That is a good article. My son who has been in the air transport business, were talking and he said the terrorist do not need to be sucessful to destroy the industry but just make attempts then the industry will destroy itself with usless knee-jerk reactions (thus crippling itself).

A story that I often think of is one my son witnessed. Random searches were policy at an airport so profiling could not be claimed, a woman flying alone with assistance from the air carrier to board was in a wheelchair and was clearly in her late 80's and frail was held up because she could not stand was given an extensive search. My son commented to a coworker, "No doubt she is planning to storm the cockpit!"

Yet, when a group of aggitated aribic speaking young men are causing a scene aboard an aircraft the pilot refuses to fly with them on the plane, faces possible career damage, and the airlines possibly face lawsuits.

Somewhere, I'm the captain so, Sit down, Shut up and Behave or get off my airplane has to be policy. (Plus the option to eject a trouble maker in mid-flight has a very nice ring to it too... )