What is a significant difference between the ASC and AOSC?

• A. ASC works for the Airport; AOSC works for the Airline
• B. ASC handles baggage handling
• C. ASC disarms IEDs
• D. AOSC writes security plans

Answer: (A)

The important point is who each role represents and where their authority comes from. The Airport Security Coordinator is tied to the airport itself, coordinating security across the entire airport community—airlines, vendors, and agencies—under the airport’s oversight. The Airline Security Operations Coordinator, on the other hand, is tied to the airline, focusing on the airline’s own security requirements and procedures and coordinating with the airport and regulators as needed. So the defining difference is: ASC works for the Airport, while AOSC works for the Airline. The other options describe activities that may occur in various roles, but they don’t capture who each role is affiliated with.