Security
News and information about crew, passenger, aircraft and airport security issues.
Security
Congress Reinstates Barr Program
Security
BARR Program Reinstated by FAA
The FAA lifted all restrictions on the Block Aircraft Registration Request (Barr) program on Friday
Regulations and Government
Congressional Probe Calls TSA ‘Mismanaged Failure’
The Transportation Security Administration suffers from bureaucratic morass and mismanagement, according to a staff report from two congressional committee
Security
Bizav To Have Voice on TSA Panel Again
The Obama Administration has notified NBAA that it will continue to have a seat on the Transportation Security Administration’s Aviation Security Advisory
Security
Barr Dispute Jumps into Federal Court Next Month
People who want to continue blocking their aircraft tail numbers from for-profit Internet flight-tracking services will get their day in court next month
Security
FAA Launches Laser Incident Reporting Website
The FAA launched a new website today where pilots and others can report incidents of lasers being shined at aircraft
Regulations and Government
Revised Bizav Security Plan Coming This Year
According to NBAA, the Transportation Security Administration is pushing to issue a new proposed business aircraft security program by year-end.
Rotorcraft
Beware of Moving Presidential TFRs
NBAA’s GA Desk is warning aircraft operators flying on the U.S. East Coast this week to review TFR notams carefully.
Security
GA-TSA Relationship Thaw?
The TSA is willing to work to minimize the effect of its policies on general aviation (GA), said Gregory Kulis, a member of NBAA’s Security Counciil
Security
Otonomy Wireless System Secures Parked Aircraft
As more business and private jets travel further abroad, often to airports where ground security is nonexistent or minimal at best, Otonomy Aviation (Booth
Security
TSA Reworking Maligned LASP
When the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) first announced its Large Aircraft Security Program (LASP) in October 2008, it threatened to ground e
Security
Top Pilots Rack Up Hours Flying Safely
The National Business Aviation Association presents Pilot Flying Safety Awards each year to the member company pilots who have exemplary safety records.
Security
NBAA Awards Top Mechanics and Avionics Technicians
Each year, NBAA recognizes the top aviation maintenance and avionics technicians with excellent safety records who work for member companies.
Security
Industry Group To Advise TSA on Aviation Security
The House Homeland Security Committee was expected to take action last month on the “Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act of 2011,” which will e
Security
Remembering 9/11, In Your Own Words
To commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11, AIN asked you–our readers–to write the narrative by sharing your own personal stories of that
Security
GA Security Elevated as 9/11 Anniversary Nears
The Department of Homeland Security and the FBI issued an intelligence bulletin warning on Friday that “violent extremists with knowledge of general aviati
Regulations and Government
NBAA, AOPA Submit Opening Briefs in Barr Lawsuit
Security
Researchers Develop GA Security Model
Engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas have created a statistical model of daily operations at general aviation airports that might uncover
Security
Lawmakers decry Barr restrictions
Lawmakers from both houses of Congress have joined the battle over the Department of Transportation’s decision to dismantle the Block Aircraft Registration
Safety
Air-Care International’s New Facts Fire Trainer
Air-Care International’s Facts training division has added a new simulator to its stable of cabin safety training devices, an in-flight fire trainer.
Safety
Dodie speaks: flight attendants are safety specialists
“The number-one priority is being safety specialists,” said Dodie Thomas, who works for Altria Client Services and was chosen as vice chairwoman of the NBA
Security
GAMA to Congress: review security fiats
Jeppesen president and CEO Mark Van Tine in July questioned the Transportation Security Administration’s use of security directives to vastly expand existi
Airports
TSA Adds News DCA Gateways
The Transportation Security Administration has added several new FBOs as approved gateways for general aviation operators using the DCA Access Standard Sec
Security
General Aviation Groups Seek Relief from Presidential TFRs
The presidents of six general aviation associations have asked the head of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to help soften the financial im
