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Report: Air Traffic Control Errors and Runway Incidents Soar
A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report reveals that flying isn’t getting any safer.
TSA: Newly Installed Scanner Software Will Provide More Modesty
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator John Pistole announced today that the agency will install new software on some body-scanning machines to make images less revealing and air passengers feel less stripped down.
Report: 25,000 Security Breaches at U.S. Airports Since November 2001
Newly released Department of Homeland Security documents reveal that there have been 25,000 security breaches at U.S. airports since November 2001.
Woman Calls TSA Hair Pat Down ‘Racially Motivated’
Laura Adiele had her curly hair physically searched at Seattle Tacoma Airport after going through an advanced imaging machine.
FBI Investigation: Stun Gun Found on JetBlue Plane in Newark Airport
Usually members of flight crew find smartphones, e-readers and discarded magazines in seat-back pockets. This time crew members found something they probably weren’t expecting.
Man Boards Flight with Someone Else’s Expired Boarding Pass and a Student ID
FBI agents arrested Nigerian man Olajide Oluwaseun Noibi Wednesday after he attempted to board a flight from Los Angeles to Atlanta after having already flown from New York to Los Angeles using an old boarding pass in someone else’s name.
Report: One Third of Aviation Accidents Happen on the Ground
Although air travel remains the safest mode of travel, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) announced this week that something must be done to reduce the number of accidents caused by runway operations. Mishaps on …
Expert: FAA Short on Cash, Skimping on Training and Long Aware of Sleeping Workers
On Monday, an air traffic controller in Virginia misstated the distance between a cargo plane and a jet carrying First Lady Michelle Obama, forcing her plane to abort its landing for a short time.
The Error-Prone Skies? Reported Air-Traffic Mistakes Increase 81% Since 2007
Travelers, beware: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced an 81% increase in reported air-traffic errors since 2007.