Risk-Based Security Must Also Advance FFDO Program And Secondary Cockpit Barriers
In testimony before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Transportation Security, Capt. Tim Canoll, president of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), underscored the union’s support for the Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS) as a key element in a multi-layered, risk-based approach to aviation security that also includes advancing the Federal Flight Deck Officer (FFDO) program and secondary cockpit barriers on passenger airliners.
Agencies Moving Forward With Fleet Replacement Program
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) and the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) have taken delivery of new Airbus Helicopters H125s as part of the two agencies’ multi-year fleet replacement plans.
Includes $2.6 Billion In Firm Orders Announced At Paris Air Show
At the end of the second quarter of 2015, Embraer's firm order backlog reached $22.9 billion, the highest level in the Company's history. At the end of the previous quarter, in March 2015, the firm order backlog totaled $20.4 billion.
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