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Flying? Leave your gun at home
Star-News, Wilmington, N.C.It is illegal to carry a gun on board an airline flight, but if you forget your Glock is in your carry-on bag and are inevitably stopped at the security checkpoint, you're also in big trouble, according to a Wilmington International Airport official. In...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Firearms, Weaponry
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Furloughs over, so air controllers (and flights) back on schedule
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...
Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Air Transportation Industry, Unemployment, Transportation, Career and Workplace
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The Kansas City Star Keith Chrostowski column
The Kansas City StarKansas Citians are being asked to jilt their beloved KCI. Of course, they're reluctant. The airport's in-and-out convenience born of its unique trio of semi-circular terminals has a solid hold on their hearts. Mine, too. And many think spending $1.2...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Flier did not want to lose smuggled knife
The Honolulu Star-AdvertiserAn 83-year-old United Airlines passenger who earlier this month hid his 31/2-inch pocketknife in an empty toothbrush container said he was afraid it would be confiscated. The 31/2-inch knife was discovered concealed in a toothbrush holder April 11 at...Tags: Air Transportation, Hawaiian Airlines Inc., Air Transportation Industry, United Air Lines, Marketing
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Knives on a plane?
Once in a while, a government agency adopts a policy that is logical, hardheaded, based on experience and unswayed by cheap sentiment. This may be surprising enough to make you reconsider your view of bureaucrats. But not to worry: It usually doesn't...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Edward J Markey, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Terrorism, The Wall Street Journal
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Skull fragments found inside luggage of travelers leaving Fort Lauderdale airport
Miami HeraldAs they checked the carry-on luggage of two women heading to Baltimore, the TSA agents at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport came across the usual things: pink strappy sandals, a cosmetic bag, and a piece of sealed pottery. But another...Tags: Broward County Sheriff's Office, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, The Miami Herald
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Senators call for review of TSA knife policy
NewsdayTwo U.S. senators called on Wednesday for an audit of the Transportation Security Administration's plan to allow passengers to carry small knives on planes for the first time since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and...Tags: Chuck Schumer, Lisa Murkowski, Air Transportation Industry, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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Alleged Canada plot turns focus to rail transport's vulnerability
ReutersBy Ian Simpson WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) - An alleged al Qaeda-backed plot to derail a U.S. passenger train in Canada sought to exploit the vulnerabilities of railroads that have not gotten much attention from the American public. While the...Tags: U.S. Congress, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Amtrak, National Security, Railway Transportation
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Today's Buzz: Should Orlando airport dump TSA?
Orlando Sentinel Editorial BoardCongressman John Mica urged Orlando International Airport on Monday to replace its Transportation Security Administration screeners with private screeners. He said private screeners would operate more efficiently than government screeners, and provide...Tags: Orlando International Airport
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TSA delays allowing passengers to carry small knives on planes
Los Angeles Times Daily Deals and Travel BloggerYou won’t be taking your Swiss Army knife onto the plane with you on Thursday after all. In a surprise delay, John Pistole, head of the Transportation Security Administration, said a change that would allow passengers to carry on small knives...Tags: Janice Hahn, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Speak out now on the TSA's full-body scanners
It's been almost five years since the Transportation Security Administration quietly began installing its so-called Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) — better known as full-body scanners — at airports nationwide. And now the government wants...
Tags: Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Personal Data Collection, Transportation Industry, Justice and Rights
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TSA to delay allowing small knives on planes
The Transportation Security Administration will temporarily delay a policy change that would have allowed passengers to carry small folding knives onto planes. In a letter to TSA employees, TSA chief John Pistole said he decided to maintain, at least...
Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Southwest Airlines Co., Sports, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Air Transportation Delays
Apr 29, 2013
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Apr 28, 2013
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Apr 25, 2013
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Apr 22, 2013
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Apr 23, 2013
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