The Transportation Security Administration’s revised final Private Charter Standard Security Program (PCSSP) released on New Year’s Eve removes the Global Express from inclusion in passenger and baggage screening requirements. At the same time, the revised program adds a minimum seating configuration that expands coverage to aircraft that wouldn’t have been covered solely under a weight determination.
The revised requirements increase the weight threshold of covered aircraft from 95,000 pounds mtow to aircraft with an mtow of more than 103,000 pounds, or with a passenger seating configuration of 61 or more. While the revision eliminates most typically configured larger business jets from the requirements, the rule now covers such aircraft as early-model DC-9s, which are certified to mtows of less than 95,000 pounds but can seat 70 passengers. Other aircraft now covered by the rule include the BAE ATP, 146-100A and 146-200A; Fokker F28 Mark 100, F28 Mark 4000, F28 Mark 70; Bombardier Dash 8-401; and Avro RJ85A.
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