TSA

10-14-2015 • AdamKokesh

TSA agent caught stealing cell phone TSA agents lie to avoid accountability TSA agent calls police on terrorist, cops don't respond

Private Dream Chaser Space Plane Poised for New Flight Tests in 2016

10-12-2015 • http://www.space.com, by Calla Cofield

A space plane that would continue the legacy of NASA's shuttle program is getting ready for a second stage of flight testing, according to representatives from the Sierra Nevada Corp.

Hundreds of Southwest flights delayed by online booking problems

10-12-2015 • http://www.reuters.com

Southwest Airlines Co said hundreds of its flights were delayed because of problems on its website, phone lines and airports on Sunday.

What's in an Airline Boarding Pass Barcode? A Lot

10-09-2015 • Krebs on Security

The next time you're thinking of throwing away a used boarding pass with a barcode on it, consider tossing the boarding pass into a document shredder instead. Barcodes and QR codes can hold a great deal of information,

JetBlue To Test Farm-To-Tray-Table Concept At JFK Airport

10-08-2015 • True Activist

JetBlue airline is opening its own farm at JFK airport to teach people about growing food and to improve the appearance of the terminal's exterior.

This Plane Is Slick as a Sports Car, Portable as a Jet Ski

10-07-2015 • Wired

EDITOR'S NOTE: Icon Aircraft is starting production of its A5 light sport aircraft, which we took for a spin over New York. With deliveries slated for next year, we're bringing back a feature we wrote about the company in 2008.

Plane manufacturer files terrifying patent for stacking passengers on top of each other

10-06-2015 • Mirror

Airbus has filed a patent showing raised seating in a split-level cabin - is this the terrifying future of air travel?

Bell V-280 Valor -- The Future of Vertical Lift Takes Flight

09-30-2015 • youtube

The Bell V-280 Valor, Bell Helicopter's third-generation-tiltrotor, offers the U.S. Army the highest levels of maturity and technical readiness. With its U.S. Army-centric design, the Bell V-280 has the capacity to perform a multitude of missions wit

Blame an FAA Blunder for the Lack of Electric Airplanes

09-28-2015 • Wired

There's a kind of beauty in electric planes you don't get from their gas-powered counterparts. They're quiet.

How We'll Fly From Los Angeles To Tokyo In 30 Minutes

09-22-2015 • http://www.popsci.com, By Sarah Scoles

Aviation pioneer Dick Rutan explains his vision for hypersonic travel

TSA Agent Caught Stealing From Passenger's Wallet At NYC Airport...

09-22-2015 • http://www.zerohedge.com, Mike Krieger

TSA Agent Caught Stealing From Passenger's Wallet At NYC Airport Checkpoint

Flying the Unfriendly Skies of America

09-21-2015 • AntiWar.com

Rebecca Gordon's piece today triggered a little repressed memory of mine of a trip I took in 2003. Arriving at the airport, I turned my suitcase over to the ticket agent, only to be told that it had been singled out for special inspection.

If You Live in One of These States You'll Soon Need a Passport for Domestic Flights

09-21-2015 • https://www.lewrockwell.com

The DHS and representatives with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection have declined to comment on why certain states have been singled out, but starting in 2016, residents of New York, Wisconsin, Louisiana, Minnesota, New Hampshire, and American Sa

World's First Pentacontakaitetracopter Takes Flight

09-14-2015 • lewrockwell.com

"Can 54 drone rotors be assembled in such a way that they lift a seated human being into the air for a sustained period of time?" - with a resounding yes

Sick of traffic? Toyota files patent for flying car technology

09-14-2015 • http://www.foxnews.com

The automaker, which has mastered down-to-earth products like the Camry and Rav4, has filed a patent application for a flying car.

DARPA demonstrates robotic landing gear for helicopters

09-13-2015 • gizmag.com

Helicopters are versatile machines capable of all manner of maneuvers in the air, but when it comes to takeoffs and landings they are very fussy creatures, preferring flat, level pads, which are scarce in combat and rescue missions.

We flew to the Hamptons like the 1% with Blade, an 'Uber-for-helicopters' startup --

09-11-2015 • Business Insider

Getting to the Hamptons can be a real drag on the 1%.

'Fire extinguisher failed' on engine of British Airways jet that burst into flames in Vegas

09-11-2015 • dailymail.co.uk

Boeing 777 caught fire on runway in Las Vegas yesterday while travelling at 90mph in preparation for takeoff 170 passengers and crew had to evacuate and 14 of those were taken to hospital, mostly for smoke inhalation

Plane catches fire on Las Vegas runway

09-09-2015 • cbsnews.com

A passenger plane caught fire on the runway at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas Tuesday afternoon.

Why the TSA Lawsuit Against Whole Body Imagers Concerns Everyone

09-04-2015 • Rutherford.Org

"We are the unwitting victims of a system so corrupt that those who stand up for the rule of law and aspire to transparency in government are in the minority." said John Whitehead.

Sexual Assault by the TSA is OK, Except in the Airport Bathroom

08-31-2015 • http://www.ronpaulinstitute.org, by adam dick

Here is some welcome news for travelers. There seems to be a limit to where Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees can sexually assault travelers -- at least at the New York City LaGuardia Airport.

Jimmy Carter, Deregulator

08-30-2015 • dailycaller.com

With the many "pre-eulogies" of President Jimmy Carter, here's mine: he actually deregulated a major sector of the U.S. economy.

TSA screener accused of molesting college student in LaGuardia Airport bathroom

08-28-2015 • abc7ny.com

A TSA screener is accused of sexually assaulting a woman at LaGuardia Airport after telling her she needed to be searched in the bathroom.

India Unveils The World's First 100% Solar Powered Airport

08-28-2015 • True Activist

An airport in Kerala, India will become the first in the world to be completely powered by a 12-megawatt (MW) solar power plant.

XTI Aircraft Company offers stakes in the TriFan 600 VTOL business plane

08-27-2015 • gizmag.com

Crowdfunding is usually associated with consumer goods like smartwatches and drones, but XTI Aircraft Company of Denver, Colorado is hoping to score a double first with its TriFan 600.

Crew on Paris-bound train 'barricaded themselves...

08-23-2015 • http://www.dailymail.co.uk

Train staff on board train which was the scene of a foiled terrorist attack accused of abandoning passengers

Watch Ettore Bugatti's Only Airplane Make Its First Flight

08-21-2015 • popsci.com

A beautiful flight with an imperfect end

Security News This Week:

08-16-2015 • Wired

US Admits It Uses Predictions, Not Data, to Blacklist Flyers

FAA Says Technical Problem Causes East Coast Flight Delays

08-15-2015 • http://abcnews.go.com, By JOAN LOWY

Flights bound for the Washington area and some flights from airports in the New York City area that must fly over the Washington region were being delayed or grounded Saturday due to "technical issues" at an air traffic control center in Virginia, th

Emirates to fly world's longest non-stop route, between Dubai and Panama City

08-14-2015 • gizmag.com

Dubai-based airline Emirates has announced a new service between Dubai, UAE, and Panama City, Panama.