The names and addresses of aircraft owners should be withheld from public view by default, AOPA asserted in comments responding to a request from the FAA that drew hundreds of opinions for and against the privacy policy that was announced March 28.
AOPA has received several calls from members who are flight instructors seeking guidance on how to comply with the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA’s) new Flight Training Security Program (FTSP) Rule. The rule became effective July 30, though it gave flight training providers until November 1 to designate and register their security coordinators with the TSA.
After the events in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, the U.S. Secret Service has asked for changes to certain temporary flight restrictions surrounding the vice president and the presidential nominees from each political party.
A convicted avionics thief sent to federal prison more than a decade ago faces fresh charges from federal prosecutors, after police allegedly caught him in the act of stealing equipment from aircraft at an Idaho airport.
The Transportation Security Administration enacted rules in the aftermath of September 11 that aimed to prevent terrorists from training in American flight schools as some of the hijackers had done. These rules generally required that security threat assessments be performed for certain individuals seeking flight training in the United States.