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Riding through some turbulence
Special to SunSpotThough not yet back to its pre-9/11 passenger level, BWI has bounced back faster than most other airports around the country. Unfortunately, its popularity is sometimes reflected by long lines and traffic tie-ups. The new Executive Director of the...Tags: Federal Aviation Administration, AirTran, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Tourism and Leisure Industry, Maryland
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Travelers urged to remain patient
SunSpot StaffMore than 1.2 million people in the Baltimore region are expected to travel this Thanksgiving Day holiday -- finding more airport security checkpoints, lower gasoline prices from the summer, stepped-up efforts against drunken driving by authorities and...Tags: Automotive Equipment, Road Transportation, Thanksgiving, Labor Day, Maryland
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Pilots dislike delays in arming them
Associated PressWASHINGTON - Fewer than 100 pilots were certified to carry guns on commercial flights in the eight months after Congress approved the idea, and pilots are blaming the slow pace on the Transportation Security Administration. The pilots say that with the...Tags: Aircraft Hijacking, Advanced Training, Al-Qaeda, FBI, Guerrilla Activity
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Data broker hires U.S. security official
Associated PressATLANTA - Data broker ChoicePoint Inc., whose enormous consumer-information file was breached last fall, said yesterday that it has hired a top official at the government agency that oversees airport screening to review the way the company screens its...Tags: Stock Market, Consumers, Lawyers, Business Institutions, Armed Forces
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Apopka man with loaded gun arrested at OIA while trying to board Vegas flight
For the third time in two weeks, a passenger carrying a loaded handgun has been arrested while trying to board a flight at Orlando International Airport. The latest case happened about 3 p.m. Thursday when a TSA officer noticed what looked a pistol...
Tags: Firearms, Apopka, Miami International Airport
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Charleston International Airport's security finds average of 2 guns a month
The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C.Nationwide, the Transportation Security Administration confiscates about two guns a day at U.S. airports. That's the same number confiscated each month, on average, at Charleston International, the federal agency's top local official said Thursday. "I...Tags: JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines Co., Air Transportation Industry, Boeing Co.
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More airline passengers tolerant of baggage fees, study says
Grouse all you want about airline baggage fees, but the numbers don't lie: You are slowly learning to accept them as a painful but necessary part of the flying experience. In fact, the overall satisfaction with air travel has increased to the highest...Tags: Spirit Airlines, Southwest Airlines Co., Air Transportation Industry, Air Transportation, Transportation
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TSA overtime costs county as much as an employee
Victoria Advocate, TexasVictoria County sheriff's deputies are earning enough overtime working at Victoria Regional Airport to account for more than a new hire's annual salary. Victoria County Commissioners approved pulling $55,000 from the unallocated budget Monday to cover...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting
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Global Entry: The journey to an easier journey, continued
Los Angeles Times Travel editorAfter interviewing John Pistole, the head of the Transportation Security Administration, late last year, I renewed my determination to complete my Global Entry System Trusted Traveler application. That’s a program that allows low-risk travelers to...Tags: Transportation Industry, Air Transportation Industry
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Planned Hilton Head Airport terminal expansion will add seating, restrooms
The Island Packet OnlineThe Hilton Head Island Airport's terminal is scheduled for an expansion that would include more seating, security areas and restrooms. The improvements, expected to cost about $1.9 million, would make the airport more convenient to travelers after...Tags: Federal Aviation Administration, Security Measures, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Delta Air Lines, Air Transportation Industry
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Lawmakers seek money for local projects via 'dark marks'
WASHINGTON — When Congress banned "earmarks" in 2011, House Speaker John Boehner hailed the move as proof that lawmakers were "dead serious" about outlawing pet projects and "ending business as usual in Washington." But new documents show that the...
Tags: Winter Garden, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Miramar, Port Canaveral, Bill Posey
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Naked airport protester still in hot water with TSA
The man who stripped naked at a Portland, Ore., airport last year in protest of what he saw as overly invasive security measures successfully defended himself against a charge of indecent exposure. But John Brennan hasn’t yet put the incident...Tags: Security Measures, Judges, Justice System
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