Security
3M System Eases Compliance with Security Rule
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St. Paul-based 3M has released a product to help general aviation operators comply with a new Customs and Border Protection (CBP) requirement that they provide passenger and aircraft data before all flights into or out of the U.S. Called the 3M Mobile Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) Solution, it consists of a mobile ID reader and client/server software.

The company claims the mobile APIS offers a quick and easy way to collect, store, validate and transmit data for border control passenger screening and forwarding to the TSA for vetting purposes. Failing to submit the data or submitting it inaccurately, can result in a fine for an aircraft’s pilot of $5,000 for the first violation.