Security
News and information about crew, passenger, aircraft and airport security issues.
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
Charter & Fractional
FAA: Airline rules to migrate to charter operations
Flight, duty and rest regulations currently being finalized for Part 121 airlines “can very well migrate over to the Part 135” on-demand sector, John Allen
Security
Vague GAO Report Fails To Address Security Risk Issue
10:30 6-21-2011
In response to a Senate committee request, the U.S.
Security
NATA Concerned with Proposed Airport SMS Plan
The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) has formally responded to the FAA’s proposed rulemaking that would require all commercially served airpo
Regulations and Government
General Aviation Groups Ask for Presidential TFR Relief
Six aviation associations–NBAA, AOPA, NATA, GAMA, EAA and HAI–in a joint letter
Security
Sentinel 100L stands guard 24/7
Oviv Security Technologies is demonstrating an enhanced version of its Sentinel 100L aircraft security system here at the EBACE show, with displays both i
Security
GA Booster Brian Delauter Bails Out of TSA
Brian Delauter, a former airline pilot with impeccable general aviation (GA) credentials, will leave his post as TSA general manager for GA effective Monda
Security
Accidents: May 2011
Preliminary Report: King Air Crashes on Takeoff
Hawker Beechcraft King Air B200, Long Beach, Calif., March 16, 2011–The twin turboprop was s
Security
Counterterrorism provides lessons for bizav security
The line between garden-variety criminals and international terrorists has become blurred worldwide, as the two groups become increasingly comfortable work
Security
House of Representatives Moves To Defend BARR
Two long-time pilot members of Congress have successfully amended the pending House FAA reauthorization bill to preserve the Block Aircraft Registration Re
Safety
NBAA, NATA Oppose Tightening of Barr Requirements
The FAA proposed on Friday to severely limit participation in the Block Aircraft Registratio
Security
NBAA weighs in on proposed Barr limitations
With the Department of Transportation considering est
Security
New Lasp will likely increase weight threshold
Transportation Security Administration general aviation manager Brian Delauter told attendees at the National Air Transportation Associationπs FBO Leadersh
Security
DHS simplifies threat warning system
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano announced in January that the DHS will drop its color-coded threat advisory system.
Regulations and Government
Large Aircraft Security Proposal v2.0 Coming Soon
Speaking at the National Air Transportation Association's FBO Leadership Conference this week in Savannah, Ga., Transportation Security Administration gene
Security
GA groups blast Atlantic article
An article in The Atlantic magazine alleging that general aviation security is lax to nonexistent prompted an outcry from GA organizations last mont
Security
Bombardier Fined $319,000 for Denial of Pilot Training
The Quebec Human Rights Tribunal has ordered Bombardier to pay a Pakistani-born Canadian citizen more than $319,000 for denying him Challenger 604 flight t
Security
Dorgan Urges Hearings on Aircraft Registration
Reacting to news reports that the FAA has missing data on nearly 120,000 of the nation’s 357,00
Security
Air Freight Security Must Get Smarter
The air freight industry needs to quickly adopt the more sophisticated and holistic approaches to security already introduced in the maritime cargo sector,
