Security

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

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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
Regulations and Government

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
Regulations and Government

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
Regulations and Government

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
Security

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
Regulations and Government

TSA Backtracks on Some Airport Badging

Following growing objections from the general aviation community, the Transportation Security Administration relaxed some security restrictions that went i
Regulations and Government

TSA Bill Creates GA Security Working Group

A provision that would establish a general aviation working group to advise the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) on GA security issues is conta
Airports

TSA Airport Security Badging 12 Days Away

A Transportation Security Administration directive mandating badging at airports serving commercial air carriers is scheduled to go into effect June 1.
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FSI gets slew of EASA sim approvals

Forty of FlightSafety International’s full flight simulators located at 15 learning centers in North America have been qualified under the EASA flight simu
Regulations and Government

New badge rule too onerous, says governor

The governor of Montana is the latest to weigh in on a controversial Transportation Security Administration (TSA) directive that would impose new security
Charter & Fractional

‘Runaway Trim’ Questioned in 2007 Citation Crash

An NTSB interim factual report and findings from a flight s
Regulations and Government

TSA revises ‘Playbook’ airport security measures

Following bungled security inspections of general aviation facilities at Nashville International Airport and Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks
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Airports Used by GA To See Growing TSA Scrutiny

The Transportation Security Administration is revising its “Operation Playbook” security program, which seeks to work with airline airports used by general
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LASP Nets Record Number of Comments to TSA

In what is a record number of comments on a TSA rulemaking, aviation industry proponents flooded the Transportation Security Administration docket for the
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FAA, DOT Sued over Runway Safety, Icing Rules

The National Air Disaster Alliance/Foundation (NADA/F) filed a lawsuit in the U.S.
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Alphabets Petition TSA for LASP Rulemaking Group

NBAA, AOPA, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) and the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) late last week sent a joint letter to the
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Schedulers & Dispatchers Numbers Down, Energy Up

NBAA’s 20th Annual Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference, held in Long Beach, Calif., last week, attracted fewer attendees and exhibitors than last year’
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TSA Schedules Public Hearings on GA Security Proposal

The TSA yesterday announced that it will hold five official public hearings next month for the business aviation community to provide feedback on the agenc
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e-APIS Rules in Effect, Compliance Not Yet Mandatory

The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) new rule that requires general aviation pilots to file passenger names and other information to government offi
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Report Blames U.S. Pilots, Controllers for Brazil Midair

According to reports in several Brazilian newspapers, U.S.
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Aircraft Security & Alert Designs G650 Locks

Gulfstream has contracted with Aircraft Security & Alert Systems, the sole provider of custom-designed Medeco locks for aircraft, to develop an advanced lo
ATC

Wallington Report: More Colleges To Train Controllers

The FAA has selected eight additional colleges or universities to participate in the Air Traffic Collegiate Training Initiative (CTI) program.
Security

TSA Delays Town Hall Meeting to Hear Input on LASP

The December 3 town hall meeting planned by the Transportation Security Administration to hear what general aviation operators think about the Large Aircra
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DHS Finalizes e-APIS Rule

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today issued a final rule for plans to move f