The pilots and flight attendants are required to be screened.
The baggage handlers and other employees who have FULL ACCESS TO THE AIRPLANES are not and bypass security at many airports.
How does this make sense?
This is not the first instance of an airline employee who has either brought a gun on an airplane or given one to someone who has already gone through airport screening.
I work for a large US airline and will tell you that you’re not correct.