Archive for the ‘Aviation’ Category
A Russian airliner has crashed after leaving Moscow’s Domodedovo airport, killing all 65 passengers and six crew on board. The cause is unclear at this point.
Sunday, February 11th, 20181/13/1982: An Air Florida Boeing 727 plunges into the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., killing 78 people.
Saturday, January 13th, 20182017 airliner accident statistics showed an extremely low total of 10 fatal airliner accidents, resulting in 44 fatalities.
Tuesday, January 2nd, 2018“……Five accidents involved cargo flights, five were passenger flights. Given the expected worldwide air traffic of about 36,800,000 flights, the accident rate is one fatal passenger flight accident per 7,360,000 flights……”
Dec. 21, 1988: A terrorist bomb exploded aboard Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing 270 people.
Thursday, December 21st, 2017A plane with 8 souls aboard was approaching Quebec City’s Jean Lesage International Airport on Thursday when a drone struck one of its wings, but only minor damage occurred and the plane landed safely.
Monday, October 16th, 2017Fact Sheet: Aviation Enhanced Security Measures for All Commercial Flights to the United States
Thursday, June 29th, 2017The United States and the global aviation community face an adaptive and agile enemy. Terrorist groups continue to target passenger aircraft, and we have seen a “spider web” of threats to commercial aviation as terrorist pursue new attack methods. Based on these concerns, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is working to raise the baseline of global aviation security to keep the traveling public safe, in coordination with our international partners.
Change to Global Aviation Security Requirements
In light of evaluated intelligence, Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly has determined it is necessary to implement enhanced security measures for all commercial flights to the United States. These measures, both seen and unseen, include enhanced screening of passengers and electronic devices as well as heightened security standards for aircraft and airports.
- Countries: 105
- Airports: 280 (approximate number as it will vary based on seasonal airports)
- Total airlines: 180
- Average daily flights: 2,100
- Passengers: 325,000 average daily passengers
Enhanced Security Measures and Timeline
The enhanced security measures include but are not limited to:
- Enhancing overall passenger screening;
- Conducting heightened screening of personal electronic devices;
- Increasing security protocols around aircraft and in passenger areas; and
- Deploying advanced technology, expanding canine screening, and establishing additional preclearance locations.
Over the course of the next several weeks and months, DHS/TSA will work with aviation stakeholders to ensure these enhanced security measures are fully implemented. Those stakeholders who fail to adopt these requirements with certain timeframes run the risk of additional security restrictions being imposed.
International Flights Bound for the United States
These enhanced security measures will help to secure all commercial flights departing from 280 airports that serve as last points of departure to the United States.
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Drones & ISIS: Could it happen here as a weapon of terror?
Wednesday, February 1st, 2017“….In the past two months, the Islamic State has used more than 80 remotely piloted drones against Iraqi forces and their allies. About one-third of the aircraft, some as small as model airplanes, dropped bombs or were rigged with explosives to detonate on the ground……
