Keeping the Skies Friendly: Next Steps for General Aviation Security


 

Publication Date: July 2007

Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)

Author(s): James Jay Carafano

Research Area: Government; Transportation

Keywords: Homeland defense; Aviation Security; General Aviation; Civil Aviation

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

The national effort to make the skies safer should include bolstering the DHS, the Coast Guard, and local law enforcement air assets to patrol for threats from general aviation aircraft; integrating border security into general aviation security; a Trusted Pilot Program; interoperable databases between government agencies; and new technologies, such as GPS locators and biometric pilot's licenses.