TSA Expects Near Pre-Pandemic Numbers for Winter Holiday Travel Period
After a busy Thanksgiving holiday, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is anticipating high passenger volumes throughout the winter holiday travel… Read More »
Passenger exits Southwest Airlines plane while aircraft is taxiing to gate in Phoenix
The incident happened Saturday morning on Flight 4236 from Colorado Springs. A passenger exited a Southwest Airlines plane through a… Read More »
Woman chases plane at LAX airport after missing her flight
A woman ran onto the tarmac at Los Angeles International Airport and tried to flag down a parked plane. At… Read More »
South Sudan’s regulator under EU pressure on air safety oversight
South Sudanese authorities are under pressure from European regulators after a string of accidents and evidence of incorrect registration of… Read More »
Successful 1st edition of the annual ‘Airport Safety & Security Week’
Willemstad, November 27, 2021 ̶ Curaçao Airport Partners proudly shares the successful completion of its first annual Airport Safety &… Read More »
FAA sends warning about holiday laser lights with $11,000 per violation
Laser holiday light projectors that people point at their homes contain concentrated beams that can disorient or temporarily blind pilots…. Read More »
Justice Department addresses rise in criminal conduct on commercial flights
The memorandum also highlights an information-sharing protocol between the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Justice Department. As the holiday… Read More »
EU draws up plans for migrant-related sanctions
The European Commission has outlined a new legal framework that would allow for the sanctioning of transport companies, including airlines,… Read More »
US warns pilots of weapon fire as war nears Ethiopia capital
The United States is warning pilots that planes operating at one of Africa’s busiest airports could be “directly or indirectly… Read More »
Flights briefly halted after accidental gun discharge at Atlanta airport
An accidental gun discharge at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport’s security screening area on Saturday afternoon led to all departing flights… Read More »
TSA head says unruly behavior on planes is ‘higher than I have ever seen’
Incidents involving unruly passengers on airplanes — from assaults on flight attendants to fights breaking out between travelers — skyrocketed… Read More »
Man Yells ‘It’s a Free Country’ While Causing Wild, Vulgar Scene at MSP Airport
This time, one of the most outrageous aviation-related passenger incidents this year had nothing to do with face masks and… Read More »
FAA proposes $225K in fines against unruly passengers
Egregious examples of bad behavior described by the FAA concerned passengers yelling profanities, using obscene gestures, making threats to flight… Read More »
The rule for unruly passengers? One strike and you’re off the plane permanently
A passenger uses a racial slur to berate an African-American flight attendant over wearing a mask. Another on a separate… Read More »
Man dive-bombed Virginia firefighters with drone, then asked for it back
In 2019, a drone darted at a group of firefighters in Virginia several times, sending them ducking for cover before… Read More »
Spanish police is searching for 12 missing passengers who fled a flight in Morocco
Spanish police are looking for 12 passengers who fled a flight from Morocco to Turkey after their plane made an… Read More »
U.S. FAA refers 37 unruly airline passengers to FBI for criminal review
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Thursday it has referred more than three dozen unruly passengers to the FBI for… Read More »
FAA fines air passenger record $52K, files charges for disruption during a flight
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday charged and fined an airplane passenger a record $52,000 for disrupting a flight… Read More »
American Airlines flight diverted after passenger assaults attendant
American Airlines said a flight attendant was physically assaulted Wednesday by a passenger during a flight from New York to… Read More »
Delta Air Lines rolls out a facial recognition pilot program in Atlanta domestic terminal
The way some frequent fliers pass through Atlanta is about to change, as Delta Air Lines rolls out a facial… Read More »
FAA reports an increase in “unruly behavior” within the last year
The Federal Aviation Administration released a new report on Tuesday Oct 19, showing an increase in unruly passengers within the… Read More »
Pakistan Airlines suspends Afghan operations due to interference by Taliban
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) suspended flights to the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Thursday after what it called heavy handed interference… Read More »