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Philadelphia airport bomb-sniffing dogs fail tests

Three bomb-sniffing dogs assigned to inspect cargo at Philadelphia International Airport failed recent recertification tests and federal officials should immediately replace them, a Pennsylvania congressman said.

Customs agents find hash, pot hidden in chessboard

A calculated move to inspect a heavy chessboard paid off for customs officers at Philadelphia International Airport.

Mom in fake abduction case used ex-colleague's ID

A woman said Thursday she gave her driver's license to a former co-worker who told her she needed it to fix office paperwork, and had no knowledge that the ex-colleague planned to fake her abduction and fly with her daughter to Florida.

Del. inmate captured 1 week after airport escape

A prisoner who escaped from a private security guard at Philadelphia International Airport about a week ago has been captured.

Delaware convict escapes at Philadelphia airport

Authorities searched Tuesday for a handcuffed Delaware convict who escaped from a private security guard at Philadelphia International Airport over the weekend.

Drivers putting less gas in tank, then running out

Brent Saba had just dropped a church group off at Philadelphia International Airport on Sunday morning and was heading north on Interstate 95 when it happened: His 15-passenger van ran out of gas.

Couple Protests FAA With Rooftop Sign

The skies won't seem especially friendly to anyone taking off from Philadelphia International Airport if they notice what a suburban couple wrote on the roof of their home.

NTSB Issues Recommendation on Batteries

Evidence indicates laptop batteries caused a spectacular cargo plane fire at Philadelphia International Airport last year, federal safety investigators said Tuesday, but they said it's not certain.

US Airways Whittles Away at Backlog

With the skies and runways clear, US Airways struggled to accommodate a backlog of weary travelers stranded at Philadelphia International Airport days after a paralyzing ice storm struck the Northeast.

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Blind man arrested, dragged off plane for questioning why it had been sitting on tarmac for two hours; not allowed to take his cane, accused of faking blindness and held in jail overnight
Source: Boing Boing

A blind man flying with his wife from Philadelphia to Belgium (where he works as a translator) was arrested and dragged off the plane when he stood up and demanded to know, after two hours, why they were sitting on the tarmac, with no drinks and no news.

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