TSA international waiver due to be replaced by eAPIS
Thursday, 29th July, 2010
Over in the States, the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has agreed with the TSA that the waiver process previously used for non-scheduled flights will, for certain flights, be replaced with a system similar to eAPIS currently used by scheduled airlines. Below is an excerpt from the article:
''The TSA's new procedure, which applies to aircraft registered outside of the US, was unveiled today by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. Under the new procedure, those using company-owned airplanes to travel to the U.S. to conduct business will no longer be required to undergo the TSA's traditional process for obtaining an international waiver to enter the country.
Instead, TSA will conduct its security review by coordinating with a partner security agency, Customs and Border Protection (CBP), to gather the data through CBP's Electronic Advance Passenger Information System (e-APIS). The approach is expected to be implemented and in use by government on September 1 of this year.''
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