Washington DC July 28 2017 The TSA announced Tuesday that it would be scrutinizing electronics more closely. Air travelers will now need to remove all electronics larger than a cell phone from their carry-on bags and place them in a separate bin for screening. Travelers were previously allowed to leave mid-sized electronic devices like iPads […]
Chicago IL July 19 2017 Aviation Commissioner Ginger Evans was urged Tuesday to abandon plans to “de-certify” Chicago’s $19 million-a-year force of 292 unarmed aviation police officers or risk making a move that would “destabilize the safety” of O’Hare and Midway airports. During the 12 years he spent as a Southwest Airlines skycap at Midway Airport, […]
PHOENIX AZ July 9 2017 — Officials at Sky Harbor International Airport say a situation that closed parts of Terminal 4 has been resolved and they are working to resume normal operations. Sections of the busy terminal were closed for more than an hour Friday evening as police checked out a suspicious item, reportedly near the […]
SAN FRANCISCO CA July 7 2017 A former security screener at San Francisco International Airport was sentenced to federal prison Wednesday for her role in a cocaine smuggling conspiracy. U.S. District Court Judge Charles Breyer sentenced Jessica Scott — who worked for a TSA contractor — to a year and a day in prison in the […]
Hillsboro OR July 5 2017 As Christopher Neal watched planes fly in and out of the Hillsboro Airport with his wife and young son, a stranger in a gray hoodie caught their eye. With his hood up and hands in his pockets, the man walked from across Northwest Cornell Road toward a barbed-wire fence leading to […]
MINNEAPOLIS MN July 3 2017 When put to the test, the Minneapolis St. Paul Airport failed 95 percent of security tests conducted at the airport last week, according to Fox 9 sources. Last Thursday, what’s referred to as the “Red Team” in town from Washington D.C., posed as passengers and attempted to sneak items through security […]
Boston MA June 27 2017 Passengers at Boston’s Logan International Airport were surfing their phones and drinking coffee, waiting to board a flight to Aruba recently when a JetBlue agent came on the loudspeaker, announcing: “Today, we do have a unique way of boarding.” On flights to the Caribbean island, JetBlue is experimenting with facial […]
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. June 25 2017 – A Transportation Security Administration agent has been arrested after he was accused of stealing money from a passenger at Orlando International Airport in Florida, Orlando police said. Alexander Shae Johnson, 22, was arrested Thursday night. Passenger Kathleen Duddleston entered the TSA checkpoint and was stopped for additional screening, […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. June 25 2017 An indictment says an airline worker directed a racial slur at a security officer, threatened to kill him and got into a fight with police at a North Carolina airport. The Charlotte Observer reports an indictment unsealed in federal court in Charlotte on Friday said 30-year-old Jordan Lee Moore of […]
Washington DC June 21 2017 All the nickels, dimes and quarters travelers leave behind at airport security checkpoints adds up to big bucks — enough that next time you forget your change after emptying your pockets, you might want to go back for it. In fiscal year 2016, travelers left behind a record $867,812.39, according […]