Although general aviation access to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) continues to be an elusive and possibly unattainable goal, the Transpor
What is the realistic likelihood of your aircraft being targeted by a shoulder-launched surface-to-air missile (SAM) in the hands of a terrorist? After an
Norwegian authorities have rushed through new security requirements at the country’s smaller airports in response to a September 29 incident in which a man
Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, a veteran of the bare-knuckle school of politics, is defiantly defending his destruction of Meigs Field last year despite thre
The head of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has said that he fully supports NBAA’s Transportation Security Administration Access Certifica
MedAire has expanded beyond the medical-assistance services and products the company has provided the airline and business aviation industry for 20 years,
Million Air Houston (HOU), headquarters FBO for the Million Air Interlink franchise network, recently completed a two-year joint effort with Navigance Tech
In response to numerous reports of lasers being pointed at aircraft, the FAA last month issued advisory circular (AC) 70-2 requesting all aircrews to repor
Aviation Technologies has created what it believes is a solution to the time-consuming process of checking air passenger and employee names against Transpo
Perhaps one of the least appreciated benefits of corporate aviation is that its pilots and their passengers don’t have to endure the security procedures of
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
Although the Transportation Security Administration’s general aviation airport security guidelines working group was unable to reach a consensus on how to
“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
“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
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
Regional airlines, long dependent on the efficiencies their comparatively low cost structures bring, have watched increased security burdens since Septembe