Secure Passengers Aircraft CREW MEMBERS Environment

In 3Q2019, MemberJets LLC set out to create a best practices security standard for the 14CFR135 community. Drawing from existing material developed by the DHS, TSA and FAA, discussions with industry leaders, our own years of charter and scheduled airline experience, and leveraging a socially connected society, MemberJets has created a protocol that places the aircraft operators and service providers that adopt it in a leadership position.

S.P.A.C.E.™ (Secure Passengers, Aircraft, Crewmembers and Environment) is a multi-faceted program that engages all personnel of an organization to the benefit of that company and the customers that make them profitable. The goal of S.P.A.C.E.™ is to provide meaningful and integrated security functions on the ground and in the air without imposing the inconvenience suffered by travelers of commercial airlines. This is accomplished by using contemporary technologies, techniques to enhance awareness, the capabilities of the Internet, shared knowledge of program users and ongoing training.

As the instances of private and semi-private charter flights increase, so does the inherent liability associated with transport of the public. Companies with jet cards and charter membership organizations are best placed to implement preventative measures but have done little to provide an extra measure of safety to their crew, aircraft and passengers, often relying on FBOs to shoulder this burden. There is no defined path for critical communication within or between the organizations involved in the successful operation of a charter flight. S.P.A.C.E.™ will change that with shared knowledge between participating program users and locations.

Program Details

Think of security in terms not associated with an aircraft:

Passenger security includes every contact with the carrier, included their confidential data stored in the carrier’s computers.

From the passenger’s perspective, it includes building, apron, aircraft, baggage, crew and OTHER PASSENGERS.

The majority of charter operators are exempted from security regulations. It is an unrequired (and thought of as unnecessary) expense.

Vetting is the first line in an overall safety and security program: Perception and consistency will elevate the program

S.P.A.C.E.™ POSSIBLE VETTING STANDARDS 

Financial fitness

LinkedIn

Employment verification

Education check

Background checks

Identity and Address check

Credit check

Motor Vehicle Reports

Education Verification

Employment Verification

Social Security Number Trace

County, State, and Federal Criminal Records Search

Sexual Offenders Search

Federal, State, and County Civil Records

Professional Credentials Verification

Social Media and Open Source (Discovery)

Global Media & Negative News Profile

Sanctions & Watchlists

Professional Reference Checks

Politically Exposed Person (PEP) Screen

Global entry #

TSA pre check #

Character reference check

• Unknow – via web search, cold call random marketing
• HUMINT : Human intelligence and intel
• OSINT: Open-source intelligence (OSINT) are gathered from open sources. OSINT can be further segmented by the source type: ernet/General, Scientific/Technical, and various HUMINT specialties, e.g. trade shows, association meetings, and interviews
• FININT: Financial intelligence (FININT) are gathered from analysis of monetary transactions (credit checks)
• CYBINT: Cyber or Digital intelligence – all social outlets etc