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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would strengthen general aviation security, reducing the potential of private airplanes being used for terrorist acts.
The Large Aircraft Security Program (LASP) would require all U.S. operators of corporate and personally-owned aircraft exceeding 12,500 pounds maximum take-off weight to implement security programs that would be subject to compliance audits by TSA. The proposed regulation would also require operators to verify that passengers are not on the federal government's terrorist watch list.
"The LASP is a significant component in the Department's plans to enhance domestic general aviation security. It would require currently unregulated general aviation operations over a specific weight threshold to adopt security measures," said the TSA.
"This will give them (general aviation) a strong common framework for security that will reduce risk while supporting the open nature of the general aviation industry," said TSA Administrator Kip Hawley. The proposed rule is open to public comment for 60 days.
According to the TSA,...