Security
DHS report calls for continued vigilance
An FBI/Department of Homeland Security (DHS) report that made only a few passing references to general aviation aircraft being used by terrorists neverthel

An FBI/Department of Homeland Security (DHS) report that made only a few passing references to general aviation aircraft being used by terrorists nevertheless provided fodder for newspapers and broadcast news media for several days last month and prompted general aviation interest groups to activate extensive damage control.

The flap began with a March 13 article in The New York Times that trumpeted that the “Aviation Security Overview” authored by the FBI and DHS described noncommercial airplanes and helicopters as particularly tempting targets for terrorist groups such as al Qaeda.