easily faked boarding passes (Score 1)

I don't know for sure but last time I flew, I flew Airtran and they had checkin online and you can print out the boarding pass at home. I'm pretty sure the print out was regular HTML and I could have easily changed the name. Even if it weren't HTML, you can print it out as a PDF file then edit the text. So Bob can buy a ticket then change then name to Charlie with an HTML editor and Charlie can easily go through security. Security can avoid this by typing the name or scanning the tickets which would recognize the fake but I'm pretty sure all they do is match the boarding pass name with the ID. Anyway, I think the whole name security thing is pretty lame. How hard is it for these organized terrorists not to get fake IDs like any underage college student? As a more useful academic exercise, has anyone thought about this: Bob buys a heavily discounted ticket to Hawaii on Airline XYZ but becomes sick and can't go. Bob can't get a refund from the airline so would have to eat the ticket. Instead, he checks in online and prints out the online boarding pass and gives it to his buddy Charlie. Charlie then buys two full fare fully refundable oneway tickets on the same flight. He also checks in online and prints out his boarding pass. Now Charlie just goes through security with his boarding pass + ID. They don't check ID at the gate (only scan your ticket) so to board the plane he hands Bob's print out to the gate agent and he gets on the plane. After his vacation, Charlie refunds his own ticket and gives Bob a beer for using his ticket. I wonder if a crime is even committed because you went through security legitimately under your own ID and boarding pass. You took a seat that wasn't yours but the non-transferability is up to the airline to enforce and not the government. It's no different than if I buy a ticket to a concert and give to my friend, even if it says non-transferable. Usually they require ID at willcall to pick it up but don't check again through the gates. Anyone? Good way to save those non-refundable fares!