WASHINGTON ( (AP) The House passed aviation security legislation Thursday after rejecting a Senate version that would have turned airport screening operations over to federal employees. The vote was a major victory for the White House and its Republican allies. The bill, which takes steps to make airplanes and airports safer from attack, passed 286-139. Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco, voted for the bill.It followed minutes after a crucial 218-214 vote to defeat the Senate-passed, Democratic-backed alternative. The Republican-backed bill would allow screening to be contracted out to private employers.