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Bomb Experts Check Out Potential Airport Threats

June 16--About once a day, a passenger at one of South Florida's three major airports tries to take an item through security that could be mistaken for a bomb. Rather than evacuate terminals and alert police bomb squads, the Transportation Security Administration calls in explosive specialists, who usually determine it was a false alarm, allowing passengers to catch their planes. "We get it all the time. People bring in replica hand grenades, and they show up on the X-ray as a real grenade...
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Bomb Experts Check Out Potential Airport Threats

About once a day, a passenger at one of South Florida's three major airports tries to take an item through security that could be mistaken for a bomb.

News • June 18th, 2013
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News • June 10th, 2013
TSA to Continue Prohibiting Carry-on Pocket Knives on Planes

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The "nude scanners" are gone.

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News • May 28th, 2013
Salt Lake Airport: Man Tried to Fly With Gun Strapped to Artificial Leg

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News • May 28th, 2013
TSA Says 54 of 65 Guns Found in Carry-on Luggage Were Loaded

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News • May 28th, 2013
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News • May 22nd, 2013
More Airline Passengers Tolerant Of Baggage Fees, J.D. Power Study Finds

Fury over bag fees has cooled over the last three years, according to the survey.

News • May 16th, 2013
Washington: TRB Webinar: Managing Small Airports

Transportation Research Board, The Government of USA has issued the following news release: TRB will conduct a webinar on June 12, 2013 from 2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. ET that will feature research conducted by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program...

News • May 14th, 2013
TSA PreCheck to Expand for US Airways Customers

Arizona, USA-based US Airways (NYSE: LCC) said it is supporting the Transportation Security Administration for expanding its TSA PreCheck program to international itineraries.

News • May 14th, 2013
Firms Eye TSA Background-Check Job

Private security firms are jostling for position on a potentially high-dollar government contract: a chance to conduct background checks on thousands of frequent fliers.

News • May 10th, 2013
Most U.S. Flyers Brought Portable Electronic Devices on Planes Last Year; Many Forgot to Turn Them Off

Ninety-nine percent of adult airline passengers who travel with a portable electronic device (PED) - such as a smartphone or tablet - carried at least one PED onboard with them while traveling in the past 12 months, with seven in ten (69 percent...

News • May 10th, 2013
TSA Expands Faster Screening to International Travelers

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.

News • May 7th, 2013

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