Tue, Dec 29, 2009
However, Recent Proposals In The UK Cause New Concerns
Although business aviation has never been identified as a
security threat, the attempted terrorist action aboard a commercial
airliner on December 25 underscores the need for continued
vigilance across all of aviation. NBAA is in continuing contact
with officials from the Department of Homeland Security and the
Transportation Security Administration (TSA), and it is the
Association's understanding that last week's events are not
anticipated to have an impact on security policies related to the
business aviation community.
NBAA will keep Members advised, and will continue to work with
federal security officials to promote effective measures to enhance
general aviation security while accommodating the mobility and
flexibility that are the hallmarks of business aviation.
On another front, NBAA notes that earlier this month, the
United Kingdom's Department for Transport published a proposal that
would establish new, binding and mandatory aviation security
standards for all airports not exclusively used by the military.
Although unrelated to last week's events on a commercial airliner,
the standards would apply mandates to airports serving aircraft
with an MTOW of between 15,000 and 45,500 kg for the carriage of
employees and other passengers or goods as an aid to the conduct of
company business.
Unless airports develop alternate measures, business aircraft
would be subject to full airline-like security measures. Unlike the
U.S. approach to security, which places security requirements on
the aircraft operator, the UK approach appears to burden airports
with security measures. The proposal seeks comments by March 3, and
NBAA is working with the British Business and General Aviation
Association and the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA)
to respond to the proposal.
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