Airport Watch Has A Friend In Congress | Aero-News Network
Aero-News Network
RSS icon RSS feed
podcast icon MP3 podcast
Subscribe Aero-News e-mail Newsletter Subscribe

Airborne Unlimited -- Most Recent Daily Episodes

Episode Date

Airborne-Monday

Airborne-Tuesday

Airborne-Wednesday Airborne-Thursday

Airborne-Friday

Airborne On YouTube

Airborne-Unlimited-07.14.25

Airborne-NextGen-07.15.25

AirborneUnlimited-07.16.25

Airborne-FlightTraining-07.17.25

AirborneUnlimited-07.11.25

Sun, Jul 13, 2003

Airport Watch Has A Friend In Congress

Sen. Fritz Hollings Endorses Program

A senior US senator has offered praise and government funds for AOPA's Airport Watch program -- including its toll-free security hotline.

Thursday, during a meeting of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Sen. Fritz Hollings (D-SC) successfully offered an amendment directing the Department of Homeland Security to continue funding the 1-866-GA-SECURE hotline, where callers can report suspicious activities at an airport.

Hollings, a hawk on security issues and a champion of general aviation, declared afterwards, "Airport Watch is a common-sense and effective approach to securing our nation's general aviation airports. AOPA and TSA have got it right on this one."

Airport Watch is modeled on the popular neighborhood watch program and asks general aviation pilots and others on GA airports to watch for and report any possible criminal or terrorist activity.

AOPA partnered with the Transportation Security Administration (now part of the Homeland Security Department) to create Airport Watch. AOPA created the program and funded program materials such as brochures, airport signs, and training videos.

TSA provided the toll-free hotline and helped distribute some of the program materials.

Sen. Hollings is a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and is the ranking member on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Senate committee that oversees the FAA. The bill will now be sent to the Senate floor for full consideration by that chamber.

FMI: www.aopa.org

Advertisement

More News

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (07.15.25): Charted Visual Flight Procedure Approach

Charted Visual Flight Procedure Approach An approach conducted while operating on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan which authorizes the pilot of an aircraft to proceed >[...]

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (07.15.25)

“When l became the Secretary of Defense, I committed to rebuild our military to match threats to capabilities. Drones are the biggest battlefield innovation in a generation, >[...]

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (07.15.25)

Aero Linx: Stearman Restorers Association Welcome to the Stearman Restorers Association. The Stearman Restorers Association is an independent “Not for Profit” 501C-3 Co>[...]

NTSB Final Report: Kjelsrud Gary Kitfox

Airplane Exhibited A Partial Loss Of Engine Power When It Was About Halfway Down The Runway Analysis: The pilot of the experimental amateur-built airplane was departing from his pr>[...]

NTSB Prelim: Cessna A150L

The Flight Path Was Consistent With Low-Altitude Maneuvering On June 18, 2025, about 0922 mountain standard time, a Cessna A150L airplane, N6436F, was substantially damaged when it>[...]

blog comments powered by Disqus



Advertisement

Advertisement

Podcasts

Advertisement

© 2007 - 2025 Web Development & Design by Pauli Systems, LC