Chief says shorthanded TSA will handle July 4 travel surge
The chief of the Transportation Security Administration says travelers should see only a slight increase in checkpoint wait times over the four-day July 4 holiday weekend despite the diversion of about 350 employees including screeners to the U.S.-Mexico border.
TSA absentee rate still high, but down from Sunday’s peak
TSA officials say the rate of airport screeners missing work during the partial government shutdown has stabilized just days before a three-day holiday weekend that is likely to bring bigger airport crowds.
US aviation system is starting to show strains from shutdown
The partial government shutdown is starting to strain the national aviation system, with unpaid security screeners staying home, air-traffic controllers suing the government and safety inspectors off the job.
GTR hosting enrollment in TSA PreCheck program
Travelers flying out of Golden Triangle Regional Airport will have the opportunity to apply for expedited security check-in next month.
Bill to boost airport security, ease lines gets green light
House and Senate lawmakers announced an agreement Wednesday on an aviation bill to boost airport security, reduce screening lines and require airlines to refund fees to passengers whose bags are lost or delayed.
Government report: Airports need more help keeping intruders out
While intruders routinely breach the security fences protecting runways and planes at U.S. airports, the federal Transportation Security Administration is not keeping up with the threat or doing enough to help airports identify their vulnerabilities, according to a government report released Tuesday.
TSA chief: Help is on the way to address long airport lines
he Transportation Security Administration will add 768 new screeners by mid-June to deal with increasingly long airport security lines that have caused passengers to miss flights even before the busy summer travel season, the agency’s chief told Congress on Wednesday.
Head of TSA security operations removed from position
A House committee said Monday that the head of security operations at the Transportation Security Administration has been replaced.
Felon using expedited airport screening renews concerns
A key lawmaker raised questions about air travel security after a convicted felon and former member of a domestic terrorist organization was able to use an expedited airport security line.
No guns, but knives, found at GTRA in 2014
Approximately 39,229 passengers were screened before getting on planes at the Golden Triangle Regional Airport last year. None were carrying firearms.
Some U.S.-bound air travelers must turn on phones
Passengers at some overseas airports that offer U.S.-bound flights will soon be required to power on their electronic devices in order to board their flights. The measure is intended to enhance aviation security at a time of increased threats.
LAX gunfire came while officers were on break
Minutes before a gunman opened fire in a Los Angeles International Airport terminal last fall, killing a security screener and wounding three other people, the two armed officers assigned to the area left for breaks without informing a dispatcher as required.
LAPD investigates delay in medical care for wounded TSA worker
LOS ANGELES — An airport police union spokesman said Friday that medical attention for a Transportation Security Administration officer shot by a gunman was delayed
Authorities look at LAX shooter’s government view
LOS ANGELES — Federal investigators probing what motivated a gunman to shoot security checkpoint workers at Los Angeles International airport are looking for connections to
LAX gunman told police he acted alone
LOS ANGELES — The gunman accused of shooting employees and terrorizing travelers at Los Angeles International Airport accomplished two of his goals: kill a Transportation
Gunman kills TSA officer at LAX, wounds two others
LOS ANGELES — A man carrying a note that said he wanted to “kill TSA” pulled a semi-automatic rifle from a bag and shot his
More air passengers show up with guns
WASHINGTON — Several times every day, at airports across the country, passengers are trying to walk through security with loaded guns in their carry-on bags,