|
Langa Air To Perform FAA-Compliant Security
Procedures
Date:
September 26,
2001
Langa Air,
Inc. based at the St. Louis Regional Airport announced that it would implement new security procedures
including employment background verification and the use of badges
for employees and customers who have access to aircraft. Langa is in the process of developing a company
wide security plan and appointed Jeff Baalman
as Security Manager.
Langa Air is a member of The
National Air Transportation Association (NATA).
NATA has created a Business Aviation Security Task Force
that unanimously endorsed employment background verifications for
all employees with access to aircraft at all airports, large and
small. Currently, only certain employees at airports
with scheduled air carrier service are required to have employment
background verifications. St. Louis Regional Airport, since it does not have any scheduled air carriers,
is not required to perform employment verifications. Upon NATA’s recommendation,
Langa Air will proceed immediately to implement a security plan
including employment verification even before an official ruling
has been determined for the St. Louis Regional Airport.
“We feel that it is necessary to take whatever
precaution we can to assure our customers, co-workers, community,
and government that general aviation is safe.” said Scott Langa,
vice president of Langa Air.
All Langa Air current employees and new
employees will be required to execute a release and consent form
authorizing Langa to perform a security check.
They then will be required to provide employment history
for the past ten years and answer several questions regarding their
past including criminal history.
Although grounded from flight training for
a period of ten days immediately following the terrorist attack
on September 11th, Langa says that flight operations
have resumed and are back on track. “We will continue where we left off, building
a solid flight school that contributes to the community and the
future of aviation.” said Langa.
|
