What is the mission of the Flight Training Security Program (FTSP)?

The mission of the Flight Training Security Program (FTSP) is focused specifically on preventing foreign students from posing threats to aviation or national security. This program was a response to certain events that raised concerns about security in aviation, particularly regarding the training of individuals from outside the United States. The FTSP implements measures to review and monitor the training of foreign nationals to ensure that they do not pose security risks.

While enhancing pilot training protocols, ensuring safety in civil aviation, and regulating flight school operations are certainly important aspects of the overall aviation system, they are not the principal focus of the FTSP. Instead, the program targets security risks associated with international students in flight training programs, aiming to prevent any potential misuse of aviation training for harmful purposes. This emphasizes the vital importance of security in the context of aviation training.