Security Measures

TSA investigates claim LAX agent 'shamed' teenage girl over attire

2013-06-18 12:34:00

The Transportation Security Administration is reviewing a report that one of its agents at Los Angeles International Airport tried to shame a teenage girl during the pre-flight security check. According to Mark Frauenfelder, founder of the blog...

Washington's dark secrets

2013-06-11 00:00:00

President Obama's response to the troubling news of indiscriminate government collection of communication information was meant to be reassuring: The NSA is operating under supervision by all three branches of government, he assured us. Even if this...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Public gets chance to comment on TSA's full-body scanners

2013-04-21 10:00:00

Airline passengers have been walking through full-body scanners for nearly five years, but only now are fliers getting a chance to officially tell the federal government what they think about the screening machines. In response to a lawsuit, the U.S....

Families of 9/11 victims speak out on revised TSA knife policy

2013-04-14 08:00:00

The Transportation Security Administration will soon let airline passengers carry small folding knives onto planes for the first time since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. But a group of flight attendants are doing everything they can to halt the...

Airfares based on passenger weight won't fly, experts say

2013-04-07 10:00:00

News that the tiny Samoa-based carrier Samoa Air has begun to charge fares based on the weight of its passengers has some fliers worried that the idea might catch on with other airlines. “There is no doubt in my mind that this is the concept of...

'Sequester' budget cuts have not delayed airline flights

2013-04-07 09:00:00

Despite predictions that sweeping federal budget cuts would lead to long wait times at the nation’s airports, airline on-time performances did not change significantly during the busy spring break period. When a budget battle between Congress...

TSA offers faster airport screening for wounded soldiers

2013-03-28 12:14:00

Wounded soldiers and veterans can now go through airport screening gates without removing shoes, hats or light jackets, the Transportation Security Administration announced. The TSA's decision to ease screening for wounded soldiers comes about two weeks...

TSA to allow small knives, sporting gear on planes

2013-03-05 11:39:00

For the first time since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, federal airport screeners will allow passengers to carry onto a plane small knives, as well as golf clubs, hockey sticks and pool cues. The policy change, which will take effect April 25,...

Travelers flying internationally now qualify for a TSA program that speeds fliers through a faster screening process.

2013-05-06 15:09:07

A 27-year-old engineer named Jonathan Corbett exposed a major flaw in TSA's full-body scanners (advanced imaging technology). He easily sneaked a small metal case through a full-body scanner by taking advantage of the scanner's use of color to identify illegal objects.

2012-12-06 20:22:32

On Monday, May 7, 2012 at approximately 4:10 pm (EST), alert TSA security officers at T.F. Green Airport detected a disassembled firearm during the screening process at the TSA security checkpoint.

2012-05-09 19:18:00