providing security training to flight department personnel; establishing sound physical security measures to control access to facilities and aircraft; issuing photo IDs for crew members; conducting pre-flight security inspections of aircraft; matching baggage to passengers; maintaining positive control of baggage; and developing and keeping up to date site-specific security and emergency response plans.
Viewed from a global perspective, business aviation is a huge sector of our industry and yet in many countries, it is, or has been, subject to scant regulation, at least from an aviation security perspective. However, this lack of oversight is beginning to change. Refreshingly, some major regulators have acknowledged that the sector must be able ‘to maintain participation, activity and growth levels’ and that ‘proportionality of regulation is of upmost importance for this sector’.
Business jets operate into major international airports where they can be subject to similar, if not identical, regulations as scheduled service airlines. However, many also operate to states where there may be few or no sector-specific regulatory requirements and into small airfields and airstrips where there may be no security infrastructure, little or no ramp lighting and unobstructed access to parked aircraft. Owners and their contracted aircraft management company (where these are not the same) mostly secure their aircraft when they are not in service to try to prevent them being flown by unauthorised persons, to try to prevent unauthorised access and to try to prevent other related risks e.g. theft, interference with aircraft systems, etc. But business jets can spend significant amounts of time parked between operations, and the methods deployed to secure them can vary significantly. Some operators rely on inbuilt locking mechanisms while others will complement these with anti-theft devices or by storing the aircraft in a secure hangar. In some locations, crew and passenger screening is undertaken, but there are differing views about the need for and merits of this and also whether flight crews should be subject to psychological screening. Business jet clients are, very often, relatively or extremely wealthy. To those who are not so fortunate, this is obvious and can cause serious disgruntlement.
KNOW BEFORE YOU GO - SECURITY INTELLIGENCE BRIEFS Business travelers often need to travel to destinations with assorted local security risks. It’s important to know and understand the risks before you go. Intelligence briefs provide security highlights and security detail to help operators mitigate risks, both in trip planning and day of operation. It’s recommended to obtain security briefs at least three weeks in advance. Get updates closer to day of operation – as this may impact your decision to travel to a particular destination.
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