I was driving to the airport when the news started to break; I turned around and headed back to the office. I remember sitting in my office with my then VP of Cargo Operations, Kevin Diamonti – we just stared at each other in disbelief as the second tower came down.
     The prior week our major security concern was an FAA fine that penalized us for using the words PRINTING INK on an AWB instead of PRINTERS INK!
     And then poor Ron Cesana happened to be in that day for a C2K audit. He was stuck here for a week. I was a true C2K geek by the time he left.
     That day made air cargo better, made it worse; I could argue it either way.
     Today, American Cargo security is in full compliance with regulatory standards, engaged in the debate on what to do next, and staying close to customers.
     To improve security worldwide, the air cargo industry must get shippers to screen their own cargo and bring shipment logic into the screening process.