Unbelievable

It took awhile, but the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) finally is getting around to doing for non-commercial aviation what its done for the airlines. In early October, the TSA proposed a new set of security regulations targeting privately operated (i.e., Part 91) large airplanes, those with a maximum gross takeoff weight greater than 12,500 pounds. Its part of the agencys proposed new large aircraft standard security program, or LASSP, which attempts to consolidate overlapping rules and create new ones. The TSA "anticipates that this proposed rule would require approximately 10,000 aircraft operators and 315 airport operators, most of whom are not currently required to do so, to implement security programs." While we have no way to know, we think thats underestimated. And we doubt the TSA knows, either.

Key Takeaways:

• The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has proposed new security regulations, the Large Aircraft Standard Security Program (LASSP), for privately operated large aircraft over 12,500 pounds.
• These proposed rules would introduce extensive new requirements, including personnel training, flightcrew background checks, mandatory federal air marshal carriage, advance passenger manifests, and airline-style security searches.
• The new regulations are anticipated to affect approximately 10,000 aircraft operators and hundreds of airports, with all compliance and implementation costs falling to the operators.
• Industry organizations like AOPA and GAMA have expressed significant concerns regarding the unprecedented burden, high costs, and the potential lack of commensurate security benefits for general aviation.

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