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Third Time’s the Charm for TSA
After two previous candidates withdrew their names from consideration, the Transportation Security Administration finally welcomed its new boss on Friday w
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TSA To Take a Fresh Look at DCA Access
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) wants to improve on the anemic number of general aviation flights into Ronald Reagan Washington National A
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TSA: Expect Modified LASP ‘Sometime This Year’
Without revealing specifics, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) assistant administrator John Sammon said on Tuesday at the National Air Transport
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ASA Group Inundated During Thailand Protests
The ASA Group, an executive-aviation security services provider with a base in Bangkok, said it has been inundated with requests for assistance from travel
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Obama Nominates Pistole for TSA Chief
President Barack Obama yesterday nominated John Pistole as assistant secretary for the Department of Homeland Security, a position where he would also lead
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EU security standards face likely delay in UK
Final agreement over the way the European Union’s new “common basic standards for aviation security” are implemented in the UK will not be achieved by the
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New LASP Proposal Set for Departmental Review, TSA Says
The Transportation Security Administration has completed the revision of the large aircraft security program (LASP) and the legislation is about to move to
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TSA looks to lessen GA’s security burden
A general aviation working group met with Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officials early last month to begin discussing procedures and proces
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UK Likely To Delay Aviation Security Standards Rule
Final agreement over the way the European Union’s new “common basic standards for aviation security” are implemented in the UK will not be achieved by the
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EBAA Wants Expansion of U.S. Pre-clearance at Shannon
The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) has called on the U.S.
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Odyssey FBO Rises from Ashes at New Orleans Lakefront
The former Million Air FBO facility at New Orleans Lakefront Airport that was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 will officially rise from the a
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Napolitano Shoves LASP To Back Burner
Making good on testimony before the Senate Commerce Committee in December, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano has ordered the
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Shady Behavior Places Gulf Helo Operators On Alert
Suspicious activity over the last two weeks reported near critical infrastructure and helicopter bases serving the Gulf of Mexico’s oil and gas industry ha
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3M system eases compliance with security rule
A mobile handheld identification reader and requisite software introduced by 3M will give charter companies, general aviation and FBOs a method of validati
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TSA Proposes Repair Station Security Rule
The TSA on November 17 released a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to strengthen aircraft repair station security.
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Revised security NPRM expected to modify LASP
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) expects to issue a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking for the Large Aircraft Security Program (LAS
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Business Aviation Safety Continues To Improve
While flight hours are down an estimated 20 to 30 percent from last year, business aviation accidents declined by nearly 50 percent during the first three
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Honeywell Gets FAA OK for Runway Safety Systems
Honeywell yesterday received TSO approval for SmartRunway and SmartLanding, which are both software upgrades for the company’s Mark V and Mark VII enhanced
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FAA SAFO Tackles Pilot Fatigue for Short-haul Ops
The FAA yesterday issued a Safety Alert for Operators (SAFO) that addresses pilot fatigue countermeasures in Part 121 and 135 short-haul operations, though
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Proposed TSA Repair Station Rules Nearly Ready
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) “is one step closer to issuing security regulations for repair stations,” according to the Modification an
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White House Announces TSA Chief Nominee
President Obama on Thursday announced that he intends to nominate Erroll Southers as the fifth administrator of the Transportation Security Administration
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Congressional Hearing Addresses GA Security
Yesterday, at a hearing held by the House Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection, general aviation proponents had an opportu
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TSA Names Acting GM for General Aviation
Brian Delauter, most recently the federal security director at Savannah (Ga.) International Airport, has been selected to serve as the Transportation Secur
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Homeland Security Funding Bill Addresses LASP Concerns
Under a Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill for fiscal year 2010 that was passed by the House last week, lawmakers lauded the Transportatio
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TSA may change LASP
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) appears to be taking seriously the 7,000-plus submitted comments opposing the proposed large aircraft secu
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DHS Report: No Need for TSA to Regulate GA Security
The Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General released a report on “TSA’s Role in General Aviation Security” that concludes: “We determ
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House Gives Aviation More Say In TSA Proposals
An amendment to the Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act approved last week will allow the aviation industry to review and provide inpu
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Anti-aviation Protesters Target London City Airport
Four men and one woman aligned with Plane Stupid, an activist group opposed to airport expansion in Europe, cut through the chain-link perimeter fence on t
