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Airports

What Does the U.S. Government Stand to Gain By Privatizing Airport Security?

August 8, 2018 Akhil Dewan

Last week, it became public that the Transportation Security Administration, also known as the TSA, considered privatizing its operations at 150 airports across the U.S, roughly 35 percent of 440 airports served by the TSA.

Opinions

Opinion: The TSA Should Not Eliminate Security Checkpoints at Smaller Airports

August 4, 2018 Parker Davis

Earlier this week, CNN obtained internal Transportation Security Administration (TSA) documents which suggested the agency was considering eliminating security checkpoints at numerous airports around the nation that are only served by aircraft with under 60

News

Leaked TSA Program Watches Unsuspecting Travellers

July 30, 2018 Matthew Garcia

A secret program, dubbed “Quiet Skies,” ran by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was leaked on Saturday by The Boston Globe. The hidden program targets travelers who “are not under investigation by any agency and

Airports

Leave Laptops and Liquids in Bags? American and TSA Unveil New Screening Technology at JFK

July 25, 2018 Thomas Pallini

American Airlines and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) unveiled new screening technology at John F. Kennedy International Airport’s Terminal 8 on Tuesday, marking the start of a new partnership between American and the TSA to

Airports

Higher Ticket Fees Proposed in New TSA Budget

February 15, 2018 Akhil Dewan

On Monday, President Trump proposed an increase to the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) fees placed on airline tickets in order to upgrade the agency’s current technology, as part of an effort to make the airport screening

News

ANA’s 8-Hour Flight to Nowhere

December 27, 2017 John Flett

Japanese airline All Nippon Airways, or ANA, made headlines Wednesday when flight 175, their scheduled 11-hour flight from Los Angeles International Airport to Tokyo’s Narita Airport, turned back to LAX mid-flight when the crew reported

Airports

Is Europe Ready For a Uniform “TSA PreCheck” Program?

September 5, 2016 AirlineGeeks.com Staff

Last week the United States’ Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced that it has made TSA PreCheck available for Lufthansa passengers. The program allows US citizens and permanent residents to travel through airport security faster, with

Airlines

Lufthansa Becomes First European Airline to Join PreCheck

September 4, 2016 Daniel Morley

On Wednesday August 31st, a new airline joined the TSA PreCheck program. This airline, however, was different from the other 17 airlines currently participating in the PreCheck program. European giant, Lufthansa has become the 18th

Airports

Behind the Scenes at The Transportation Security Administration’s Testing Facility

August 27, 2016 Ryan Ewing

Located at Reagan National Airport is the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) testing facility, also known as the TSA Systems Integration Facility (TSIF). The facility itself is a former post office building when shipping and mail

What Does the U.S. Government Stand to Gain By Privatizing Airport Security?

Opinion: The TSA Should Not Eliminate Security Checkpoints at Smaller Airports

Leaked TSA Program Watches Unsuspecting Travellers

Leave Laptops and Liquids in Bags? American and TSA Unveil New Screening Technology at JFK

Higher Ticket Fees Proposed in New TSA Budget

ANA’s 8-Hour Flight to Nowhere

Is Europe Ready For a Uniform “TSA PreCheck” Program?

Lufthansa Becomes First European Airline to Join PreCheck

Behind the Scenes at The Transportation Security Administration’s Testing Facility

Here Comes the Sun: Inside Sun Country’s Transition to a Low-Cost Carrier

TAP Air Portugal Announces Service to San Francisco Starting in June

ANA’s Turtle-themed A380 Rolls Out of the Paint Shop

TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: DETA Air

Avianca Brazil Files for Bankruptcy