Tag: aviation security
NEWS May 19, 2026 Atlanta Just Voted to Study Replacing TSA at the World's Busiest Airport The Atlanta City Council voted unanimously on Monday, May 18, 2026, to commission a formal feasibility study into replacing federal TSA security screening at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport with a private contractor under the government's existing Screening Partnership Programme. Read More →
NEWS May 05, 2026 Airbus Cannot Meet the US Government's Security Deadline for A220 Cockpit Barriers and JetBlue Is Now Asking for Another Year JetBlue Airways has formally petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration for a 12-month exemption from a federal mandate requiring anti-terror secondary cockpit barriers to be installed on its fleet of Airbus A220 aircraft. Read More →
NEWS Apr 13, 2026 Federal Watchdog Warns America's Air Traffic Control Systems Are Wide Open to Cyberattack A damning federal audit has exposed deep cybersecurity failings at the heart of America's aviation infrastructure, revealing that the Federal Aviation Administration has left dozens of its most safety-critical systems dangerously under-protected, raising the prospect of a catastrophic cyberattack on the nation's skies. Read More →
NEWS Apr 09, 2026 A Vape Break in the Bathroom Exposed a Passenger Who Was Stealing Wallets and Credit Cards Mid-Flight A man was only caught stealing from other passengers' hand luggage on a flight from Los Angeles to Pittsburgh after he drew attention to himself when he started to vape in the bathroom. Read More →
NEWS Mar 27, 2026 Jill Biden Security Mishap as Agent Accidentally Shoots Self at Philadelphia Airport FBO Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) security protocols faced an unexpected evaluation this morning following an accidental weapon discharge involving a member of the former First Lady’s protective detail. Read More →
NEWS Mar 18, 2026 Delta Flight Diverted After Passenger Calls Flight Attendant Racial Slur, Swings at Crew Federal authorities and Delta Air Lines officials are processing the aftermath of a high-stakes mid-air confrontation today following a weekend emergency diversion that saw a Taipei-bound jet forced onto an Alaska runway. Read More →
NEWS Mar 16, 2026 Global Carriers Face Sudden Ban at Dubai International Airport Dubai’s status as the world’s preeminent aviation crossroads faced a seismic shift today as the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) took the unprecedented step of barring all foreign carriers from the city’s airspace. Read More →
NEWS Mar 12, 2026 Suspicious Package Shuts Down Reagan National Airport Concourse A tense morning unfolded at one of America's most security-sensitive airports on Thursday after a suspicious package was discovered inside DCA, triggering a full concourse evacuation. Read More →
NEWS Feb 25, 2026 SkyWest Airlines Sues Two Former Pilots for Allegedly Hacking Internal Systems to Steal Personal Data of 5000 Coworkers SkyWest Airlines, the Utah-based regional powerhouse that underpins the networks of American, Delta, United, and Alaska Airlines, has filed a high-stakes lawsuit against two of its own former aviators. Read More →
NEWS Feb 24, 2026 Security Breach at Phoenix Sky Harbor as Man Runs Toward American Airlines Jet on Active Runway Operations at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) ground to a sudden and dramatic halt on February 24, 2026, after an unauthorized individual bypassed security checkpoints and sprinted onto an active airfield. Read More →