US adds faster screening to more airports The TSA is expanding its expedited screening programs to 28 more airports throughout 2012. The expedited screening program will grow throughout 2012 from seven pilot locations to all three major airports in the New York City area, the three in the Washington, DC, area and others including Boston, [...]
We learn what scientists have learned from humpback whales that make helicopters fly faster. The no-fly list doubles in the USA while the number of terrorists drops. Malev, Hungary’s airline, goes bust.
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Airlines recruit chefs to make on-board meals, TSA to test airport scanner operators for radiation, where are all the LCCs?
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This weekend we examine how to get the most out of all-you-can-eat salad bars from how to make sure you get what you want to piling the most for your money onto your plate. (Watch out! These techniques have been banned by Pizza Hut in China.) Next we take a look at strange items that travelers leave behind in hotel rooms. Finally, TSA reports that this year’s haul of spare change left behind at security checkpoints topped $400,000.
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Contributor, Karen Cummings, found this video that flashed through 50 or 60 or so locations in as many seconds. I find it fascinating at how recognizable these sights are at only a glance. Next, Grandma gets special Christmas service from TSA and finally Ryanair’s flight attendants strut their stuff. (If you don’t like scantily clad flight attendants and fawning photographers, don’t bother watching.)
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President Obama signed a bill that will change the way the military are screened at airports by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). The bill, H.R. 1801, is titled the “Risk-Based Security Screening for Members of the Armed Forces Act.” It, basically, directs the TSA to bring military personnel into its risk-based programs along with the frequent fliers and trusted travelers who are already covered.
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This seems like a simple question, but that loose change adds up. Last year the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) collected $376,480.39. It seems that TSA is just keeping the money. The Consumer Travel Alliance (CTA) has waded into this issue joining a two-year-old effort to have the money donated to charities such as the USO [...]
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Here are five predictions for the coming year. All in all, I think consumers are going to come out ahead in the coming year, airlines are going to find a road to profitability, TSA will streamline its inspection processes, airport restaurants and services will get better, communications about delays, cancellations and weather will make quantum leaps with new smartphone technology, and the overall world of airline travel will improve.
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What at first glance seemed to be merely another TSA mindless grab of cupcake frosting ended up having a silver lining. The TSA confiscation of “gel-like” frosting on a packaged Wicked Good cupcake created an unexpected surge in orders for a small Massachusetts company that came up with a novel way to conserve its cupcakes without freezing them.
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Vegas’ Venetian and Palazzo plan to join Intercontinental Hotel Alliance, UPS pilots sue to be included in proposed FAA rules, Congress to fund major TSA non-airport checkpoints expansion
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