are air marshals on all planes?
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Each air marshal is authorized to carry a gun and make arrests. There are not enough air marshals to cover every flight, so their assignments are kept secret. ... Although their exact numbers are kept classified, airline insiders estimate that only five percent of U.S. flights have an air marshal on board.
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It's generally Maintenance Control that assigns the jets and if they like their boss, they will make sure any important flying visitor, like the Air Wing Commander, gets a solid machine. A squadron has more pilots than jets (usually 3 to 2) and of those jets, it's uncommon to have all of them ready to fly.
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U.S. federal, state and local government aircraft performing sensitive operations are now permitted to fly with their installed automatic dependent surveillance broadcast (ADS-B) position reporting electronics turned off, according to a new rule published by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Thursday.
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Currently, neither Aer Lingus nor Ryanair operate any Max 8 planes, though Ryanair has purchased dozens of the aircraft, which are set to arrive next month. However, some airlines that frequently fly out of Ireland, such as Norwegian Air, do currently operate such planes.
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Transportation Security Officers: The TSA employs around 47,000 Transportation Security Officers (TSOs), often referred to as screeners or agents. They screen people and property and control entry and exit points in airports. They also watch several areas before and beyond checkpoints.
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Unless they have a specific reason (threat to life and applying for a ATC) they are NOT allowed to carry while "off-duty". The difference is that the CFOs are corrupt and will give officers ATCs if they ask. Even if you're in danger (life threatening) and you're a law abiding citizen you're not getting an ATC.
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Airtours are part of the Thomas Cook Group so it's likely any package with them will be on a Thomas Cook flight but they might use other carriers for some dates/destinations - the airline will be specified during the booking process.
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As other's have mentioned, the passenger list is a confidential document. ... For security reasons, anyone from the general public is not allowed to see the passenger manifest of any flight on any airline in any airport.
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RE: Air Traffic Controller Flight Benefits In the US, ATC does not, and never has had any flight privileges. The "Fam" was an extension of the training program that did allow us to ride jumpseat a limited amout of times. Our priority for that seat was zero. It was a neat program, but not a right or benefit.
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Field marshal (or field-marshal, abbreviated as FM) is the most senior military rank, ordinarily senior to the general officer ranks. Usually it is the highest rank in an army and as such few persons are appointed to it. ... The traditional attribute distinguishing a field marshal is a baton.
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Technically, Air Force One is used to describe any Air Force aircraft carrying the President — but since the middle of the 20th century, it has been standard practice to refer to specific planes that are equipped to transport the Commander-in-Chief. ... The Air Force designation for the aircraft is VC-25A.
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['United States Coast Guard.', 'Secret Service.', 'Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)', 'Customs and Border Protection (CBP)', 'Citizenship and Immigration Services.', 'Transportation Security Administration (Air Marshals)']
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Anyone in the Air Guard may get deployed at any time during a war or homeland emergency. ... The Air Guard always tries to fill all deployment packages with volunteers. However, if the skills you possess are still needed for the mission, it is possible you could be deployed.
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This applies to IFS officers, too. However, if an IFS officer is posted as Ambassador or Consul General, she/he is entitled to travel in Business Class, irrespective of the rank. Officers of the rank of Secretary to Government of India are entitled to fly by First Class.
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The Federal Air Marshal Service began on March 2, 1962 as the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) FAA Peace Officers Program. On this date, the first 18 volunteers from the FAA's Flight Standards Division graduated training.
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Steward/Stewardess, air-hostess, and flight attendant are all terms used to refer to the Members of the cabin crew. ... The term steward/stewardess is almost obsolete and for the most part hasn't been used in decades to refer to the cabin crew.
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Generally, no. In the force I served in pilot training was conducted in several phases. ... They'd do general training on that sort of flying on an intermediate training aircraft, before the final phase which consisted of conversion training for the exact type they'd fly in their final posting.