Oct 3rd, 2009 at 12:00PM: The FBI is looking for common denominators in bomb threats on American Airlines flights between Miami and Boston. Two cases have arisen, prompting the FBI to dig a little deeper. The most recent incident occurred on Wednesday, when a flight attendant found "bomb on board, Boston-Miami" written on a bathroom cabinet. A search of the luggage yielded no bombs or other weapons.
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FBI hunts for close in Miami-Boston bomb threats
Oct 3rd, 2009 at 12:00PM: The FBI is looking for common denominators in bomb threats on American Airlines flights between Miami and Boston. Two cases have arisen, prompting the FBI to dig a little deeper. The most recent incident occurred on Wednesday, when a flight attendant found "bomb on board, Boston-Miami" written on a bathroom cabinet. A search of the luggage yielded no bombs or other weapons.
On September 17, a ...Ten products to avoid when passing through airport security
Sep 29th, 2009 at 10:00AM: digg_url = 'http://digg.com/travel_places/Ten_products_to_avoid_when_passing_through_airport_security'; The Transportation Security Administration spends millions of Dollars each year trying to inform airline passengers what to leave at home, and how to safely pack things.
We should all know by now that liquids come with restrictions, and that swords and other dangerous items will be taken ...AeroMexico plane hijacking resolved peacefully
Sep 10th, 2009 at 10:30AM: Shortly after taking off from Cancun on Wednesday, the pilots of AeroMexico flight 737 radioed the control tower to say the plane had been hijacked. The hijacker had showed off a bomb (later found to be fake) and demanded to speak to Mexican President Felipe Calderon. He threatened to blow up the plane, which was carrying over 100 people, and said he needed to warn the President of an impending ...More terrorist bombs in Majorca
Aug 9th, 2009 at 3:30PM: Three small bombs exploded today in Majorca, in a coordinated attack claimed by the terrorist group ETA. There were no injuries. The first bomb went off in the bathroom of an Italian restaurant and bar next to the beach in Palma de Majorca. Another was detonated nearby by police in a controlled explosion. Shortly thereafter, a third bomb exploded in the town square. ETA, a terrorist group that ...Crazy man with wires and batteries shuts down LaGuardia airport terminal
Aug 1st, 2009 at 11:30AM: Early this morning, a man approached the airport security checkpoint at LaGuardia, and 10 minutes later the central terminal was shut down to passengers and all air traffic. What happened in those 10 minutes is not entirely clear, but initial reports claim the man was "acting really crazy" and had some wires and batteries in his bag. I'll go out on a limb here and assume the guy was indeed crazy, ...Ports and airports in Majorca closed after bomb kills two
Jul 30th, 2009 at 1:30PM: The Spanish government has sealed off the island of Majorca after a terrorist bomb attack killed two officers of the Guardia Civil. This comes a day after a bomb targeted Spain's national police force in Burgos, another destination frequented by tourists. Both attacks occurred outside Guardia Civil barracks. The attacks are suspected to be the work of ETA, a terrorist group that seeks an ...Terrorist bomb blast in Spanish tourist town
Jul 29th, 2009 at 12:30PM: The northern Spanish town of Burgos, a popular destination for holidaymakers, was rocked by a car bomb early this morning. According to the BBC the bomb targeted a high-rise residential building of the Guardia Civil, injuring 46 people, many of whom are women and children.
Officials are blaming ETA, a terrorist group that seeks an independent Basque nation in Spain's northern region. Unlike many ...Mango scare at Columbus airport
Jun 25th, 2009 at 10:00AM: The bomb squad at the Columbus, Ohio airport simply was not trained for the task. It's not their fault: after all, few pickled mangoes have actually exploded. Nonetheless, there's bound to be some sort of inquiry about the produce risk in today's airports.
When x-ray equipment detected something suspicious, the bomb squad was summoned. The concern arose from the fact that an item was sealed in a ...Flight attendant pleads guilty to bomb hoax
May 23rd, 2009 at 2:00PM: It was a bad week for Australians, it seems. A naval officer was physically restrained on a flight to London. Not too long after, Matt Carney, a flight attendant from Melbourne, was sentenced to 18 months in jail in England. It was his own fault: he left not one but two(!) notes on a plane to London, "warning" of a bomb. Of course, he was working the flight.
The 23-year-old soon-to-be-former ...Fake bomb threat leads to probation
Apr 22nd, 2009 at 3:00PM: Mark Randall Rayborn will be on probation for the next four years. He was accused of telling an off-duty Northwest Airlines pilot that he had five pounds of explosives in his carry-on.
The plane was pulling back from the gate at Denver International Airport last year when Rayborn broke the news to the man sitting next to him while grabbing his bag. As a result of this episode, the flight was ...Marine arrested at Logan airport with gun, ammo, rocket engine and detonator
Apr 20th, 2009 at 11:30AM: A US Marine was arrested at Boston Logan airport yesterday when baggage screeners discovered a gun, boxes of ammunition, three rocket engines, various fuses, switches and the detonator from a hand grenade. The Marine was on his way from Las Vegas to Charlotte when the discovery was made. Now, carrying a gun in your checked baggage is not against the law, as long as you declare the item, which he ...Gatwick Bomb Scare
Mar 23rd, 2009 at 12:00PM: If you happened to be at London Gatwick international airport at 6:45 AM on Sunday, you're probably still mad. United Arab Emirates flight EK 011 from Dubai was ten minutes from landing at London Gatwick when they found a note "implying there may be a suspicious device on board." Craptastic. All 164 passengers and the crew were escorted from the plane (which is fine for them, they were probably ...Passenger makes bomb threat on Delta flight to LA
Jan 8th, 2009 at 8:30AM: I'm not sure whether it is something in the water, or just a general increase of insane people, but another fool has managed to get arrested after making a bomb threat on his Delta Airlines flight to LA airport. The man got up out of his chair upon approach to LAX, and announced that he was carrying a bomb. Several passengers on the flight then subdued the guy, and used plastic ties to keep him ...A nice roundup of some of the dumbest things the TSA did in 2008
Dec 16th, 2008 at 1:00PM: The TSA has made quite a name for itself when it comes to making stupid decisions. Whether it is forcing a mom to drink her own breast milk, or claiming a thin laptop could be a dangerous weapon, when the TSA screws up, they tend to screw up quite badly. I've compiled some of the best TSA screwups we reported on here on Gadling in 2008. Do not try and bring a gun through the checkpoint (unless ...Bombs away! Air Force F-16 drops a dummy bomb on the Las Vegas strip
Oct 18th, 2008 at 1:00PM: Poor Las Vegas... Already struggling from declining visitor numbers, now sin city is in the news again when an Air force F-16 dropped a dummy bomb on the strip, hitting a truck. The F-16 was stationed at Nellis AFB when the 25 pound bomb became unattached from the launching mechanism, falling 1700 feet. Police started getting reports that something was falling from the sky when the bomb dropped. ...Drunk Man Tries to Hijack Turkish Airlines Flight
Oct 15th, 2008 at 11:30AM: A man on a Turkish Airlines flight from the resort town of Antalya, Turkey to the Russian city of St. Petersburg threatened to blow up the plane unless it was diverted. The man, who appeared to be drunk, approached a flight attendant and handed her a note to give to the pilot: "I have a bomb. If you don't take me in (the cockpit) I will blow it up," As he stumbled toward the front of the plane, he ..."Bomb" bag passes through security at Brisbane airport
Jul 31st, 2008 at 4:00PM: When a large bag with the word "bomb" written on it passes through airport check-in without question, there's got to be a problem with their security system. This is exactly what happened at Brisbane's Domestic Airport at a Qantas counter, ultimately causing a 40 minute delay. The bag was only questioned once the baggage handlers saw the "bomb" bag and raised an alarm. The bag, still unscreened ...Man charged with bomb parts in luggage
Apr 2nd, 2008 at 10:40AM: In a way, it is good to know that they actually screened those checked bags. I was always skeptical about how many they honestly scanned.
Yesterday, the FBI arrested a 32-year-old Jamaican man because he allegedly tried to board a plane at Orlando International Airport with pipe bomb components and instructions in his checked luggage, Reuters reports. Agents found two galvanized pipes, end caps, ...
