Corporate Aviation Security

Corporate aircraft are used increasingly by large firms and small, but the benefits of business aviation are accompanied by risks. As scheduled airlines increase their security measures, skyjackers are targeting what until now has been the relatively tranquil corporate aviation sector. In a world of political instability and chronic violence, crews and other personnel responsible for the security of company aircraft are under a very heavy strain. In this book for chief executives and operations officers, Harry Pizer and Stephen Sloan outline the requirements of corporate aviation security. Going beyond static physical-security measures, and avoiding the "nuts-and-bolts" method, the authors emphasise the need for an integrated approach to aviation security, including the development and refinement of a plan for gathering and assessing intelligence concerning threats. Pizer and Sloan stress the need both for corporations to sponsor full-scale simulations and for senior officers to develop the ability to handle crises - particularly in countries hostile or indifferent to US interests.
"Corporate Aviation Security" provides a step-by-step process through which corporation personnel can firstly, develop security awareness, the ability to assess intelligence tailored to their field of operation, and crisis-management plans, and secondly, identify special problems, from drug trafficking and substance abuse to extortion and theft of expensive aviation equipment. The book concludes with a realistic command-post exercise that can be used by a corporation for testing its aviation-security and crisis-management plans.