VIDEO: Charles Lindbergh's flight

01-14-2010 • AirportAppraisals.com

Here is an outstanding film, in 4 parts, of Lindbergh's flight from Roosevelt Field, Long Island, N.Y on May 20, 1927.

TSA: Security fails to spot gun at Mont. airport

01-14-2010 • AP

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

Airport Scanners Can Store, Transmit Images

01-13-2010 • WIRED.com

Contrary to public statements made by the Transportation Security Administration, full-body airport scanners do have the ability to store and transmit images, according to documents obtained by the Electronic Privacy Information Center.

President Obama, It's Time To Fire the TSA

01-11-2010 • Gizmodo

DHS's Napolitano's response to the crotchbomber: "We're looking to make sure that this sort of incident cannot recur." The TSA's response to Abdulmutalib's attempt makes one thing clear: We must stop pretending the TSA is making us safer.

TSA Logo Contest

01-11-2010 • Bruce Schneier

Announcing the TSA Logo Contest. Rules are simple: create a TSA logo. People are welcome to give ideas in the comments, but only actual created logos are eligible to compete.

Lessons from the case of the man who set his underpants on fire

01-09-2010 • Papers Please

We’ve been having a hard time keeping up with events over the last few weeks. Every time we think the keystone cops from the Department of Homeland Security can’t come up with anything dumber to do, they prove us wrong. At this point we’re not sure w

Unruly passengers cause 2 flights to change course

01-09-2010 • AP

Two F-16s were launched to catch up with AirTran Airways Flight 39 from Atlanta to San Francisco after a report that an intoxicated passenger had locked himself in a bathroom. The captain decided to divert the plane _ landed at NORAD spokeswoman Stac

Arrest made in Newark airport security breach

01-09-2010 • AP

The Chinese man believed to have caused a security breach that resulted in major delays at Newark Liberty Airport when he took advantage of a guard's absence to sneak past a checkpoint and walk arm-in-arm with a woman has been arrested

Fla. cops: Man threatening Jews taken off flight

01-07-2010 • AP

An airline passenger in Miami proclaimed "I want to kill all the Jews" before police forced him off a Detroit-bound plane. Asad was charged with threats against a public servant, disorderly conduct and resisting an officer without violence.

Military blogger arrested at Seattle airport for refusing to divulge how much he earned

01-06-2010 • HotAir

Got arrested at the Seattle airport for refusing to say how much money I make. (The cops say I was not “arrested”, but they definitely handcuffed me.) Their video should show I was polite, but refused questions that had nothing to do with security.

Passenger says honey caused California airport scare

01-05-2010 • Reuters

A passenger whose bag tested positive for explosives at a California airport prompting authorities to shut down the facility and divert flights, said he was carrying only bottled honey. Hours later he was still being held for questioning, and investi

Screening problem makes plane return to St. Louis

01-03-2010 • AP

A company official says a United Airlines flight headed to Chicago had to return to St. Louis because they had a problem with its computers, and manually checked in passengers. The computers started working after the flight took off and that’s when t

Relic of Antarctica's first plane found on ice-edge

01-03-2010 • Reuters

An Antarctic expedition has found what it believes to be remains of the first airplane brought to the frozen continent, on an icy shore near where it was abandoned a century ago. Australia has searched for many years for the old single-propeller Vick

TSA: Newark terminal locked down

01-03-2009 • CNN

I would respond the same... I was walking up to the terminal checkpoint when The government(TSA) sounded like a Capitol One Credit Card Commercial... What's in your Underwear? I would look for the closest exit also...

Detroit flight plot may prove boon for security firms

01-01-2010 • AFP

The failed attempt to blow up an Amsterdam-Detroit flight last week could prove a bonanza for airport security firms, especially full-body scanners makers . "It might put some pressure to buy more full-body scanners....Congress will probably do somet

Airport Pat-downs Often Ineffective Security Stop

01-01-2010 • AP

With all the screening technology at airports, the last line of defense is still the human hand: the pat-down search. Experts say the pat-down is often ineffective because of rules of where screeners can put their hands and how frequently they can

TSA nominee misled Congress about accessing confidential records

01-01-2010 • Washington Post

The White House nominee to lead the Transportation Security Administration gave Congress misleading information about incidents in which he inappropriately accessed a federal database, possibly in violation of privacy laws, documents show.

Dutch, Nigerians to use full-body scans for flights

12-31-2009 • Reuters

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

The Sky’s the Limit for China’s DIY Aviators

12-30-2009 • Wired

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,”

Debate Over Full-Body Scans vs. Invasion of Privacy Flares Anew After Incident

12-29-2009 • NY Times

“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

Many airport security improvements would require more intrusion, oversight

12-29-2009 • Washington Post

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.

Flight 253 Bomb Excuse

12-28-2009 • Buffalohair Gazette International

As the Obama administration showboats their concerns for air safety while offering even more restrictions on Americans, the truth begins to show its ugly head. Eye witness Kurt Haskell of New Port Michigan told another story of blatant disregard for

No danger on Sunday flight _ just an ill passenger

12-27-2009 • AP

Armed officers on Sunday rushed aboard the same Detroit-bound Northwest Airlines flight that was attacked on Christmas Day, but the perceived threat wasn't much of a danger - just an ill traveler who spent too much time in the bathroom.

2 'Suspicious' Men Aboard Flight Detained in Phoenix

12-27-2009 • FOX News

Tensions are running high after Friday's attempted terror attack aboard an airplane, and those fears sparked a security scare at Sky Harbor Airport Saturday night -- and 2 men had to be pulled off a plane who were Middle Eastern and acting suspicious

Airlines: New Rules Keep Passengers in Seats

12-26-2009 • Yahoo! News

"...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."

Al Qaeda bomber tries to blow up Detroit plane, sets self on fire

12-25-2009 • CBS News

A Nigerian man who said he was an agent for al-Qaida tried to blow up a Northwest Airlines plane Friday as it was preparing to land in Detroit, but travelers who smelled smoke and heard what sounded like firecrackers rushed to subdue him, the passeng

Gov't imposes 3-hour limit on airport tarmac strandings

12-21-2009 • AP

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

Flight attendant's call caught pilots unaware

12-16-2009 • AP

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

Boeing's 787 jetliner makes first test flight

12-15-2009 • AP (video)

Boeing's new 787 jetliner finally got airborne Tuesday, the long-delayed inaugural flight of the world's first commercial plane mostly constructed from lightweight composite materials. The sleek jet lifted off from Everett's Paine Field on a fligh

TSA discloses discriminatory and improperly withheld procedures

12-12-2009 • Papers Please

The procedures are blatantly discriminatory and in apparent violation of Federal law, the U.S. Constitution, and Article 12 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), a treaty ratified by and binding on the USA. One of the