Transportation Security Administration Federal Security Director George Nacarra has advised Massport that the TSA will federalize its eighth checkpoint at Logan International Airport on Thursday, October 17, 2002 when they staff the Northwest gates 1A and 1B in Terminal E.
Other checkpoints federalized over the past several months include: United gates 11-21, Delta and Midwest Express gates 40-41 and 42 in Terminal C. American gates B4 and B5, America West gates 37-38, American Eagle gates 22-25 in Terminal B and AirTran gates 1D, 1E and 1C in Terminal D.
TSA officially took over responsibility of airport checkpoints nationally on February 17, 2002.