Do the same aircraft security restrictions used on commercial airlines apply to private airlines?
A. If the aircraft is not departing from a sterile area (the area located behind a security checkpoint), or arriving to a sterile area, there are no security requirements to screen the individual. If at any time a passenger will be in a sterile area, they must be screened to TSA standards. Additionally, if the aircraft is flying to or leaving from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), or one of the high-risk areas determined by the United States Secret Service or another agency; then there are specific security requirements that must be met.
