Transportation Security Administration

More airline passengers tolerant of baggage fees, study says

2013-05-16 00:00:00

Grouse all you want about airline baggage fees, but the numbers don't lie: You are slowly learning to accept them as a painful but necessary part of the flying experience. In fact, the overall satisfaction with air travel has increased to the highest...

Mid-size airports suffer biggest cuts in airline service

2013-05-13 00:00:00

Airline mergers, a deep recession and surging fuel prices have led to sharp cuts in airline service around the country. Hardest hit: medium-size airports. Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, LA/Ontario International Airport and...

Global Entry: The journey to an easier journey, continued

2013-05-13 08:53:00

After interviewing John Pistole, the head of the Transportation Security Administration, late last year, I renewed my determination to complete my Global Entry System�Trusted Traveler application. That’s a program that allows low-risk travelers to...

FAA won't close air traffic control towers at small airports

2013-05-10 14:29:00

The 149 air traffic control towers that were slated to close this summer because of the federal sequestration will remain open until at least September, federal officials said Friday. The Federal Aviation Administration said legislation approved by...

Naked airport protester still in hot water with TSA

2013-05-11 08:00:00

The man who stripped naked at a Portland, Ore.,� airport last year in protest of what he saw as overly invasive security measures successfully defended himself against a charge of indecent exposure. But John Brennan hasn’t yet put the incident...

Boarding passes tell passengers if they get faster screening

2013-05-12 10:00:00

It’s not exactly like winning the lottery, but boarding passes for some frequent fliers on US Airways, Delta and United airlines will now include a symbol that lets them go through screening faster. The faster screening lines are offered under a...

TSA expands faster screening to international travelers

2013-05-06 15:45:00

Some U.S. travelers who fly abroad are now eligible to zip through special airport screening lines without removing their shoes, belts and jackets or taking laptops and liquids out of carry-on bags. The Transportation Security Administration announced...

Furloughs over, so air controllers (and flights) back on schedule

2013-04-29 10:22:00

A week after federal officials launched job furloughs at air traffic control towers, the controllers are back on a regular work schedule -- and airline delays are now caused primarily by severe weather. The number of delays over the week averaged...

U.S. airline on-time performance stays steady over spring break

2013-04-08 00:00:00

Despite predictions by federal officials that deep budget cuts would lead to long wait times at the nation's airports, airline on-time performance did not change significantly during the busy spring break period. But the cuts brought about by the so-...

Alex Jones has a sick theory about the Boston Marathon bombings

2013-04-19 05:00:00

Usually, it would be best to ignore conspiracy-mongers such as Alex Jones and not reward him and his angry gaggle of paranoiac followers with any sort of attention. But, in a week when thoughts of the dead and maimed victims of the Boston Marathon...

Off-duty California cop helps airport agent in Honolulu

2013-04-05 11:08:00

An off-duty California police officer is being credited for going to the rescue of a security agent being assaulted at the Honolulu airport. Corporal Justin Rogers of the Pinole Police Department was on vacation and had just taken off his shoes to go...

In Hawaii, California cop spends spring break becoming a hero

2013-04-05 12:00:00

There are a lot of places and interesting things to do on spring break. But an off-duty California police officer capped off his vacation by becoming a hero. Cpl. Justin Rogers of the Pinole Police Department was on vacation in Hawaii and had just...

Signs direct American Airlines passengers to the TSA precheck line at O'Hare International Airport last August.

2013-05-03 09:31:00

TSA announced in March that they were going to allow passengers to carry folding knives with blades 2.36 inches or shorter and less than half an inch wide, as well as pool cues, ski poles, hockey sticks, lacrosse sticks, golf clubs and novelty-size bats.

2013-05-01 22:30:33

A TSA security checkpoint at JFK Airport in New York City. Changes in the Prohibited Items list that were supposed to have gone into effect Thursday have been delayed.

2013-04-22 16:32:18