Articles Tagged with ''airport security''

While the TSA cost $6.5 billion last year, that cost does not include additional costs such as police in airports, time-spent by travelers and economic impact of counterterrorism mandates. 

Following a shooting in Mexico City International Airport in June, all 348 officers assigned to security details at the airport have been replaced. 

An unsecured gate guarding the New York airport's fuel pipeline was not under video surveillance for an unknown amount of time. 

So far in 2012, 375,432,402 passengers have traveled through TSA checkpoints nationwide, but 30,204 of those have submitted complaints.

After his jet ski sank in Jamaica Bay, Daniel Casillo swam three miles to the airport, seemingly effortlessly bypassing the million dollar security system around the international airport. 

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

Background checks on U.S. citizens attending flight school are delayed until the student applies for a pilot's license, causing worries about homegrown terrorists. 

While perimeter security is largely left up to individual airports, Brian Hedglin's attempted hijacking of a SkyWest plane brings the issue to light. 

Four needles found in turkey sandwiches served on Delta Air Lines flights to the U.S. have sparked an investigation into the food preparation in an Amsterdam airport.

More than 500 HD cameras are being installed in the Dallas airport, costing between $6 million and $7 million.