Authorites remove two from United flight

In what turned out to be an apparent false alarm,  airport officials at the Los Angeles airport removed 2 men from a United Airlines flight after a flight attendant noticed a panel had made moved in the...

Navigating through Airport Security

The concept of this article was born towards the end of my recent marathon journey vacation, which ended as we arrived to London Heathrow to see a rather disturbing sign posted just prior to the Immigration check with these unwelcoming words..."Tougher checks take longer"My...

Canadian airport to test ‘behaviour detection’ program

As we didn't have enough delays at our Airports already.  Beginning next year some air travellers will be scrutinized by "Behavioural Detection Officers".  Some security personnel will soon start...

Cell Phone gun has Arrived! May 31 2009

If you feel that security checks at the airports were long and a pain in the....well you know where, well it's for good reason.  The Cell phone gun is here with a built in .22 calibre pistol loaded with...

US Rep. Buchanan Letter Looped into Logan Marine Arrest

The same day that a Marine was arrested at Boston's Logan airport for transporting the tools of terrorism, US Rep. Vern Buchanan (FL 13) expressed “strong objection” to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) warning that returning war veterans are susceptible to...

"Mind-Reading" Airport-Security

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/12/02/airport.security/index.html "Behavioral screening -- the future of airport security?"            It seems that the threat...

Replica grenade paperweights shut down JFK JetBlue terminal

Talk about a hectic first day of operations; the newly opened JetBlue terminal at JFK International Airport was shut down, Monday, after a pair of paperweight replicas of WWII grenades were found in a passenger's...

TSA launches search for the perfect laptop bag

The TSA in the US come up with the design of a laptop bag, to avoid the routine of taking computers out of a bag and placing it in a tray:" The Transportation Security Administration is interested in evaluating -- and eventually approving –- the design of certain laptop...

How to speed your way through the checkpoint: Insights from an airport screener

Holidays are here as well as the busiest time of the year for airport security. As an airport security screener, I would love to have a quiet Christmas, so I decided to compile some suggestions to speed your way through the security checkpoints. * DON'T tell a screener that...

Traveling in the Age of Terror: My Post 9/11 Story

Traveling is something I take for granted. I'm in my late thirties and I've lived on three continents and traveled to over 200 cities, towns and villages in more than 20 countries spanning the globe. Since 9/11, it has become increasingly difficult to maintain a...

Nightmare at National Airport -- an update

When I wrote about Monica Emmerson's story (click here to read the original story) and how she said she was harassed at Washington, DC's National Airport I didn't anticipate how much attention this story would...

Nightmare at Reagan National Airport: A Security Story to End all Security S...

UPDATE: TSA has posted a video in the incident on their website. You can read more about this video, the TSA incident report, and the incident itself HERE.  If you travel enough, you've seen it all --...

Canadian Airport Secuirty Under Fire

The Senate wants the Transport Department relived of it's duties at Canadian airports because it says the Department has done very little since September 11th to improve lax security measures. The Senate suggests...

Muslims removed from flight after praying

"The imams were removed from the flight to Phoenix on Monday night after three of them said their normal evening prayers in the terminal in Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport before boarding, said Omar...

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