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Washington does not “have an obligation’’ to second-guess the fees charged by Spirit or any other private business. Absent evidence of fraud, theft, or coercion, airlines should be able to charge what they think the market will bear, free of governme
Swiss adventurer Bertrand Piccard’s team took its round-the-world solar plane prototype into the skies for the first time, with 4 propellers lifting the massive craft off the ground at near bicycle speed. With the wingspan of a 747 and the weight of
President Obama's second nominee for transportation security chief withdrew from consideration because of questions over his background as a defense contractor. Retired Army Maj. Gen. Robert Harding took himself out of the running as head of the Tran
The Transportation Security Administration is looking at installing devices in airports that home in and detect personal electronic equipment. "This technology will produce valuable data that can be used in a variety of ways," noting it could help pr
"When I went through the metal detector, first they told me to take my trainers off, then they took my wallet off me. Then the guy who checked me told me to turn my T-shirt inside out," he said,
Dr Sarah Myhill, MB BS, says: "Anybody undergoing a flight in an aircraft is at risk of being poisoned by noxious gases, oil fumes and pesticides... Therefore I now routinely advise all my patients who are considering such a flight to wear an activa
Dr Sarah Myhill, MB BS, says: "Anybody undergoing a flight in an aircraft is at risk of being poisoned by noxious gases, oil fumes and pesticides... Therefore I now routinely advise all my patients who are considering such a flight to wear an activa
President Obama wants a former senior Army official with a career in intelligence to lead the Transportation Security Administration. The decision to appoint someone with an extensive intelligence background comes after the attempted Christmas airlin
An air traffic controller at New York's Kennedy Airport was suspended for allowing his young son to radio instructions to several pilots. The few quick exchanges between the elementary-school-aged child and jets waiting to take off from JFK, one of t
Based on air speed records is classified by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI), states that non-experimental aircraft that holds the record for the fastest in the world until the publication of this writing, still held by the SR-71 Blac
Just when I thought I was out of the Transportation Security Administration business they pull me back in. Did you hear about the cop whose 4 year old disabled son wasn't allowed to pass through airport security unless he took off his leg braces?
Last month's column on the TSA worker who jokingly planted a bag of white powder on a passenger at Philadelphia International Airport generated a half-million page views and scores of tips of other alleged abuses by those who work to keep us safe.
A senior in Middle-Eastern Studies at Pomona College, was detained, handcuffed, and intensively questioned by the TSA while trying to catch a flight back to school from Philadelphia. The TSA guards found English-Arabic flashcards in his luggage
"Then I saw these girls - they had these printouts. I looked at them. I thought they were some forms you had to fill. I said 'give them to me' - and you could see everything..."
The clandestine fleet has grown to include twin-engine turboprops, executive jets and retired Boeing 727s that are flying multi-ton loads of cocaine and possibly weapons to an area in Africa [controlled by] Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb.
Here is an outstanding film, in 4 parts, of Lindbergh's flight from Roosevelt Field, Long Island, N.Y on May 20, 1927.
Officials say security screeners at a Bozeman-area airport failed to spot a gun in a passenger's luggage last month, but the man turned himself in when he realized his error. The man became aware he had the firearm in his carryon luggage as he was b
The Netherlands and Nigeria will use full-body scanners at airports after a failed Christmas Day attack on a US-bound plane by a 23-year-old Nigerian suspect who passed through both countries. The scanners--which "see" through clothing
China is home to a widespread DIY culture fed by necessity (the mother of all invention) and innovation. These garage builders and innovators are, like their products, often called shanzhai. Literally translated, it means “mountain strongholds,”
“The big question to our country is how to balance the need for personal privacy with the safety and security needs of our country,” said Rep. Jason Chaffetz, (UT-R) who sponsored a successful measure in the House to require the devices be used
Aviation security could be improved with the use of databases containing passengers' personal information, technology such as body scans. Require greater tolerance of intrusions and far more effective government oversight, security specialists say.
"...during the final hour of flight passengers must remain seated. They won't be allowed access to carryon baggage or to have any items on their laps."
The Obama administration took aim Monday at tarmac horror stories, ordering airlines to let passengers stuck in stranded airplanes to disembark after three hours. With its new regulations, the Transportation Department sent an unequivocal message on
A single call from a flight attendant to the pilots of the Northwest Airlines plane that overshot Minneapolis catapulted the cockpit crew from complacency to chaos. Interviews with the flight crew and other documents released Wednesday by the Nati
An aircraft that combines massive freight capacity, high efficiency and low cost is taking shape in a hangar outside Toledo, Ohio, and could be airborne next year.
If jets pass near lightning discharges or related phenomena known as terrestrial gamma-ray flashes, passengers and crew members could be exposed to harmful levels of radiation, a dose equal to that of 400 chest X-rays.
Who needs anonymous sources when the government is perfectly capable of leaking its own secrets? Government workers preparing the release of a Transportation Security Administration manual that details airport screening procedures badly bungled their
Contains screening procedures, ID info, and a whole lot more. Unredacted. 93 page PDF. Download it here on Freedom's Phoenix. Page 57 onward was most interesting.
The U.S. aviation regulator decided to allow over 130 Boeing Co 777 airplanes to continue flying international trips through early 2011, despite warnings about suspect parts that have caused rare shutdowns in midair. [say what?!]
Air travelers nationwide scrambled to revise their plans Thursday after an FAA computer glitch caused widespread cancellations and delays for the second time in 15 months.
