TSA's proposed new security system - will it make travel faster?

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TSA's proposed new security system - will it make travel faster?

This week the TSA and American Airlines announced that they would attempt to create a new system in several major airports that will be designed to not only make the screening time faster - but also enhance security.

Passengers pull their luggage outside Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) as a plane comes in for a landing at dusk November 1, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. Earlier in the day a gunman opened fire with an assault rifle inside the airport, killing a security agent, creating scenes of chaos and causing widespread flight disruptions. AFP PHOTO / ROBYN BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)

This week the TSA and American Airlines announced that they would attempt to create a new system in several major airports that will be designed to not only make the screening time faster - but also enhance security.

This week the TSA and American Airlines announced that they would attempt to create a new system in several major airports that will be designed to not only make the screening time faster - but also enhance security.

The program, which will be initiated in airports in Chicago, Miami, Dallas and Los Angeles, will incorporate new technology and screening modifications ... but will it work?

We talk about it with Hugo Martin, he writes about travel and tourism for the LA Times.