Wed, Dec 20, 2006
Those With SIDA Badges Can Expect To Be Questioned
If
you have been issued a security identification display area (SIDA)
badge or other airport-issued ID that gives you access to an air
carrier airport, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association says
you can expect airport staff to ask you for additional information,
including proof of citizenship. You will need to provide this
information in order to continue to have access to the airport.
"This is part of the Transportation Security Administration's
ongoing effort to ensure safety and security at air carrier
airports," said Rob Hackman, AOPA director of security and
regulatory policy, "and is not specifically directed at general
aviation. We have discussed our members' potential concerns about
this procedure with the TSA and will continue to closely follow the
implementation of this procedure to make sure it doesn't adversely
affect pilots."
The administration is requiring those who already have these
passes -- including airport employees, maintenance workers, and
caterers, as well as GA pilots and aircraft owners -- to resubmit
their personal information, along with proof of citizenship, to
continue using their existing pass or to get a new one.
Proof of citizenship is the only new information pilots will
need to provide. A passport or birth certificate accompanied by a
government-issued photo ID (including a driver's license) are two
examples.
AOPA says airports will collect this information for SIDA badges
no later than February 1, 2007, and no later than March 1, 2007 for
other airport-issued IDs.
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