TSA Reconsiders Requirements On Private Jets

Back in 2008, The Transportation Security Administration considered having new regulations for the private jet industry and smaller airports. Many private air charters and airports thought they would lose business if the TSA really implemented those new rules. They also thought there would be costly changes required on their end. Under that TSA proposal golfers wouldn’t be allowed to carry their golf clubs inside the private aircraft’s cabin, hunters wouldn’t be allowed to carry their rifles into the private jets either. For general aviation and commercial airlines, these rules make sense for security purposes, but not in private aviation. Plus, these proposed changes would have affected any private aircraft that’s more than 12,500 pounds. These new requirements would have meant that the luggage boarding these private jets would have to be x-rayed and more restrictions on what goes onto the private plane. The passengers would also have to have their names checked against a ‘no fly’ list. In the end, after several discussions, the TSA will keep dealing and overseeing the security requirements only on general aviation.