Posted on February 27th, 2019
In a recent survey conducted by Washington, D.C.-based researchers Penn, Schoen & Berland for the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA), 90 percent of the 1,206 Americans questioned said the current policy of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) on knives aboard an airplane should not be changed. The survey was conducted in response to TSAadministrator John…
Posted on February 24th, 2019
Airline passengers will have to leave their knives at home after all. And their bats and golf clubs. A policy change scheduled to go into effect this week that would have allowed passengers to carry small knives, bats and other sports equipment onto airliners will be delayed, federal officials said Monday. The delay is necessary…
Posted on February 18th, 2019
The Transportation Security Administration suffers from bureaucratic morass and mismanagement, according to a staff report from two congressional committees. The review of the TSA’s performance was conducted by Republican investigative staff of the House Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Oversight and Government Reform. “The TSA has strayed from its security mission and mushroomed into…
Posted on February 16th, 2019
The Obama Administration has notified NBAA that it will continue to have a seat on the Transportation Security Administration’s Aviation Security Advisory Committee (Asac), along with 24 other industry stakeholder groups. TSA Administrator John Pistole recently noted the “vital role” the Asac plays in balancing real-world security concerns with workable implementation of policy proposals. “In…
Posted on February 11th, 2019
Flight crew unions have opposed last week’s policy change by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) that will allow some knives in U.S. airliner cabins. Under its revised prohibited items list effective April 25, the TSA will begin allowing knives with blades up to 2.36 inches in length and 0.5 inches in width to be carried…
Posted on February 2nd, 2019
A Challenger 604 from CSI Aviation Services was used for a simulated hijacking last month as part of an exercise between the U.S. and Russia. The twinjet was crossing the Bering Sea when the simulated hijacking occurred. As planned, the aircraft did not respond to communications, resulting in the FAA and TSA notifying the U.S.…
Posted on February 10th, 2011
Speaking at the National Air Transportation Association’s FBO Leadership Conference this week in Savannah, Ga., Transportation Security Administration general aviation manager Brian Delauter told attendees that he hopes the new iteration of the Large Aircraft Security Program (Lasp) will be ready for release within the next 60 days. According to Delauter, the program underwent such…
