ORLANDO, Fla. Feb 22 2018– The Greater Orlando Airport Authority voted Wednesday after an hours long meeting at Orlando International Airport regarding whether to begin the process of moving toward using a private security screening company instead of the Transportation Security Administration. After many TSA employees and members of the public passionately joined in on […]
ORLANDO, Fla. Feb 22 2018– Transportation Security Administration officers picketed outside the Orlando International Airport Wednesday to try to sway Orlando Aviation Authority board members away from privatizing OIA’s security operation. OIA’s TSA touts high customer satisfaction as airport considers private officers The option to privatize airport security had been under consideration last month, but […]
Peoria IL Feb 19 2018 Several weekend flights were delayed or canceled at an Illinois airport after a man tried to use a stolen vehicle to ram the main terminal and breached security. The General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport in central Illinois said in a news release that the man was taken into custody […]
LOS ANGELES CA Feb 12 2018 A security breach was reported at LAX Saturday evening with reports of a shirtless man on the runway. CBS2’s Laurie Perez reported from the airport where she said things were tense. “It was unclear how or where the man got access to the runway,” she reported. When she arrived […]
Jackson MS Feb 1 2018 Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour carried a loaded handgun as he went through airport security earlier this month, and as a result, will pay a fine. Barbour said he was arrested on Jan. 2 as he tried to head to Washington, D.C., and that he forgot the gun – a .38-caliber […]
Washington DC Feb 1 2018 There was a realistic-looking replica of a suicide vest found in a checked bag at an airport in El Paso. A block of inert explosives was discovered in a carry-on bag at an airport in Florida. Hand grenades were confiscated from luggage at airports all over the country. These, along with […]
Davenport IA Jan 29 2018 Per Mar Security Services, a leading provider of total security solutions for residential and commercial clients, named Dale Richmond the 2017 Security Officer of the Year. The Security Officer of the Year award recognizes an individual who demonstrates superior performance throughout the year. Richmond demonstrated his outstanding performance in various ways. […]
ATLANTA GA Jan 21 2018 The Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport has seen the population of homeless residents living at the world’s busiest airport, growing to the point of being out of control. No one knows for sure when it all started or even how or why but police officers who work at the airport say that […]
Newark NJ Jan 20 2018 At least seven members of a cable television crew were arrested after they tried to sneak a fake explosive device through a security checkpoint at Newark Liberty International Airport, the Transportation Security Administration said Thursday. A law enforcement source with knowledge of the investigation said that the team was filming for […]
ATLANTA GA Jan 19 2018 – Passengers flying out of Atlanta need to be prepared to wait in long security lines at the airport. In the middle of hundreds of delays and cancellations, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is working through only one domestic security checkpoint. The website states only the Domestic Main Checkpoint is open on […]