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News and information about crew, passenger, aircraft and airport security issues.
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Flimsy airliner cockpit doors soon will be a thing of the past
Following September 11, the FAA issued a requirement that all U.S.
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Getting back to normal, whatever that may be
Almost three months after the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, people still talk–perhaps now more wistfully than hopefully–about “when things
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Bizav security card prepared for tests
A “smart” security identification card that can be used by aircraft passengers and another that would be used by flight crews, aviation employees and stude
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Fickle politics determine Meig's fate
Despite a new blizzard of support for Meigs Field (CGX) using every media, general aviation’s most famous single-runway airport is set to close permanently
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Airport executives mull security changes
“We have 700 million passengers each year and we can’t treat them all as terrorists,” American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) president Chip Barc
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How will security bill affect bizav?
General aviation will have to wait until later this month to learn how it might be affected by the aviation security bill signed November 19 by President B
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Transponder hijacking code leads to bizjet diversion
A Gulfstream V erroneously squawked that a hijacking was under way as it crossed through Canadian airspace one late October afternoon, leading airspace def
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Penalties may stiffen for busting prohibited areas
Frontier Airlines grounded one of its captains and first officers after they inadvertently flew their Boeing 737 into prohibited airspace above the White H
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International Operations - A 2002 Study Guide
The emotional roller coaster created by September 11 has forced many companies to completely rethink their international travel options.
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New York’s flying finest cope with post-Sept. 11 realities
More than a year later, southern Manhattan still seems scarred, incomplete; the variegated skyline stretching the length of the island seems an archite
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RAA: Airlines can’t absorb any more national defense costs
Even though regional airline traffic is up 13 percent from the second quarter of last year, and regional airliners account for 34 percent of the overall do
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In bizav security, the devil’s in the details
“When it comes to executive protection in an aviation environment, the most common problem is a breakdown in communication between security personnel and t
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Rotorcraft Update: How to avoid football (and other big public gatherings)
The FAA has released a list of stadiums to help pilots comply with notam 2/0199.
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Touching Bases: Navigance adds to security system
Navigance, a consortium of several security equipment manufacturers and service providers, has added features to its Safe system.
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TSA extends timeline for new security rules
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) last month extended the compliance date for the Twelve-Five Standard Security Program (TFSSP), which will
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Additives don’t add power, they just keep jet-A safe
When you pull up to the gas pump in your car, you probably don’t think much about what is in your fuel.
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TSA/AOPA team on terrorism watch plan
With the FAA asking for help in protecting the nation’s airports, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has joined with AOPA to develop a nation
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Industry presses gov’t for aid to combat terror
Declaring that “this meeting is not designed to ask for a bailout of the American airline industry,” U.S.
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12-5/95K compliance deadlines are December 1
The Transportation Security Administration’s compliance deadline is December 1 on new security requirements for on-demand air-taxi operators of aircraft wi
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Banner-tow ban could set perilous precedent
A ban by the coastal California city of Huntington Beach on all aerial advertising flights in its airspace is believed to be the first of its kind in the U
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Secure Show Bristles with New Generation Security Hardware
As an ostentatious display of western military might, Farnborough 2002 was viewed as a high-profile terrorist target.
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Aero-cops ponder 9/11 rescue lessons learned
Last September 10, the New York City Police aviation unit had a detailed disaster response and high-rise rescue plan in place.
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Bill would revise training security rules
Legislation has been introduced that would exempt foreign-national commercial pilots from the current 45-day background check requirement to obtain flight
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TSA okays NATA to conduct fingerprinting
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has delegated the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) to train and certify individuals who can
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Challenger 300 (née Continental) Gets Secure Locks
Aircraft Security & Alert Systems of Dallas has been selected to provide an advanced locking mechanism as standard equipment for Bombardier’s new Chall
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12-5/95K Compliance Extended to December 1
The Transportation Security Administration delayed the compliance deadline on its separate and controversial rules regarding stringent new security require
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TSA pledges flexibility to keep genav safe and secure
In the past month the nation and the aviation industry have successfully navigated the first-year anniversary of September 11, the first Code Orange alert
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Million Air Cleveland installs new level of high-tech security
Million Air Cleveland has installed a new security system at its Burke Lakefront Airport (BKL) facility that it hopes will become the prototype for other F
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Twelve Trying Months: September 11, One Year Later
One year after September 11, corporate aviation is still seeking assurances that its business aircraft will be able to operate on par with the commercial a
