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March 15, 2005

Aero-News Quote Of The Day (03.15.05)

"Unfortunately, the New York Times report does not include the many security procedures recommended and added by the general aviation community since 9/11, which included programs for airports, flight schools and individual aircraft. The story seems to overstate the actual threat of general aviation, which has on many occasions been determined not to be a significant security risk by the same federal agencies quoted in the report." Source: Doug Macnair, EAA vice president of government relations, reacting to a story in the New York Times describing a 24-page report on aviation security. Sources tell ANN the report, concocted by the FBI and DHS, spends all of one paragraph out of 24 pages addressing the possible threats posed to national security by terrorists who

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