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Airport Security: Observations from the security line! Can political correctness get you killed? It may or it may not by itself, but judging from airport security that I recently encountered courtesy of the TSA, that government entity is not doing
An uproar over lapses by U.S. air traffic controllers will spill into Congress where critics of organized labor see an unexpected opening to push their agenda into sweeping aviation legislation.
...whatever 'EVIL Plan' there might be for us, I'll bet that it includes a full naked body inspection throughout our travels... and harassment/beating/incarceration if we don't submit. (originally posted Nov 2010)
...a big announcement today. Indeed, that announcement is big: about 22 stories big. SpaceX founder Elon Musk today unveiled the company’s next big thing, the Falcon Heavy rocket, a massive launch vehicle with a cargo capacity of 117,000 pounds.
The U.S. military likes to be a little sneaky with its robotic space planes. Unlike typical spacecraft, these vehicles shift their orbits, frustrating global network of skywatchers who keep track of every man-made object rotating the planet.
Meanwhile, jet contrails found to be a worse climate-change culprit than carbon
Airport scanners are an "extremely low" source of radiation exposure that poses virtually no health risk, not even to frequent air travelers. "There is such a vast difference between super-low doses of radiation and the really high doses that happen
Two flights land at Reagan National with no control tower assistance as the air traffic controller apparently slept Just after midnight on March 23rd two flights scheduled to land at Reagan National Airport (DCA) in Washington, DC had to do so wit
The first flight window for the new Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental opens Sunday, and if the flight goes off it will be the company’s third first flight in less than 18 months.
It might not be long before airport security will let you keep your shoes on, even if they do grope you.
The Transportation Security Administration is re-analyzing the radiation levels of X-ray body scanners installed in airports nationwide, after testing produced dramatically higher-than-expected results.
The Transportation Security Administration announced Friday that it would retest every full-body X-ray scanner that emits ionizing radiation — 247 machines at 38 airports — after maintenance records on some of the devices showed radiation levels 10 t
The Transportation Security Administration announced it would retest every full-body X-ray scanner that emits ionizing radiation after maintenance records on some of the devices showed radiation levels 10 times higher than expected.
There aren’t too many things in this world that I worry about– the way I have my life structured makes me feel confident and prepared to deal with whatever might come my way.
The stealth club just keeps on growing. China’s new mysterious jet prototype, thought to be a stealth fighter prototype to rival America’s F-22 Raptor, made its public debut just after the New Year in a series of “leaked” photos and video clips.
In a recent test of autonomous in-flight refueling, two unmanned aircraft flew within 40 feet of each other at an altitude of 45,000 feet, an aviation record.
Newly-released documents obtained by the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) reveal that the US Depart of Homeland Security has been working on plans to roll out a new wave of mobile surveillance technologies at train stations, stadiums and
Texas bill, HB 1938, makes it a civil penalty for anyone working in a locally owned airport to install or operate whole-body imaging equipment -- "including a device that uses backscatter x-rays or millimeter waves, that creates a visual image of a
NEW X-ray technology that can reveal drug smugglers' internal cavities will be trialled at airports under a plan to fast-track security searches.
A restaurant near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is so tired of the way the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has been treating their customers that they've actually banned agents from eating at the establishment.
A restaurant near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is so tired of the way the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has been treating their customers that they've actually banned agents from eating at the establishment.
Alaska State Rep. Sharon Cissna of Anchorage was returning from Seattle when the TSA insisted on an intrusive hand exam at SEA-TAC Airport. Below is her statement:
The TSA insider who blew the whistle on the test also said that none of the TSA agents who failed to spot the gun on the scanned image were disciplined. The source said the agents continue to work the body scanners today.
UK budget airline easyJet apologized Tuesday to Jewish customers after the only food choices served on a flight from Israel were ham melts and bacon baguettes.
Davon Webb, 30, and Couman Perad, who turned 36 today, were arrested after admitting they had regularly stolen from checked bags, sources said.
My business partner is just plain unlucky.
Taking its message beyond airports, We Won't Fly has launched a nationwide billboard campaign to further raise awareness of and activism against the TSA's ineffective, dangerous and invasive air travel "scan and grope" procedures.
Many have a dream of owning a flying car, but it could finally become a reality within the next year.
A UK border agent lost his job after authorities discovered he’d placed his wife on a terrorist watch list in an attempt to rid himself of her.
The Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) has completed training for 2,200 Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) at the Los Angeles International Airport according to a press release found on the MPAC website. The MPAC release notes that the two-mon
