Security

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

Oct 3, 2007 - 11:32 AM
The FAA is investigating having VASI and PAPI lights begin flashing when the landing runway is occupied.
Oct 3, 2007 - 11:23 AM
The National Air Transportation Association launched a risk-management program intended to halve ramp-related accidents over the next five years.
Oct 3, 2007 - 9:53 AM
General aviation received some good news and some not-so-good news last month with regard to airport security.<br /> The good news is that the Transportat
Oct 3, 2007 - 9:49 AM
The journey of TWA Flight 800, which began from New York JFK International Airport on the hot evening of July 17, 1996, finally ended this spring, not at i
Oct 3, 2007 - 8:59 AM
“The DOT would rather let an F-16 shoot down a hijacked airplane than let pilots carry guns in the cockpit,” was The Wall Street Journal’s response to Tran
Oct 3, 2007 - 8:03 AM
NBAA has turned to an outside vendor to assist in conducting the association’s security seminars.
Oct 2, 2007 - 11:02 AM
The Transportation Security Administration confirmed late last month that it decided to suspend the current “three trip” monthly frequency requirement nece
Sep 26, 2007 - 8:02 AM
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) last month issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would require more detailed information about arriv
Sep 25, 2007 - 8:47 AM
It can be a dangerous world out there, and Houston-based ASI Group (formerly Air Security International) continues to expand on that premise.
Aug 29, 2007 - 7:14 AM
While the FAA was in the process of reducing the size and shape of the Washington, D.C.