As with any overt display of affluence, it can generate feelings of anger, resentment and revolt, and clients and operators need to be vigilant to the threats that could result from travel into unknown and relatively known areas.


The ways in which security measures are managed and overseen by business aviation operators vary considerably. Some operators have dedicated security professionals, while others, understandably, require their security adviser to be a dual role, e.g. also having responsibility for quality auditing. ‘Hold’ baggage (which on business jets can normally be accessed from the passenger cabin) mishandling incidents do occur; in a recent incident, a bag was loaded onto an aircraft that the owner was not, and had never planned to be, traveling on and the error was only discovered when the aircraft was inflight. Business jet passengers tend to value their privacy greatly and some do not want their baggage labeled. Baggage loading is often overseen, or indeed undertaken, by the crew so this task must be approached with situational awareness and a vigilant eye. Storage of business jet hold baggage can be insecure and therefore the bags can be vulnerable to theft or the introduction of an explosive or incendiary device. Some territories to which operations travel suffer from endemic corruption and widespread solicitation of bribery. This is relevant because if airport employees fall into this category, it increases the need for operators to safeguard their operations, as the security-integrity of an aircraft that has been ‘guarded’ by a corrupt security agent is clearly questionable.


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