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General Aviation Security guidance from government authorities is inexplicably lacking.

By Matt Thurber

March 28, 2016

With recent terrorist attacks around the world, there is an obvious need for business aircraft operators to ensure a safe environment for their customers, the owners and passengers who pay the bills. After all, that is why they use general aviation instead of more public forms of transport. Yet at least in the U.S., guidance from federal authorities, especially the FAA, has been notably lacking.

Here is what the FAA issued last week after the Brussels airport and railway attacks:

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