Senate Ignores Pilots' Plea to Security Screen Ground Crews The government has passed on a call by unions, pilots and terrorism experts to require airside staff — including baggage handlers, caterers and cleaners — to go through the same personal and baggage security screening as air crew and passengers. Read more>> August 11, 2017
Xenophon Motion to Require Airport Staff Security Checks Rejected The government has voted down a motion from independent Senator Nick Xenophon to require airport staff with access to aircraft including baggage handlers, caterers and cleaners to go through the same body and baggage security screens as aircrew and passengers. Read more>> August 10, 2017
Wake-up Call on Airline Security Must be Heeded The fact that two men, now charged with terrorism offences, came close to blowing up an Etihad aircraft out of Sydney in July or bringing down a domestic flight has prompted a vital review of aviation security. Read more>> August 7, 2017
Security Boost at all Australian Airports Australian Airline Pilots Association president Murray Butt demanded this week that the federal government impose mandatory photo identification for domestic flights, which could be matched against terror watchlists. Read more>> August 5, 2017
Fed Govt Insists Aircraft Security Robust Airline pilots say they’re seriously concerned airport staff with access to aircraft, such as cleaners and baggage handlers, are inadequately screened. Read more>> August 3, 2017
Pilots Worried About Aircraft Security Airline pilots are seriously concerned about inconsistencies in the security screening of ground and air staff at Australia's major airports. Read more>> August 2, 2017
Pilots Push for Passport-style Photo ID Checks on Domestic Flights The peak airline pilots body has demanded the federal government require domestic airline passengers to produce photo identification before boarding aircraft, as part of a three-pronged strategy to tighten airport security. Read more>> August 2, 2017
Pilots Call for Additional Airport Security Measures for Ground Staff Australia’s airline pilots are calling for changes to airport security to bring our aviation security regime up to world’s best practice. Read more>> August 2, 2017
Call to Use Technology to Restrict Drones Amid continued reports globally of devices coming near passenger jets, the Australian Airline Pilots' Association has declared Australia needs to look at technologies to help minimise the risk of a collision in shared airspace. Read more>> June 30, 2017
Pilots Warn of ‘Overreach’ in Mental Health Screening As the Civil Aviation Safety Authority considers changing the medical certification regime, the Australian Airline Pilots Association has said it fears more extensive testing could prove expensive and counter-productive. Read more>> May 26, 2017