The Transportation Security Administration’s notice of public meeting and request for comments on “Aircraft Repair Station Security” (Docket No. TSA-2004-17131) garnered 20 comments by the March 29 deadline. Responses came from individual pilots, small and large maintenance facilities and special interest groups. At stake are potentially very expensive regulations that could affect approximately 650 foreign repair stations certified by the FAA to repair aircraft that enter U.S. airspace, and approximately 4,500 domestic repair facilities. The comment period followed a February 27 public hearing in Arlington, Va.
Most comments were critical of singling out maintenance facilities for increased security measures. “Those of us at small, non-airline airports should contribute to shop security. Maybe we could take turns standing guard at our one-mechanic shops,” one commentator suggested.
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