The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) yesterday released a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) to strengthen aircraft repair station security. The proposed regulation has been in the works since 2003, when Congress ordered the TSA to develop security requirements for repair facilities within eight months. The deadline passed with no results and Congress gave the TSA another year to comply.
According to the TSA, the intent of the regulation is to establish security requirements for maintenance and repair work conducted on aircraft and aircraft components at domestic and foreign repair stations certified by the FAA.
“This proposed rule supplements FAA requirements that protect aircraft undergoing repairs from terrorist threats,” said Lee Kair, assistant administrator of the agency’s office of security operations. “By enhancing repair station security, this rulemaking guards against the potential threat of an aircraft being destroyed or used as a weapon.”
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