TSA’s security plan worries operators of large helicopters
The Transportation Security Administration’s Large Aircraft Security Program (LASP) proposal has received criticism from industry groups and operators of h
The Transportation Security Administration’s Large Aircraft Security Program (LASP) proposal has received criticism from industry groups and operators of helicopters weighing more than 12,500 pounds. Operators have called the proposal “oppressive” and have expressed concern about the future of general aviation security.
One of the biggest complaints about the proposal is the weight threshold. At a public hearing at Westchester County Airport in New York, National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) president and CEO Ed Bolen said the threshold is unrealistic. “Make no mistake about it: the ‘large aircraft’ security program will apply to some very small aircraft,” Bolen said. “The weight threshold needs to be substantially raised.”
