Congress has called for the Transportation Safety Administration ( TSA ), which has several leadership roles still vacant following the inauguration of Donald Trump, to address security gaps concerning public charter flight operations in the US. Same safety standards In a statement, Nick Langworthy, the Republican Congressman from New York, said that he, as well as fellow Republicans Jack Bergman and Marc Veasey and 52 other Members of Congress, called on the TSA to follow through with its intentions to address “security disparities for certain “public charter flight” (Part 135 operators) operations [..
.].” The goal was to ensure that Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) Part 135 operators, better known as public charter airlines, would be held to the same safety standards as any other scheduled commercial carrier.
On January 22, the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) said that it would carefully analyze TSA’s changes to public charter security, falling under the Twelve-Five Standard Security Program (TFSSP) for both FAR Part 135 and Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 380 operators. Doug Carr, the senior vice president of safety, security, sustainability, and international operations of the NBAA, clarified that because of the classified nature of the TFSSP, the association was unable to comment on the details of its internal review. Still, the association looked forward to ensuring that the new program’s requirements remain workable for the diverse ope.