From time to time, we tend to hear inaccuracies from the general
media, especially when covering aviation stories. From "Boeing
A320s" to "a supersonic Cessna"(yep, we've heard it), those who are
not "in the know" often stick their journalistic foot right in the
kisser. However, CBS's latest volley against general aviation (GA)
is just downright shameful.
As I watched CBS' Eye on America segment -- called Airport
Terror Targets -- during Wednesday's evening news program, I not
only became angry at news correspondent Bob Orr's apparent total
disregard of journalistic integrity for not seeking the other side
of the story (some of us in the industry can't even spell FAIR),
but more disappointed at the so-called "aviation experts" use
"The fact is that within weeks of the
9-11 terrorist attacks NATA formed an Aviation Business Task Force
composed of industry and government representatives and created a
comprehensive list of best security practices for the
industry. Those best practices were widely distributed
throughout the industry and have been implemented at many
fixed-base operations at general aviation airports throughout the
country. CBS has done itself and all of general aviation a huge
disservice by airing this report and not bothering to check the
facts."
Source: NATA President James K.
Coyne, describing Wednesday night's CBS Evening News
segment on the (so-called) lack of security at general aviation
airports in the United Stat
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