Senator Warns of Threat Posed by Chinese Nationals Receiving US Flight Training

Sen. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) is urging federal aviation security officials to tighten oversight of U.S. flight schools training Chinese nationals, warning that these programs must “serve American interests” and not the Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s “dreams.”

Banks announced on March 16 that he sent a letter last week to Ha Nguyen McNeill, acting administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).