Security
News and information about crew, passenger, aircraft and airport security issues.
An FBI/Department of Homeland Security (DHS) report that made only a few passing references to general aviation aircraft being used by terrorists neverthel
Honeywell SPZ 8000 symbol generators in more than 90 Falcon 900s would have to be replaced if the FAA enacts a proposed AD.
With passage of the National Intelligence Reform Act of 2004, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will be required to check the names of poten
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is now expected to issue an informational circular early this spring on security recommendations for gener
The Transportation Security Administration is allowing operators to increase progressively the time for which international waivers are valid.
David Stone, formerly deputy chief of staff at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and security director for Los Angeles International Airport
Last month this column looked at safety management systems (SMS) and considered why the industry is embracing them.
Three serious near collisions on runways in Boston, New York and Las Vegas this year have prompted the NTSB to again press for quicker action by the FAA to
In a November 22 letter to the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC), the Transportation Security Administration said it has “begun the process of deve
The FAA has scheduled public meetings on its proposal to make permanent the so-called temporary restrictions and the current air defense identification zon