Regulations and Government
Security rule changes likely for bizav flights
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) last month issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would require more detailed information about arriv

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) last month issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would require more detailed information about arriving and departing private aircraft and the people on board within a time frame necessary to assess the risks that such flights could pose to national security.

The NPRM expands existing regulations and will require pilots of private aircraft to provide to the U.S. government electronic manifest data for all on board one hour before departure to and from the U.S. by filing manifest data via the Bureau of Customs and Border Patrol’s eAPIS (electronic Advance Passenger Information System) or an approved alternate system. Pilots operating charter and commercial flights already have been required to submit this information through eAPIS.