Earlier this month, DHS revealed that it would charge airlines $19 a year per crew member to use CMAP. With a workforce of more than 47,500 pilots and flight attendants, American Airlines faces a $2.64 million annual fee to allow its aircrew to use CMAP… That is, of course, if all crew members consent to their participation in the program.

And the KCM program concludes at the end of 2026. Surprised that airlines — notoriously generous with their money — aren’t protesting the change.

Thing is a lot of them use Global Entry for international travel or have otherwise used travel as a regular passenger where their imaged biometrics were already used to pass through security for travel.

I need to ask around about the rationalization behind the resistance, this seems like fighting a battle that they don't understand they lost years ago. Like refusing to use an app on an iphone because it sells its data to apple while carrying an iphone that already does that.

E: read the edit below. Bunch of armchair experts have comprehension issues. Don’t make up what I didn’t say.

I don't blame them for hesitating.