Nov 3rd, 2010 at 12:00PM: A plane was searched top to bottom upon landing in Oregon after the crew found box cutter blades on it. Delta, recently named the worst airline in the United States, engaged the help of FBI, TSA and Customs and Border Protection officials when Flight 90 arrived from Tokyo, with 155 passengers and a crew of 10.
According to MSNBC:
The flight crew "opted to contact authorities and request they ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Box cutter blades found on Delta flight from Tokyo to Oregon
Nov 3rd, 2010 at 12:00PM: A plane was searched top to bottom upon landing in Oregon after the crew found box cutter blades on it. Delta, recently named the worst airline in the United States, engaged the help of FBI, TSA and Customs and Border Protection officials when Flight 90 arrived from Tokyo, with 155 passengers and a crew of 10.
According to MSNBC:
The flight crew "opted to contact authorities and request they ...Planes in Philadelphia and Newark being swept for suspicious materials
Oct 29th, 2010 at 11:45AM:
Suspicious items have been found on cargo flights that landed in Newark, New Jersey and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania today. According to the Transportation Security Administration, the planes have been "moved to a remote location ... out of an abundance of caution," according to CNN.
The fire department's hazardous materials units in Philadelphia responded to situations with two planes ...New TSA pat down runs up inner thigh, new thrill for travelers
Oct 29th, 2010 at 8:00AM: If you haven't been on a date in a while, ask for a manual search. The Transportation Security Administration is going to start getting a bit cozier with passengers who opt for this check, giving stiff competition to the likes of Plenty of Fish.
According to an MSNBC report, the TSA is going to start using the fronts of their hands in their pat downs – and will include a new part of the ...TSA's Secure Flight takes off, new identification rules come into effect
Oct 27th, 2010 at 5:00PM: Rules exist for a reason ... and apparently enforcement isn't one of them. In a move I can only describe as bizarre, the TSA has announced that, next month, it will start enforcing a rule about passenger identification. The rule, according to the TSA blog, "fulfills a key recommendation of the 9/11 Commission by assuming responsibility of watch list matching from individual airlines." The rule was ...ExpressJet pilot refuses body scan, puts privacy over safety?
Oct 20th, 2010 at 3:30PM: ExpressJet Airlines pilot Michael Roberts wasn't at all interested in getting a body scan, and now he's wondering how long he'll have his job.
Roberts was selected to be scanned at Memphis International Airport last Friday. He refused. He was offered a pat-down. He refused that, too. Then, he went home, according to an Associated Press report.
The pilot says he doesn't want to be "harassed ...El Al to Nigerian pilgrims: No way on our flights
Oct 18th, 2010 at 4:30PM: El Al, Israel's airline, has banned thousands of pilgrims from Nigeria from traveling to Israel. Security is the reason given. The Tourism Ministry, according to the Associated Press, says that this move will screw up the travel plans for 28,000 Nigerian Christians from Abuja in the next few months.
The Nigerian pilgrimage season starts in late October and continues through January, and a ...Photo of the day (10.14.10)
Oct 14th, 2010 at 5:00PM:
For many of us, dreaming about travel and planning a trip is a favorite part of a travel process. Those early days of discovering a destination and imagining the delights it may hold, before the reality of long airport security lines, bad hotel rooms, and jet lag spoil the fun, are some of the sweetest. This photo by Flickr user Chris Maki titled "Wanderlust" recalls the immense possibilities ...Photo of the Day (10.10.10)
Oct 10th, 2010 at 6:00PM:
Spontaneity and travel go hand-in-hand. Those surprising moments, when we let down our guard and something unexpected happens, is what travel is all about, right? Today's photo, from Flickr user Gus NYC, looks to me like one of those spontaneous moments. A brilliant red wall. A guard caught in a moment of repose. A photographer who's cleverly framed the shot so it's all pushed oddly to the ...Body scanners used as porn by airport security
Sep 28th, 2010 at 9:30AM: It had to happen sooner or later.
The Nigerian newspaper This Day has reported that security officials at Lagos airport are getting their jollies by watching female passengers go through a full-body scanner.
Nigerian investigative reporters visited the airport during a slow period when security officials had time to spare. The journalists found some of them hanging around the scanner ...$11.5 million buys little security at Newark Liberty Airport
Sep 22nd, 2010 at 2:30PM: Security gaps are so big at Newark Liberty International Airport you can drive a truck through them. Literally. Inside the terminal, the TSA goes through bags and confiscates oversized fluid containers, but no inspection occurs when trucks and vans drive through security checkpoints and out onto the tarmac. Security company FJC is responsible for protecting the airport, reports Fox 5, for which it ...Carry a door stop - Hotel tip
Aug 9th, 2010 at 11:07AM: Ever worry that you might have an unwelcome visitor during the night in your hotel room? While most hotels have a deadbolt or a chain lock which can be engaged only from the interior of a hotel room, many cheap accommodations -- especially some found overseas -- offer less protection for their guests.
To deal with this, I carry a small rubber wedge that is normally used to hold doors open with ...Flying Pasties video review
Aug 3rd, 2010 at 10:30AM:
Last week, we told you about Flying Pasties. They're the 2mm thick pieces of rubber that profess to conceal your nether regions from security agents monitoring you while you pass through airport fully body scanners. For obvious reasons, we can't film somebody walking through a full body scanner while wearing Flying Pasties. However, we can see how they look and feel.
I tried out Flying ...
Airport efficiency: the world's winners
Jul 23rd, 2010 at 2:00PM: Do you get frustrated when you walk into an airport? Even before you get there? On good days, it's a painful experience, with long lines, the security gauntlet and procedures (which may or may not be appropriate) that are guaranteed to annoy. It should come as no surprise that some are better than others. While the hope for a headache-free flight may not change your vacation plans, knowing that ...Situational awareness: can you detect danger before it strikes?
Jun 16th, 2010 at 3:30PM: The global intelligence firm Stratfor has published an interesting primer on situational awareness, which is a fancy way of saying that you should pay attention.
The article is based on the obvious premise that most crimes such as kidnapping, robberies and terrorist attacks take several steps to complete, and that if someone is sufficiently aware of their surroundings they can spot the crime ...Is the liquids ban no more?
May 10th, 2010 at 4:00PM: It's hard to remember a time when liquids were openly allowed on a plane, when wine runs to Paris were plausible and when bringing a full water bottle past security wasn't considered a shame-worthy sin. For several years now the TSA has ardently enforced a 3-1-1 rule, effectively restricting anyone from carrying liquids in containers over 100mL onto an airplane.
As time and tempers have faded, ...How to break into a hotel room with a rubber band
Apr 12th, 2010 at 11:30AM:
This past February, we showed you a video of how easily a thief could break into a hotel room, using nothing more than a simple piece of wire. Apparently that's not the only way. According to a recent video posted at Blackbag, the blog of professional lock picker Barry Weis, a hotel room chain lock can be opened with nothing more than a simple rubber band. Watch in disbelief as a hand slips ...
Airport security "allegedly" caught playing solitaire
Mar 31st, 2010 at 1:30PM: Once again, airport security is screwing up in public.
My wife, son, and I passed through Madrid's Barajas airport to fly to London yesterday. While waiting to board, I "allegedly" caught this police officer playing solitaire on the computer at the police checkpoint. She was so engrossed in her game that I was able to take four shots of her without her noticing.
Granted, nobody was boarding ...Keep your data safe when connecting to public wireless hotspots
Mar 22nd, 2010 at 10:30AM:
How about we open this article with some good old fashioned scaremongering? Any time you connect to a public Wi-Fi hotspot, almost every single piece of data you transmit can be picked up by anyone within range of the same network.
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When you ...Six disastrous consequences of fighting flight attendants
Mar 9th, 2010 at 2:00PM: The Association of Flight Attendants has been leaning on Congress to amp up counter-terrorism measures in the cabin. After all, the security teams in the airports haven't exactly impressed over the past few years. So, what happens to the passengers and crew when some scumbag finds a way to tote a gun, knife or oversized bottle of shampoo on board? The flight attendants' union believes it has the ...New technology to scan shoes, (save time?) at airport
Mar 7th, 2010 at 11:00AM: If you've ever been irritated by the whole process of taking your shoes off in the airport security line, this news may give you some solace. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recently announced that they would be purchasing new technology to scan shoes while passengers wear them. Depending on the technology, machines could use electromagnetic fields, chemical detectors or spurts of ...
