I feel very confident that Americans flying in the air are safe and that only under the most dire of circumstances would our pilots ever even request permission to do that.
People resisted having weapons on airplanes, but I oversaw the federal air marshals. It's a deterrent. No one sees that weapon, but they are protected on that airplane, and it's a huge positive impact on safety.
Nearly 30 million people ride Amtrak each year, and they should board the trains knowing that safety is a paramount priority.
Having a police presence on public transport is vital to ensuring customers are safe.
Now, therefore, the Directors of the company are hereby ordered to see that precautions are taken to make travel on said railroad perfectly safe by using a screw with at least twenty-four inches diameter.
Safety is number one at Uber... so we make sure the system is in place so riders get the safest ride possible.
And, of course, customers really need to feel safe and are seeking reassurance when they fly.
Everybody pays lip service to the safety of the aeroplane, but nobody is prepared to pay for it.
You can't imagine a world, quite frankly, without a safe and secure aviation system. And so our job is to really focus on that, and what we need to do to keep it safe and secure.
Each and every one of the security measures we implement serves an important goal: providing safe and efficient air travel for the millions of people who rely on our aviation system every day.
The policy issue is this: the TSA should focus less on big data commercial background checks of passengers, which have proven unpopular and unreliable, and more time on securing flights by screening passengers for weapons and explosives.
Nobody ever thought about having to protect the passengers from the pilots.
