CrewPASS - Expedited Security Clearance for FAs

You may have read or heard about this proposed concept of security clearance for crews, providing a means of confirming the identity and employment status of individual crewmembers as 'trusted fliers'. The intent of CrewPASS is to expedite access to the sterile areas of airports, increase throughput at security checkpoints and ensure more efficient use of TSA screening resources by focusing on not only dangerous objects but, importantly, detecting evidence of criminal intent and related behaviors.

Currently, CrewPASS is only designed for pilots and now being tested in a 60-day 'demonstration program' at three major U.S. airports, concluding at the latter part of September. It has been stated that Flight Attendants are not included at this time due to the specifics of the databases involved and required 'vetting'. AFA-CWA continues our advocacy for the expansion of CrewPASS to include all Flight Attendants, meeting the Congressional mandate to provide enhanced and expedited screening for all crewmembers. We continue these efforts through the Coalition of Flight Attendant Unions, representing the majority of U.S. flight attendants.