GA Security Elevated as 9/11 Anniversary Nears

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the FBI issued an intelligence bulletin on September 2 warning that "violent extremists with knowledge of general aviation and access to small planes pose a significant potential threat to the homeland." In a separate memo sent to general aviation pilots a day later, the Transportation Security Administration said, "While there is no specific or credible intelligence that al-Qa'ida or its affiliates are plotting attacks in the United States to coincide with the 10-year anniversary of 9/11, we remain at a heightened state of vigilance and security measures are in place to detect and prevent plots...should they emerge."