Less than a month after the head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection said the agency would review its policy of stopping and searching general aviation aircraft without evidence of wrongdoing, a CBP spokesman has publicly stated that the controversial program is being altered “so as not to needlessly affront law-abiding pilots.”
Flying and other news outlets first began reporting on the story nearly a year ago, leading to an outcry among pilots over the policy. AOPA led the lobbying effort pressuring the CBP to end its policy of targeting GA aircraft for searches after more than 50 reports by members who were stopped and questioned by law enforcement.
