A call to close gap in no-fly checks
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WASHINGTON - A gap in the airline passenger-check system permitted the former Cat Stevens to board a London- to-Washington flight even though he was on a federal no-fly list for suspected ties to terrorists, a Bush administration official said yesterday.
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Irish air freight forwarders are looking for creative ways to sidestep the advance manifest system (AMS) introduced to beef up security at US airports.
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The Transportation Security Administration shifts responsibility for screening travelers from the airlines to the government. The new system, dubbed Secure Flight, seeks to target fewer people and to do so more accurately.
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The Transportation Security Administration is slightly altering the way airport screeners conduct patdown searches by allowing passengers to put their arms down after their upper bodies are checked.
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Six airlines have asked US authorities for anti-trust immunity on trans-Atlantic services within the framework of an &quot;open skies&quot; agreement between the European Union and United States.
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RAND report examines attack scenarios. One suggestion is eliminating long ticket lines in terminal lobbies. By Ian Gregor and David Zahniser.
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Here's one way to separate the keepers from the duds.
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NEW DELHI: When you pack your bags for a holiday in London or Paris next summer, donât be surprised if your travel agent asks you if a Jet Airways or an Air Sahara flight would be convenient.
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A big aviation-security conference suddenly becomes a no-fly zone for reporters. What are its promoters trying to hide? In 27B Stroke 6.
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The federal government's latest attempt to improve security checks of airline passengers is prompting privacy concerns here and abroad.
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Reflecting on the current air travel environment might present a challenge for those whose livelihood depends on the ability to make the occasional inappropriate remark.
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Criticism over failure to close 'dangerous' airport.
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LONDON - Europe is stepping up efforts to explore the use of eye scans and other biometric technology to screen airline passengers who volunteer for background security checks. The goal is to see whether airport security can be enhanced and congestion eased by encouraging frequent fliers to undergo pre-screening.
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New instructions aimed at ending murder trial deadlock.
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In these days of jittery travel, a phone call can ground an airplane. In the last 10 days, bomb threats have forced at least a half-dozen flights to make emergency landings in Europe, frightening passengers, ...
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In these days of jittery travel, sometimes just a phone call can ground an airplane. Over the past week and a half, false bomb threats have forced at least half a dozen flights to make emergency landings in Europe, frightening passengers, tangling schedules and costing airlines big money.
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No one hears passenger complaints more often than security screeners, who must learn a variety of techniques to deal with the mundane, the scary -- and the occasional traveler who doesn't want to abide by the rules.