A Tale of Two (U. S.) Carriers
Apr 15, 2011 | 10:45 am
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Wanted to bump this to say that on my last AS flight, the announcement was nuanced to (paraphrase): "This is for pilot and crew safety" - in other words, "Yeah, you've all been through security (while we have all the liquids we can carry), but we (the flight crew) are still paranoid about you." 
