The Large Aircraft Security Program puts the general aviation industry — which employs 1.2 million people in the U.S. — at further economic risk, U.S.Rep. Todd Tiahrt and Sens. Sam Brownback and Pat Roberts said in a letter this week to the Department of Homeland Security.
“The last thing workers and aviation manufacturers need is more bureaucratic mandates that would cripple the industry,” Tiahrt said in a statement.
The industry and the TSA must work together to develop a plan that ensures every person is safe on board a plane, but also does not harm the general aviation industry, Brownback said.
In the letter, the three noted their concern that many of the proposed measures would create significant operational burdens on businesses that rely on general avition aircraft to conduct their business. “Without changes…, the TSA proposal could make it nearly impossible for some aircraft to operate at all,” the letter said. It suggests the Department reconsiders the program.
