Security

News and information about crew, passenger, aircraft and airport security issues.

Regulations and Government

TSA eases international ops waivers

The Transportation Security Administration confirmed late last month that it decided to suspend the current “three trip” monthly frequency requirement nece
Regulations and Government

Security rule changes likely for bizav flights

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) last month issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would require more detailed information about arriv
Security

Air Security establishes ASI Global

It can be a dangerous world out there, and Houston-based ASI Group (formerly Air Security International) continues to expand on that premise.
Security

Security changes ahead for general aviation

While the FAA was in the process of reducing the size and shape of the Washington, D.C.
Security

Torqued: Choose offshore maintenance site shrewdly

Today it is normal to have maintenance performed on our aircraft or components almost anywhere in the world.
Security

Congress Passes Comprehensive Security Bill

Congress last week passed a far-reaching security bill that deals with both cargo and general aviation security, among other things.
Airports

DCA GA Access Plan Has Strings Attached

The strict security requirements of the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) just-released plan to reopen Ronald Reagan Washington National Airpo
Security

First Eclipse 500 AD To Limit Flight to VFR Only

The FAA is expected to issue the first Airworthiness Directive on the Eclipse 500 VLJ in the next few days, restricting the jet to day VFR flight because o
Security

Torqued: Aviation security must be top priority

According to many aviation consultants, aviation is about to enter a period of growth broader than it has experienced in quite a while.
Regulations and Government

Alphabets question value of screening for airport workers

House and Senate bills to require all airport employees with access to secure and sterile areas of an airport to undergo metal detection screening in the s
Security

Proposed reg changes aimed at streamlining security for bizav

At a conference session here at EBACE this morning, delegates will hear an update on where business aviation stands in relation to long-awaited revisions t
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Security

Drug smuggling case calls for tighter security

How would you feel if criminals tried to use your aircraft for international drug smuggling, dragging you and your company into a long-running legal drama?
Airports

NBAA Celebrates DCA Access, but Plan Not Published

The interim final rule from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) detailing all the hoops that general aviation will have to jump through to gai
Security

Air Security International Fires Founder/President

The five-member board of directors of Air Security International (ASI) has fired Issy Boim after 15 years as president of the Dallas-based firm he founded.
Security

Heightened Security Follows London Bombings

Travelers through both airline and general aviation terminals in the UK should expect longer delays from enhanced security screening and plan accordingly,
Security

Rules Released On DCA Access

Rules that will enable some general aviation operators to resume operations at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) were released last Friday an
Airports

D.C. Flight Restrictions Might Be Permanent

The FAA proposed today to make permanent the so-called temporary flight restrictions in the Washington, D.C.
Security

Feds Seek To Snoop On In-flight Communications

Fearing that terrorists will exploit emerging in-flight broadband services to remotely activate bombs or coordinate hijackings, the Justice Department has
Security

Passport Requirements To Be Expanded

Flight crews and their passengers will be affected by a proposal from the Departments of State and Homeland Security to require a U.S.
Security

John Goglia, a rebel with a cause, reflects on NTSB tenure

You don’t expect to see a 59-year-old, gray-haired guy who looks like a middle linebacker choking up as tears well up in his eyes, but then this is John Go
Security

FAA Says It’s Better Prepared for Terrorist Threats

FAA actions on 9/11 “demonstrated the urgency and initiative of many employees who were acting under intense pressure,” the agency said in a response to th
Security

TSA not enforcing ticket revocation rule

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has quietly suspended enforcement of the rule that allowed the agency to revoke a pilot’s certificate for
Safety

Standdown addresses safety and security

Spurred by the popularity of Bombardier’s blockbuster annual standdown in Wichita, safety stand- downs are becoming regional one- day events.
Security

TSA names new chief for general aviation

General aviation interests are encouraged by the appointment of Michal Morgan as Transportation Security Administration (TSA) general manager for general a
Regulations and Government

Meeting at DCA hangar places TSA in hot seat

Can and should Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) be opened to general aviation and charter aircraft? That was the principal topic during an u
Security

Comair Arrests Prompt Crackdown

The Transportation Security Administration began random security checks of airline and airport employees in Florida and Puerto Rico last month after author
Security

Explosive Found in Atlanta’s International Airport

Investigation continues into an explosive device found on April 7 in a men’s lavatory outside a secure area in the atrium at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int
Security

Security access specialist joins NBAA

Richard Doubrava has joined NBAA in the new role of director of security.