well. They give airlines the ability to visualize the entire aircraft, detect the presence of animals, and can report unauthorized personnel or drones. Now, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has… Read More »
How to Become an Airport Security Screener
Considering a career as an airport security screener? We’re sure you’ll find it personally and professionally fulfilling. You’ll have the opportunity to help keep travelers and your country safe while earning a competitive income. Wondering if working as an airport security screener (TSO) is for you? You’ll be responsible for conducting the screening of passengers,… Read More »
How Airport Security Makes a Difference to the American People
Airport security can make an enormous impact on the lives of the American People and even travelers throughout the world. Security contributes to both actual and perceived safety of travelers and their loved ones. People depend on airport security to perform screenings that prevent dangerous materials or people from making it onto the airplane. The contribution… Read More »
Flight Delays During the Holiday Travel Season? No Problem!
It’s a given that delays occur over the holiday travel season. Higher than the normal number of flyers, unpredictable weather, travelers who are unaccustomed to flying – it all adds up to slowdowns, frustrated people and long, difficult workdays for airport security officers. What can you do to adapt, keep the lines moving and keep… Read More »
Airport Security 18 Years After 9/11
Believe it or not, the terrorist attacks on targets in New York City and Washington, DC were 18 years ago. A child born that day would be old enough to vote now. Much has changed in airport security since then. Prior to this event, you could see your loved ones off at the gate, carry… Read More »
How Can You Tell the Difference Between Nervous and Suspicious Flyers?
As an airport security specialist in Sioux Falls, SD, your primary objective is to identify and neutralize potential threats. Airports can attract a real cross-section of the population, from frequent-flying business travelers to individuals who rarely get on a plane. The former probably breeze through the process easily, but the latter may have no idea… Read More »
Ways to Improve Airport Security Before the Busy Travel Season
As travel season heats up, there is no shortage of articles geared toward vacationers with advice on preparing for the airport. How to pack, what questions to expect, how to streamline their security screening process. What’s tougher to find are suggestions for airport security personnel on what they can do to improve security before the… Read More »
BOS Security Awarded DHS/TSA Contract to Provide Airport Security Services in Roswell, NM
Atlanta, GA – April 23, 2019 BOS Security, Inc. a provider of visitor access control services and guard services today announced that the Company has been awarded the contract to provide Airport Passenger & Baggage Screening Services at Roswell International Air Center (ROW) in Roswell, NM. This five-year contract will be the company’s third… Read More »