CLEVELAND OH December 1 2018 Two top officials for the mayor of Cleveland have been suspended for bypassing airport security at the city-owned airport. Cleveland Hopkins International Airport Assistant Director Fred Szabo and Darnell Brown, the mayor’s chief of operations, were both suspended without pay — with Szabo suspended for 10 days and Brown for five […]
DULUTH, Minn. November 25 2018 — A 36-year-old Duluth man faces multiple felony and possible federal charges after he allegedly crashed a vehicle through the gated fence near Cirrus Aircraft early Friday before speeding onto the runway and forcing an emergency closure of the Duluth International Airport. The closure remained in place until the man was […]
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. November 24 2018 The Thanksgiving holiday is in full swing as Americans rush through security checkpoints to get to their destinations. Travelers have to take off their belts and shoes, and put their phones, wallets and change in those little baskets, all while keeping an eye on the clock so they don’t […]
Seattle WA November 24 2018 SEATAC AIRPORT- Police are trying to track down seven brazen thieves who stole six rental cars out of the Hertz car lot in SeaTac. They made their escape by ramming a security guard’s car at the entrance. The suspects stole the cars then used one of them, a Ford […]
Washington DC November 22 2018 What many people call airports, you likely know as one huge queue. From curb to gate, zigzagging between retractable barriers, from one pinch point to the next—in industry parlance, this is your travel ribbon, flowing, or jamming, through the terminal. Check in, bag drop, security, the coffee shop, the lounge, […]
ATLANTA GA November 18 2018 – More guns have been seized at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport’s security checkpoints in 2018 than at any other airport in the nation, setting a record even before the year is out. The Atlanta airport has held the No. 1 spot in the nation for guns uncovered at checkpoints for the last […]
Washington DC November 13 2018 The Transportation Security Administration has said it confiscated more than 300 loaded guns at airport security checkpoints around the country in October. In a blog post on Friday, the TSA outlined its stats for the month: 358 firearms in carry-on bags were discovered at 105 airports around the U.S., […]
Washington DC November 9 2018 The Transportation Security Agency has certified the first canine security company for air cargo security screening. Cargo Screening K9 Alliance, LLC (CSK9) has become the first commercial company to successfully certify an Explosive Detection Canine Team under the TSA Certified Cargo Security Program — Canine Initiative. On October 26th, […]
PORTLAND, Ore. November 7 2018— Grainy surveillance video shows the attack. An agitated Portland International Airport passenger grabbed an airport screener by the arm and attempted to wrestle her to the ground. Fellow passengers rushed to stop the man. They held his arms behind his back, until a group of Transportation Security Administration officers […]
Monroe LA November 6 2018 An emergency was declared at the Monroe Regional Airport after police say that they were notified of a bomb. Airport security and police, local fire and EMS all responded to the airport. According to police, TSA called them around 5:30 a.m. about a suspicious package found at the baggage claim. […]