American Airlines First Class travel within USA

[JohnM]

Pre check can be gained by approval in certain USA TSA 'trusted flyer' programs (Global Entry) which Australians can't enter.

As noted by kevrosmith, it is a matter of debate here, but those with high status on Qantas (and, presumably other airlines) have a good chance of getting 'Pre check' printed on their boarding pass, but you don't know it until you get the BP. I am a WP and get it nearly all the time when flying domestically in USA; others have reported same but others apparently not. It may be something in one's profile in the TSA (if such exists!).

I don't think flying F will get you any priority with security, although there are some airports with 'cattle', 'priority' and 'pre check' lines (ORD UA, from memory) .

I'm pretty sure I got pre-check last year. I'm wondering whether the 'trust' for it comes from repeated innocuous visits to LOTFAP? I can't imagine it being random.

 

[Skyring]

If it were possible to buy "Pre-Check", then terrorists would do so. I would assume that elite flyers with a long history of not blowing up aircraft would be good security risks.

Then again, it's more a matter of saving time, by the look of it, rather than any real compromise of security. You just get to skip all the "security theatre", but you and your stuff still go through detector units.