Full Name
Mike Karn
Job Title
Sr. Manager Flight Security
Office
American Airlines
Speaker Bio
Captain Mike Karn, Senior Manager of Flight Security at American Airlines, oversees the Flight Operations Manual, which specifically addresses security operations and develops new procedures for flight crews to manage emerging threats. He creates and maintains the security curriculum for initial, recurrent, distance learning, and joint training programs at American Airlines. He produces and disseminates the company’s security messages for flight crews. Additionally, in his role in corporate security, he chairs the Joint Security Committee (JSC), which comprises representatives from corporate security, the flight department, the APA, and the APFA. He has been a stakeholder in the TSA FDO program for over 20 years, and Captain Karn has served eight years on the APA Board of Directors, as well as over 14 years as Chair of the APA Security Committee and CADC, before assuming the role of Senior Manager, Flight Security.
Mike Karn