Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: "John Ford"
**Special NATA Member Notice**ATTEMPTED SECURITY BREACH AT GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORTIn an effort to show allegedly lax security procedures, NBC News attempted to penetratea charter helicopter operation at St. Louis Downtown Airport on Wednesday,August 11th.The attempt was brought to a halt, and the individuals were apprehended.Though this breach of security was stopped, it was indicated that NBC and othernews agencies might attempt to repeat their efforts at other facilities aroundthe country.NATA urges operators to continue to be on the alert for security breaches by newsagencies "testing the waters" and, more importantly, actual terrorist organizationsor individuals intent on doing harm.Operators nationwide are encouraged to review their security procedures and reinforce their security policies on a regular basis. NATA Members should review the TSA's Security Guidelines for General Aviation Airports (http://www.tsa.gov/public/interapp/edit ... l_1113.xml). Any suspicious activity should be reported immediately to the Airport Watch Hotline at (866) GA SECURE.The account of the August 11 incident, provided by the director of the St. LouisDowntown Airport follows:"Earlier today two Middle Eastern men attempted to penetrate our security. Theytelephoned one of my helicopter FBOs and asked about a charter flight. Afterdiscussion of price and directions to the business, they arrived an hour later.When the office agent asked how they were going to pay for the flight they producedcash. When asked for ID, they produced driver's licenses from two differentstates and they were driving a car licensed in a third state.Things didn't smell right so the mechanic took them into the hangar to see theaircraft while the office person called the FBI and local police. The helicopterthey were going to fly was blocked in by other aircraft so the mechanic wasable to stall them by having to slowly shuffle the blocking planes. Meanwhilethe two men got their backpacks and odd-shaped luggage out of their car. Soonthe local police arrived and they were hauled off to jail in handcuffs.After a little time behind bars, the FBI verified that the two men were employedby NBC New York and were on assignment to get a story of how easy it is to chartera helicopter for a terrorist attack. The men had stayed in a local hoteland purchased box cutters, leather-man knives, and other potential weapons atthe local Wal-Mart using a credit card. The box cutters had been hidden in thelining at the bottom of the backpacks and the other weapons were hidden throughouttheir baggage. They had audio taped the telephone conversation with Arleneand were going to use it as part of a national news story about how easyit is to get information and directions to the location of the helicopter andthen hijack it to commit a terrorist attack.I doubt they will be back at our airport soon and this is a story that will neverbe seen since they were caught. A very "well-done" to my FBO and staff andthe local FBI and police response forces. We have since learned that we were thefirst airport where this had been attempted and NBC planned to attempt similarpenetration stories around the country. Please help me spread the word toother airports."For additional information contact:Beth Van Emburgh Manager, Government & Industry Affairs bvanemburgh@nata-online.orgTo unsubscribe from these newsletters please click here ________________________________________________________________________________Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 13:33:10 -0500

Original Posted By: "cgalley"
**Special NATA Member Notice**ATTEMPTED SECURITY BREACH AT GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORTIn an effort to show allegedly lax security procedures, NBC Newsattempted to penetrate a charter helicopter operation at St. LouisDowntown Airport on Wednesday, August 11th.The attempt was brought to a halt, and the individuals wereapprehended.Though this breach of security was stopped, it was indicated that NBCand other news agencies might attempt to repeat their efforts at otherfacilities around the country. NATA urges operators to continue to be on the alert for securitybreaches by news agencies "testing the waters" and, more importantly,actual terrorist organizations or individuals intent on doing harm.Operators nationwide are encouraged to review their security proceduresand reinforce their security policies on a regular basis. NATA Membersshould review the TSA's Security Guidelines for General AviationAirports(http://www.tsa.gov/public/interapp/edit ... l_1113.xml). Anysuspicious activity should be reported immediately to the Airport WatchHotline at (866) GA SECURE.The account of the August 11 incident, provided by the director of theSt. Louis Downtown Airport follows:"Earlier today two Middle Eastern men attempted to penetrate oursecurity. They telephoned one of my helicopter FBOs and asked about acharter flight. After discussion of price and directions to thebusiness, they arrived an hour later. When the office agent asked howthey were going to pay for the flight they produced cash. When asked forID, they produced driver's licenses from two different states and theywere driving a car licensed in a third state.Things didn't smell right so the mechanic took them into the hangar tosee the aircraft while the office person called the FBI and localpolice. The helicopter they were going to fly was blocked in by otheraircraft so the mechanic was able to stall them by having to slowlyshuffle the blocking planes. Meanwhile the two men got their backpacksand odd-shaped luggage out of their car. Soon the local police arrivedand they were hauled off to jail in handcuffs.After a little time behind bars, the FBI verified that the two men wereemployed by NBC New York and were on assignment to get a story of howeasy it is to charter a helicopter for a terrorist attack. The men hadstayed in a local hotel and purchased box cutters, leather-man knives,and other potential weapons at the local Wal-Mart using a credit card.The box cutters had been hidden in the lining at the bottom of thebackpacks and the other weapons were hidden throughout their baggage.They had audio taped the telephone conversation with Arlene and weregoing to use it as part of a national news story about how easy it is toget information and directions to the location of the helicopter andthen hijack it to commit a terrorist attack.I doubt they will be back at our airport soon and this is a story thatwill never be seen since they were caught. A very "well-done" to my FBOand staff and the local FBI and police response forces. We have sincelearned that we were the first airport where this had been attempted andNBC planned to attempt similar penetration stories around the country.Please help me spread the word to other airports."For additional information contact:Beth Van Emburgh Manager, Government & Industry Affairsbvanemburgh@nata-online.org To unsubscribe from these newsletters please click here ________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: "tmbrant1(at)netzero.net"
**Special NATA Member Notice** ATTEMPTED SECURITY BREACH AT GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORT In an effort to show allegedly lax security procedures, NBC News attempted to penetrate a charter helicopter operation at St. Louis Downtown Airport on Wednesday, August 11th. The attempt was brought to a halt, and the individuals were apprehended. Though this breach of security was stopped, it was indicated that NBC and other news agencies might attempt to repeat their efforts at other facilities around the country. NATA urges operators to continue to be on the alert for security breaches by news agencies "testing the waters" and, more importantly, actual terrorist organizations or individuals intent on doing harm. Operators nationwide are encouraged to review their security procedures and reinforce their security policies on a regular basis. NATA Members should review the TSA's Security Guidelines for General Aviation Airports (http://www.tsa.gov/public/interapp/edit ... l_1113.xml). Any suspicious activity should be reported immediately to the Airport Watch Hotline at (866) GA SECURE. The account of the August 11 incident, provided by the director of the St. Louis Downtown Airport follows: "Earlier today two Middle Eastern men attempted to penetrate our security. They telephoned one of my helicopter FBOs and asked about a charter flight. After discussion of price and directions to the business, they arrived an hour later. When the office agent asked how they were going to pay for the flight they produced cash. When asked for ID, they produced driver's licenses from two different states and they were driving a car licensed in a third state. Things didn't smell right so the mechanic took them into the hangar to see the aircraft while the office person called the FBI and local police. The helicopter they were going to fly was blocked in by other aircraft so the mechanic was able to stall them by having to slowly shuffle the blocking planes. Meanwhile the two men got their backpacks and odd-shaped luggage out of their car. Soon the local police arrived and they were hauled off to jail in handcuffs. After a little time behind bars, the FBI verified that the two men were employed by NBC New York and were on assignment to get a story of how easy it is to charter a helicopter for a terrorist attack. The men had stayed in a local hotel and purchased box cutters, leather-man knives, and other potential weapons at the local Wal-Mart using a credit card. The box cutters had been hidden in the lining at the bottom of the backpacks and the other weapons were hidden throughout their baggage. They had audio taped the telephone conversation with Arlene and were going to use it as part of a national news story about how easy it is to get information and directions to the location of the helicopter and then hijack it to commit a terrorist attack. I doubt they will be back at our airport soon and this is a story that will never be seen since they were caught. A very "well-done" to my FBO and staff and the local FBI and police response forces. We have since learned that we were the first airport where this had been attempted and NBC planned to attempt similar penetration stories around the country. Please help me spread the word to other airports." For additional information contact: Beth Van Emburgh Manager, Government & Industry Affairs bvanemburgh@nata-online.org To unsubscribe from these newsletters please click here________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: "John Ford"
**Special NATA Member Notice**ATTEMPTED SECURITY BREACH AT GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORTIn an effort to show allegedly lax security procedures, NBC Newsattempted to penetrate a charter helicopter operation at St. LouisDowntown Airport on Wednesday, August 11th.The attempt was brought to a halt, and the individuals wereapprehended.Though this breach of security was stopped, it was indicated that NBCand other news agencies might attempt to repeat their efforts at otherfacilities around the country. NATA urges operators to continue to be on the alert for securitybreaches by news agencies "testing the waters" and, more importantly,actual terrorist organizations or individuals intent on doing harm.Operators nationwide are encouraged to review their securityproceduresand reinforce their security policies on a regular basis. NATA Membersshould review the TSA's Security Guidelines for General AviationAirports(http://www.tsa.gov/public/interapp/edit ... l_1113.xml). Anysuspicious activity should be reported immediately to the AirportWatchHotline at (866) GA SECURE.The account of the August 11 incident, provided by the director of theSt. Louis Downtown Airport follows:"Earlier today two Middle Eastern men attempted to penetrate oursecurity. They telephoned one of my helicopter FBOs and asked about acharter flight. After discussion of price and directions to thebusiness, they arrived an hour later. When the office agent asked howthey were going to pay for the flight they produced cash. When askedforID, they produced driver's licenses from two different states and theywere driving a car licensed in a third state.Things didn't smell right so the mechanic took them into the hangar tosee the aircraft while the office person called the FBI and localpolice. The helicopter they were going to fly was blocked in by otheraircraft so the mechanic was able to stall them by having to slowlyshuffle the blocking planes. Meanwhile the two men got their backpacksand odd-shaped luggage out of their car. Soon the local police arrivedand they were hauled off to jail in handcuffs.After a little time behind bars, the FBI verified that the two menwereemployed by NBC New York and were on assignment to get a story of howeasy it is to charter a helicopter for a terrorist attack. The men hadstayed in a local hotel and purchased box cutters, leather-man knives,and other potential weapons at the local Wal-Mart using a credit card.The box cutters had been hidden in the lining at the bottom of thebackpacks and the other weapons were hidden throughout their baggage.They had audio taped the telephone conversation with Arlene and weregoing to use it as part of a national news story about how easy it istoget information and directions to the location of the helicopter andthen hijack it to commit a terrorist attack.I doubt they will be back at our airport soon and this is a story thatwill never be seen since they were caught. A very "well-done" to myFBOand staff and the local FBI and police response forces. We have sincelearned that we were the first airport where this had been attemptedandNBC planned to attempt similar penetration stories around the country.Please help me spread the word to other airports."For additional information contact:Beth Van Emburgh Manager, Government & Industry Affairsbvanemburgh@nata-online.org To unsubscribe from these newsletters please click here==================================================nbsp; entirelysee Matronics ==================================================">http://www.matronics.com/chatpietenpol- ... /SUBSCRIBE: http://www.matronics.com/s List FAQ: http://www.matro Search Engine: http://www.matronics.com/search< 7-DayBrowse: http://www.matron Browse Digests: http://www.matron Live ListChat: http://www.matronics.com/chat< Archives: http://www.matronics.com/archi Photo Share: http://www.matronics.com/pho List Specific: http://www.matronics.comOther Lists: http://www.matronics.com/ema Trouble Report <A"http://www.matronics.com/c============= ... ______Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 20:54:49 -0500

Original Posted By: KTS5TA6(at)wmconnect.com
**Special NATA Member Notice**ATTEMPTED SECURITY BREACH AT GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORTIn an effort to show allegedly lax security procedures, NBC Newsattempted to penetrate a charter helicopter operation at St. LouisDowntown Airport on Wednesday, August 11th.The attempt was brought to a halt, and the individuals wereapprehended.Though this breach of security was stopped, it was indicated that NBCand other news agencies might attempt to repeat their efforts at otherfacilities around the country. NATA urges operators to continue to be on the alert for securitybreaches by news agencies "testing the waters" and, more importantly,actual terrorist organizations or individuals intent on doing harm.Operators nationwide are encouraged to review their securityproceduresand reinforce their security policies on a regular basis. NATA Membersshould review the TSA's Security Guidelines for General AviationAirports(http://www.tsa.gov/public/interapp/edit ... l_1113.xml). Anysuspicious activity should be reported immediately to the AirportWatchHotline at (866) GA SECURE.The account of the August 11 incident, provided by the director of theSt. Louis Downtown Airport follows:"Earlier today two Middle Eastern men attempted to penetrate oursecurity. They telephoned one of my helicopter FBOs and asked about acharter flight. After discussion of price and directions to thebusiness, they arrived an hour later. When the office agent asked howthey were going to pay for the flight they produced cash. When askedforID, they produced driver's licenses from two different states and theywere driving a car licensed in a third state.Things didn't smell right so the mechanic took them into the hangar tosee the aircraft while the office person called the FBI and localpolice. The helicopter they were going to fly was blocked in by otheraircraft so the mechanic was able to stall them by having to slowlyshuffle the blocking planes. Meanwhile the two men got their backpacksand odd-shaped luggage out of their car. Soon the local police arrivedand they were hauled off to jail in handcuffs.After a little time behind bars, the FBI verified that the two menwereemployed by NBC New York and were on assignment to get a story of howeasy it is to charter a helicopter for a terrorist attack. The men hadstayed in a local hotel and purchased box cutters, leather-man knives,and other potential weapons at the local Wal-Mart using a credit card.The box cutters had been hidden in the lining at the bottom of thebackpacks and the other weapons were hidden throughout their baggage.They had audio taped the telephone conversation with Arlene and weregoing to use it as part of a national news story about how easy it istoget information and directions to the location of the helicopter andthen hijack it to commit a terrorist attack.I doubt they will be back at our airport soon and this is a story thatwill never be seen since they were caught. A very "well-done" to myFBOand staff and the local FBI and police response forces. We have sincelearned that we were the first airport where this had been attemptedandNBC planned to attempt similar penetration stories around the country.Please help me spread the word to other airports."For additional information contact:Beth Van Emburgh Manager, Government & Industry Affairsbvanemburgh@nata-online.org To unsubscribe from these newsletters please click here==================================================nbsp; entirelysee Matronics ==================================================">http://www.matronics.com/chatpietenpol- ... /SUBSCRIBE: http://www.matronics.com/s List FAQ: http://www.matro Search Engine: http://www.matronics.com/search< 7-DayBrowse: http://www.matron Browse Digests: http://www.matron Live ListChat: http://www.matronics.com/chat< Archives: http://www.matronics.com/archi Photo Share: http://www.matronics.com/pho List Specific: http://www.matronics.comOther Lists: http://www.matronics.com/ema Trouble Report <A:http://www.matronics.com/c============= ... __________