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...
created by PAIR A NORMAL GUYS INC | 25 wks ago | updated 25 wks ago
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1220 views | 29 recommendations | 3 comments
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...
created by Alfred Hermida | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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455 views | 20 recommendations | 2 comments
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 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 --...
created by Bill Adler | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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310158 views | 81 recommendations | 201 comments
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...
created by Bill Adler | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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48543 views | 19 recommendations | 95 comments
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...
created by Victoria Revay | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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1045 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
