01-19-2011, 04:45 AM
Private Plane, Public Menace
Wealthy travelers routinely bypass the TSA by flying on private jets. How long until al-Qaeda does the same?
By JEFFREY GOLDBERG
Excerpt:
I had been under the impression that the TSA stationed personnel at many general- aviation terminals, but it typically does not. The general-aviation industry is almost entirely “self-regulated.” The TSA has proposed that it be allowed to impose certain security measures on private jets, such as requiring operators to ensure that their passengers are not on the no-fly list, but for now the agency screens only those Americans who cannot afford to fly on private planes.
The Atlantic Monthly
Wealthy travelers routinely bypass the TSA by flying on private jets. How long until al-Qaeda does the same?
By JEFFREY GOLDBERG
Excerpt:
I had been under the impression that the TSA stationed personnel at many general- aviation terminals, but it typically does not. The general-aviation industry is almost entirely “self-regulated.” The TSA has proposed that it be allowed to impose certain security measures on private jets, such as requiring operators to ensure that their passengers are not on the no-fly list, but for now the agency screens only those Americans who cannot afford to fly on private planes.
The Atlantic Monthly