Articles Tagged with ''TSA''

Flight attendants will soon enjoy the same expedited screening as airline pilots – forgoing physical screening in favor of checking credentials against a current database. 

Under the bill, passengers would not be subjected to pat-downs unless they repeatedly fail metal detector or advanced imaging technology.

Congress is refusing to down-scale the one program the TSA has offered to minimize: pilots with guns.

According to a recent survey, 66.2% of Americans are satisfied with airport security measures.

While spending for border and immigration enforcement increases, the TSA faces a slight drop in funding.

After TSA screeners failed to conduct random, secondary security checks on travelers, five have been fired and 38 more disciplined at Fort Myers airport.

Phil Byrd of American Trucking Associations told a congressional subcommittee that security should be based on specific and credible intelligence.

A San Diego man was removed from the United Express plane just moments before its departure time after he boarded without being screened and without a ticket.

The "voluntary" assessments will help the administration collect best practices, establish baseline measurements and determine the correct allocation of resources.

A Senate panel approved a $2.50 increase in airline security fees that would double the passenger fee for non-stop flights.