For this assignment, you are the assistant airport manager at your assigned airport. The airport manager has tasked you with preparing a briefing paper to be used at an upcoming regional conference for airport executives on the subject of "Coping with Increased Security Costs in an Era of Reduced Airport Revenues."

• Research security and safety mandates, both in the United States and in other nations. Evaluate the costs involved and how those costs are met both in the United States and in other nations.
• explain three actions the airport must take to meet enhanced security- and safety-mandated requirements. Discuss revenue reductions that are occurring worldwide due to decreases in passenger traffic (caused by threats of terrorism and ongoing health concerns). Evaluate the resulting lost revenue from airport concessions and passenger fees. Incorporate an analysis showing how the airport is coping with these added requirements while incurring significantly reduced revenue.