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The government has installed high-tech passenger screening equipment at airports without fully measuring whether the technologies address the most serious risks to aviation, congressional auditors found.
A German man reportedly dumped by a Brazilian woman he met on the Internet camped out in an airport for 13 days before being taken Thursday to a hospital for a psychological evaluation.
There was concern at the White House about that wayward Northwest Airlines jet that flew past its scheduled destination in Minneapolis.
Minneapolis airport police say controllers tried to contact the pilots of a wayward Northwest Airlines jetliner by radio, data message and cell phone after it failed to land as scheduled.
Federal investigators interviewed the crew of the Northwest Airlines flight that overshot the Minneapolis airport by 150 miles on Sunday.
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating why a Delta jet landed this week on a taxiway at Atlanta's airport.
Phoenix has proposed a $250,000 settlement to the family of a New York City woman who accidentally strangled herself while in police custody two years ago at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
A brief power outage at Boston's Logan International Airport has caused flight delays and some cancellations.
An airport about 20 miles from Jimmy Carter's hometown of Plains has been named after the 39th president despite some people opposing the change.
Security checkpoints in three of five terminals at a Houston airport were closed for about 15 minutes after a passenger accidentally got on an escalator going down, then turned around and ran back up.
Delta Air Lines Inc. has reached a deal with the world's busiest airport to extend its lease agreement there through 2017, culminating sometimes testy negotiations between the two parties.
Every winter, airports across the country spray millions of gallons of deicing chemicals onto airliners and allow the runoff to trickle away. When the chemicals end up in nearby waterways, the deicing fluid can turn streams bright orange and create dead zones for aquatic life.
Nine employees of American Airlines have been charged with participating in a smuggling ring that shipped cocaine from Puerto Rico's main airport aboard flights to the U.S. mainland, officials said Tuesday.
A passenger jet made an emergency landing Monday on a protective layer of foam at Germany's Stuttgart airport after having problems with its landing gear.
Baggage handlers at Thailand's main airport now wear uniforms with pockets sewn shut to prevent pilfering. Police are hauling away illegal taxi touts. And cushions are being added to metal seats at departure gates derided as a "pain in the rear."
Liberia's defense minister says police have arrested six Pakistani men who tried to enter Liberia on fake U.S. passports with possible intent to carry out terrorism.
Denver International Airport wants to build a $7 million solar electric-generating system to power its fuel storage and distribution system.
Heathrow Airport has hired a writer-in-residence to chronicle the modern travel experience in hopes of showing frazzled passengers there's more to flying than long lines and waiting.
The six-hour stranding of Continental Express Flight 2816 has grabbed the attention of the Obama administration and Congress.
British police say officers used a stun gun to subdue a man carrying a pistol at London's Gatwick Airport.
With apologies to George Carlin, if airports are all about going places, why do you begin your trip in a terminal?
A hotel shuttle and a bus carrying FedEx employees have collided at Newark Liberty International Airport, killing a driver and injuring three passengers.
Pilot David Butler casually noted the blustery winds as he looked out a cockpit window of Continental Airlines Flight 1404 last December.
A fired airline worker is "mortified" at the lapse in judgment that led him to help a friend get an unloaded gun on a plane, his lawyer said.
A runway at John F. Kennedy International Airport was shut down briefly Wednesday morning after at least 78 turtles emerged from a nearby bay and crawled onto the tarmac.
Cops: Pair stole 1,000 bags at airport - News- msnbc.comAfter Mr King was seen entering the Airport and returning with a piece of luggage, King was put under surveillance, where they later seen him return to the airport once again, grab some luggage and returned to put it in his car, Upon going to his home they found so many peices o …
Crazy Or Brilliant? Plan To Build Giant Floating Airport Off California CoastThe airport-in-the-ocean idea is not a new one. Among other places, Hong Kong did it recently–filling in 4 square miles of the South China Sea with rocks and dirt to build an artificial island. By all accounts the resulting facility is lovely.
Schoolboy's Bedroom Raided After TV Aerial Interferes With Air Traffic Control"A schoolboy, Nickie Chamberlain, was surprised when Government officials arrived at his bedroom and confiscated his television aerial because it was interfering with planes landing at a nearby airport."
Somali Insurgents Attack Airport - NYTimes.comSomali Insurgents Attack Airport
N.J. security guard accused of threatening ObamaA private security guard at Newark Liberty International Airport was arrested on charges of threatening Barack Obama, the night before the president was to fly there.
De Botton reflects on life at London's HeathrowDuring the summer Swiss author Alain de Botton spent a week at Britain's newest passenger hub, Terminal 5, as Heathrow airport's first ever writer-in-residence. His time spent in full view of passengers and staff would provide material for a book just published called A Week at …
Airport security scanner shows naked truthAn airport scanner that speeds up boarding while allowing passengers to avoid the pat-down security search has one potential drawback: The scan shows the passenger in a near naked state, providing a black-and-white outline of breasts and genitalia.
Full body scanners at airports reveal your junkFull-body scanners are being tested in a variety of airports. I didn't get the pleasure of using one on my recent trip to Japan, unfortunately, so I can't provide a first-hand account of what it's like. I suspect it's quite unremarkable to walk through one of these.
Environmental work boosts fears of bird strikes at Teterboro airportA massive project to restore a wildlife habitat in the Meadowlands has raised fears of increased bird strikes at nearby Teterboro Airport, which already has the highest rate of hits in the region.
Will airports screen for body signals? Researchers hope soThe Homeland Security-funded project is Future Attribute Screening Technology, or FAST.
O'Hare Airport security badges issued to illegal aliensThe owner of a temporary employment agency and her assistant were sentenced in federal court Wednesday for harboring illegal aliens and assisting those workers in obtaining unauthorized access to secure areas at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, including the tarmac, accord …
Airport Can't Be Held Liable for Comair Flight 5191 Crash, Kentucky State Supreme Court Rules"Lexington's Blue Grass Airport and its board members cannot be held legally responsible for the 2006 crash of Comair Flight 5191, the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday," October 1, 2009
TSA to expand use of body scanners - USATODAY.comTSA to expand use of body scanners WASHINGTON — The Transportation Security Administration plans to install 150 security machines at airport checkpoints that enable screeners to see under passengers' clothes.
Jet Pilots are Blinded by Laser Pen Yob: Helicopter Escorts Jet to Glasgow AirportDue to a laser light aimed at the pilot, a "passenger jet had to be guided to safety by a police helicopter," according to The Sun.
Taxi driver forces man to enter airport naked after fare dispute A Leipzig man was forced to traipse through the Munich airport naked after a taxi driver took all of his possessions when he couldn't pay his fare, daily Bild reported on Friday.
A little Sunshine from Florida: Her dog is backThe two were reunited Monday at Miami International Airport, where Sunshine happily shook her tail and licked Head's face.
DAWN.COM | Entertainment | Singer forces PIA flight back to airportYou know how there are some people you could be on a trip with, who go all nuts and make you turn the car around because they forgot one little thing? Well here's one Pakistani singer who forced an airplane to turn around with her tantrums!
Heathrow Unveils Creepy Driverless Taxi System you have to see it to believe it.
Bomb scare at NYC LaGuardia Airport; planes and terminal evacuated - No landings or takeoffsLaGuardia Airport's central terminal was evacuated Saturday morning because of a bomb square. Details were sketchy, but hundreds of passengers were rushed out of the concourse and even herded off planes waiting to take off on the runway.
Parents plead for return of missing U.S. studentAn international search is under way for a 29-year-old Auburn University veterinary student who vanished under what appears to be unusual circumstances in Thailand.
Hillsborough deputies investigate how drugs got into 4-year-old's Skittles - St. Petersburg TimesThe real-life riddle is causing lots of confusion at Tampa International Airport.
Denver Officer Pulls Weapon for Faster McDonald's ServiceAURORA, Colo. -- A Denver police officer assigned to Denver International Airport was on administrative leave Tuesday after employees at an Aurora McDonald's said he pulled a gun on them when his order wasn't filled fast enough.
LAX parking lot is home away from home for airline workersFor about 15 days a month, Alaska Airlines pilot Jim Lancaster lives in a motor home in Parking Lot B near the southernmost runway at Los Angeles International Airport.
Passengers flee 747 after smoke fills cabinHundreds of passengers aboard a British Airways Boeing 747 preparing to depart for London from the Phoenix airport were forced to use slides to evacuate the jet on Friday after fumes filled the cabin.
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