He said changes were in the works, but were speeded up by the backlash against the new imaging machines and searching techniques.
Pilots get OK to skip stepped-up airport screening →
Prater, the pilots' union president, said he believes the government will eventually approve a system of allowing regular passengers to pass background checks and qualify as "trusted travelers" who can skip through security just by showing identification that can be verified in a computer database.
Pilots get OK to skip stepped-up airport screening →
