I just got back from vacationing in “lovely Atlanta.” Of course, I did manage to get a little business done. One thing that I notice when I go to Atlanta is how pleasant the personnel are at the airport.   This trip was no exception. I didn’t even get hassled a lot going through the TSA […]

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Muhammad Ali Jr. was reportedly stopped and questioned at Reagan National Airport on Friday.

CNN’s fierce political talking head said that the incident was “traumatic,” and that “the TSA grabs p__s like Donald Trump.”

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In 1794, a Portuguese slave ship, dubbed Sao Jose-Paquete de Africa, sank near Capetown while en route from Mozambique to Brazil. Now over 200 years…

Members of the TSA have to undergo training to take a more critical look at their own practices to determine whether they’re guilty of discrimination.…

Wow! How did that get in there, Officer?  CNN.com has the answer.  Read more:  

Federal airport screeners still find four to five guns at checkpoints on a typical day, the Transportation Security Administration’s chief told a Senate hearing Wednesday. “Yesterday we found six, including one at … Bradley (airport in Connecticut) — a loaded gun with seven rounds in it, in a checked bag that (a passenger) was trying […]

The Transportation Security Administration on Tuesday unveiled a “trusted traveler” program — one meant to expedite screening at U.S. airport checkpoints, agency chief John Pistole said. “As with any initiative, we are testing this prescreening concept with a small passenger population at limited airports,” he said at an aviation security conference in the Netherlands. “If […]

Washington (CNN) — A program that allows airports to replace government screeners with private screeners is being brought to a standstill, just a month after the Transportation Security Administration said it was “neutral” on the program. TSA chief John Pistole said Friday he has decided not to expand the program beyond the current 16 airports, […]

The short clip below shows a shirtless boy receiving a pat-down from a Transportation Security Administration agent. His father watches, hands on his hips, obstructing part of the view. But the words playing in the background are clear. “Are they harassing a kid?” one man asks. “It’s ridiculous,” another voice chimes in. “Unbelievable.” Read more

Authorities in Britain and Dubai found explosive devices on two cargo planes en route to the U.S. from Yemen on Friday. The packages were addressed to Jewish worship centers in Chicago. Bush Intercontinental is the 11th-busiest cargo-handling airport in the country. The Airport System centralized its cargo operations back in 2008. There are the major […]