U.S. Will Allow Most Types of Lighters on Planes
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Aviation authorities concluded that it was a waste of time to search for the lighters before passengers boarded.
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DUESSELDORF, Germany -- At the international airport in this western German city, smokers are shunned. If you want to light up, you're restricted to a handful of bars in the terminal, or else stuck puffing on the dingy street outside.
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As many as three American Airlines passenger jets will be outfitted this spring with laser technology intended to protect planes from missile attacks.
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Screeners at U.S. airports will stop confiscating common cigarette lighters because authorities now consider them a distraction from efforts to find bombs and other threats, officials said on Friday.
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WASHINGTON -- The United States is about to impose new security regulations on international travelers just as the country is experiencing its first increase in such visitors since the Sept. 11 attacks.
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Starting next week, all airline passengers must take off their jackets before passing through metal detectors and more will be subjected to pat-down searches and checks for explosives, the Transportation Security Administration announced Thursday.
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You might want to pack carefully for your next flight. Rules that take effect January 1 ban travelers from carrying loose lithium batteries in checked baggage.
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Travel: 'One bag only' rule lifted at some airports, but retained at others
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U.S. officials and airlines welcomed  a draft U.S.-European Union agreement on Friday to liberalize  transatlantic aviation that continues to prohibit overseas  control of domestic carriers.
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Hand baggage restrictions imposed on flights from the UK are to be eased, the government is to announce.
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The Bush administration imposed stricter standards on the nation's air quality yesterday for the first time in nearly a decade, ruling that communities across the country must cut back on the amount of soot in the air on any given day.
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People soon will be able to carry guns and other dangerous weapons onto the grounds and parking lots of Reagan National and Dulles International airports, after officials
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Security was relatively smooth at U.S. airports yesterday, as travelers adjusted to new rules allowing them to bring aboard planes small amounts of liquids and gels in their carry-on bags. But it took some flexibility on the part of authorities to make things work. Many people did not know about...
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The U.S. government approved new air   pollution standards on Thursday, promising "cleaner air to all   Americans," but health and environmental groups said the   revised rules are too weak to protect against lung disease and   other pollution-related ailments.
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Congress voted last year to prohibit passengers from bringing lighters and matches aboard commercial airplanes for security reasons, but figuring out how to institute the change has become more complicated.
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Plutonium from U.S. nuclear warheads &#151; enough to make nearly 20 Hiroshima-style bombs &#151; is headed for France aboard armed freighters and a new life as commercial fuel that will ultimately light American homes.
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Up to three American Airlines jets will be outfitted this spring with laser technology being developed to protect planes from missiles fired by terrorists.