Security

Man-carried portable air defense systems (Manpads), also known as shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles, in the hands of terrorists have a lot of people ve

Homeland security experts are considering new measures to tighten security for general aviation operators as part of an ongoing attempt to prepare for unkn

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Although the Transportation Security Administration’s general aviation airport security guidelines working group was unable to reach a consensus on how to

For years, the marketers of the Emergency Vision Assurance System (EVAS) have been asking the FAA to require the product.

“The nightmare scenario that we talk about is the possibility of a weapon of mass destruction being detonated in a city,” Department of Homeland Security S

“A troubling trend has developed that threatens to harm business aviation in unimaginable ways–complacency,” claims Aviation Security International.

The commission investigating the 9/11 terror attacks is subpoenaing documents it says the FAA has withheld.

In separate efforts, Jet Aviation and Kollsman are the latest companies to explore possible anti-surface-to-air-missile (SAM) systems.

“After May 1 operators not meeting the full requirements of the [twelve-five and private charter security] rules will be considered to be in noncompliance,

With the forcible shutdown of Chicago Meigs Field fresh in their minds, several members of the House aviation subcommittee called to eliminate some of the

Gulfstream now offers the FAA-approved BAE Systems Matador infrared surface-to-air missile countermeasure system for the G500, G550 and GV.

It has been just over two years since four hijacked jetliners stopped the world in its tracks on what was for residents of the New York City and Washington

With the first hints that the Bush Administration is considering raiding the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) to help fund security-related expenses in 20

A recent survey of fewer than 60 pilots on the state of the business aviation industry’s security measures is significantly flawed, NBAA asserts.

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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is in the process of contacting air taxi operators regulated by the Twelve-Five Standard Security Program

A few days after last September 11 it became apparent that the FAA and even the Department of Transportation did not have much say in aviation security mat

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• Is the hangar/FBO property fenced off from the street and from adjoining unsecured property?
• How do you control access

In Europe, reaction to September 11 included shock, outrage, empathy and resolve.

Regional airlines, long dependent on the efficiencies their comparatively low cost structures bring, have watched increased security burdens since Septembe

The FAA’s Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) is designed to identify and correct dangerous operational situations that might not come to the attention o

The Transportation Security Administration’s notice of public meeting and request for comments on “Aircraft Repair Station Security” (Docket No.

NBAA has turned to an outside vendor to assist in conducting the association’s security seminars.

“The DOT would rather let an F-16 shoot down a hijacked airplane than let pilots carry guns in the cockpit,” was The Wall Street Journal’s response to Tran

The journey of TWA Flight 800, which began from New York JFK International Airport on the hot evening of July 17, 1996, finally ended this spring, not at i

General aviation received some good news and some not-so-good news last month with regard to airport security.
The good news is that the Transportat

The National Air Transportation Association launched a risk-management program intended to halve ramp-related accidents over the next five years.

The FAA is investigating having VASI and PAPI lights begin flashing when the landing runway is occupied.

NBAA and the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) have submitted comments on the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) “twelve-five” pro