With no system of electronic and positive ID, imagine what a morass this is for an aircrew. Further, creating fake ID's and badges is easy.
This is typical FAA incompetence. They won't fix it, so they throw it on the aircrew and airline to figure out. If something goes wrong, guess who gets the blame?
ALPA has been asking the FAA since 1989 for a system of positive and electronically verifiable ID for aircrews (which should go to include passengers authorized to carry firearms). FAA action? Nothing, as usual.
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