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Authorities have released the names of two teenagers found dead on a jet at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport earlier this year.

A teenager armed with a shotgun attempted to board a Jetstar flight, prompting an investigation and renewed focus on airport security.

The Transportation Security Administration has announced it will deny entry past its airport checkpoints to illegal immigrants.

The flight made a U-turn near Turkmenistan about 10 hours into its trip. It was later escorted by Italian Eurofighter aircraft. 

Workers at the Transportation Security Administration are not allowed to participate in early buyouts offered to the federal workforce.

The new Trump administration’s directive that federal employees return to the office will drive away professionals who are protecting the aviation system.

Sen. Mike Lee floated abolishing the Transportation Security Administration in a recent social media post blasting the agency.

The Transportation Security Administration will sunset the Known Crewmember program by the end of 2025, and implement a “successor” to the system.

The move comes just days after Transportation Security Administration head David Pekoske was ousted on Inauguration Day.

Transportation Security Administration head David Pekoske is leaving his post effective immediately, he told agency employees on Monday.