Atlanta CEO predicts benefits if airport security changed

Security checkpoints at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport could get another big test in the next few days, with nearly as many daily passengers expected as during the Thanksgiving rush.

Which makes it a good time to consider the advice of a CEO who once led the biggest airport screening company in the nation.

For starters, he wouldn’t hire college grads to monitor security x-ray machines.

Explore“They are the worst possible screeners on Earth,” said Frank Argenbright, whose former Atlanta-based company provided screening at 182 airports prior to 9/11.

The perfect screener, according to researchers he worked with: A high school graduate who is comfortable with repetitive tasks.

ExploreFind out more in the latest Unofficial Business column on myAJC.com.

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