Tag: security
NEWS Feb 18, 2026 United Airlines Aircraft Declared Crime Scene After Live Ammunition Discovery In Overhead Bin Authorities at Newark Liberty International Airport were scrambled into action Tuesday afternoon following a chilling discovery that transformed a routine passenger jet into a federal investigation site. Read More →
NEWS Feb 14, 2026 FAA Ends DEI-Driven Pilot Selection Processes in Favor of Merit-Based Pilot Hiring The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a mandatory directive requiring all United States commercial airlines to certify that their pilot hiring processes are conducted on an exclusively merit-based basis. Read More →
NEWS Jan 09, 2026 Flydubai, Turkish, and Pegasus Suspend Flights Amid Escalating Unrest and Digital Blackout Major Middle Eastern and Turkish carriers have abruptly suspended flight operations to the Islamic Republic of Iran today, as a nationwide internet blackout and escalating anti-government protests create a "high-risk" environment for international civil aviation. Read More →
NEWS Nov 12, 2025 SFO TSA Officers Still Getting Paid Despite Government Shutdown In the midst of what many passengers are calling travel chaos, the security checkpoints at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) remain running at full capacity and speed, thanks to a little-known reason that has kept them unaffected. Read More →
NEWS Oct 28, 2025 Lufthansa Flight Diverts after Passenger Stabs Teens with Fork A Lufthansa flight diverted following a disturbing assault where a passenger attacked two teenagers with a fork. This incident raises critical questions about aviation safety and security protocols, prompting discussions on necessary changes to prevent future violent episodes onboard flights. Read More →
NEWS Aug 25, 2025 CLEAR Introduces eGates at Major Airports, Biometric Scanning On August 19th, CLEAR launched its eGates, which allow CLEAR+ members to bypass any security checkpoint lines and proceed directly to bag screening. Read More →
NEWS Aug 08, 2025 Greenland Airport Security Team Skips Work to Go Hunting, Delays Flights by 3+ Hours Nuuk Airport (GOH) descended into an unusual form of travel chaos on Aug 03, 2025, when United Airlines flight UA81 to Newark was delayed for hours, not due to weather, mechanical issues, or labor strikes, but because the airport’s security staff simply did not show up for work. Read More →
NEWS Oct 30, 2024 Attempted Hijacking of Alaska Airlines 737 Leaves 3 Injured A man managed to enter an Alaska Airlines aircraft, attempting to enter the cockpit and fly the plane. Read what happened at the Montana airport and what his explanation was for his felonies. Read More →
NEWS Oct 07, 2024 Miami Airport Shut Down and Evacuated for Investigation into Suspicious Item Miami Airport Shut Down and Evacuated for Investigation into 'Suspicious Item'" Read More →
NEWS Oct 07, 2024 Florida Airports Brace for Hurricane Milton; Miami Airport Faces Security Threat In the wake of the oncoming Hurricane Milton, Miami International Airport recently experienced another scare when it was evacuated earlier today. Read More →