(This is a story we first reported for NBC News) Last Thursday the State Department advised travelers from the U.S. to “exercise increased caution” worldwide because of the Israel-Hamas war, citing “the potential for terrorist attacks, demonstrations or violent actions against U.S. citizens and interests.” The warning “means what it says,” said Jeffrey Price, an aviation security expert […]
GUNS AT AIPORTS. Sadly, that’s a thing. Looks like the Transporation Security Administration (TSA) is on its way to breaking yet another record. And it’s not for the number of passengers screened at U.S. airports. Although those numbers are up. This record is likely to be for the number of firearms found at airport security […]
At airports, it’s not unusual to hear an announcement asking a traveler to return to the security checkpoint to retrieve a left-behind item. On Sunday, for example, while waiting for an early morning flight, we heard repeated announcements asking the person who left their wedding band behind at the checkpoint to come and get it. […]
Macaroni and cheese is a classic comfort food and a dish many people turn to when they are stressed. So where better to open a restaurant with a full menu of mac and cheese dishes than in an airport? San José Mineta International Airport (SJC) is now home to the first airport mac and cheese […]
Dina wins TSA’s 2023 Cutest Canine Contest The votes are in. And Dina, a three-year-old German Shorthaired Pointer (GSP) explosives detection canine at Harry Reid International Airport (LAS), is the winner of the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) 2023 Cutest Canine Contest. The contestants came from a field of 92 dogs nominated by TSA handlers […]
Move over airport therapy dogs. For just a moment. It’s time to give some love to some of the more than 1000 dogs that work for the Transportation Security Administration sniffing out explosives and the components for explosives in airports around the country. For several years now, TSA has been hosting an annual Cutest Canine […]
(This is a story we first reported for NBC News) Last Thursday the State Department advised travelers from the U.S. to “exercise increased caution” worldwide because of the Israel-Hamas war, citing “the potential for terrorist attacks, demonstrations or violent actions against U.S. citizens and interests.” The warning “means what it says,” said Jeffrey Price, an aviation security expert […]
GUNS AT AIPORTS. Sadly, that’s a thing. Looks like the Transporation Security Administration (TSA) is on its way to breaking yet another record. And it’s not for the number of passengers screened at U.S. airports. Although those numbers are up. This record is likely to be for the number of firearms found at airport security […]
At airports, it’s not unusual to hear an announcement asking a traveler to return to the security checkpoint to retrieve a left-behind item. On Sunday, for example, while waiting for an early morning flight, we heard repeated announcements asking the person who left their wedding band behind at the checkpoint to come and get it. […]
Macaroni and cheese is a classic comfort food and a dish many people turn to when they are stressed. So where better to open a restaurant with a full menu of mac and cheese dishes than in an airport? San José Mineta International Airport (SJC) is now home to the first airport mac and cheese […]
Dina wins TSA’s 2023 Cutest Canine Contest The votes are in. And Dina, a three-year-old German Shorthaired Pointer (GSP) explosives detection canine at Harry Reid International Airport (LAS), is the winner of the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) 2023 Cutest Canine Contest. The contestants came from a field of 92 dogs nominated by TSA handlers […]
Move over airport therapy dogs. For just a moment. It’s time to give some love to some of the more than 1000 dogs that work for the Transportation Security Administration sniffing out explosives and the components for explosives in airports around the country. For several years now, TSA has been hosting an annual Cutest Canine […]
TSA shares half-year tally of firearms found at airport checkpoints Travelers are returning to airports and airplanes in record numbers. And for some reason, many of those travelers are packing guns in their carry-on bags. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) reports that its officers found 3,251 firearms at airport security checkpoints during the first half of 2023, which ended June 30. […]
Given the promise of packed airports and airplanes and all the cancelations and delays this past week due to weather and a host of other issues (see: finger-pointing, below), a hot air balloon may be a better way to get where you need to be this holiday weekend. Or maybe space ship. Finger-pointing: Who’s to […]
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) not only stops travelers from bringing dangerous and prohibited items onto airplanes, but it also tallies the finds. And the agency shares information about some of the more unusual items that show up at the security checkpoints on social media. For some reason, many travelers pack guns in their carry-on […]