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U.S. warns against same airport security systems

U.S. warns against same airport security systems

The United States does not want countries to use identical airport security systems which could make it easier for potential attackers to elude them, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said on Friday.

 

Do You Have Any Naked Pictures Of Your Mother? The TSA Does

Do You Have Any Naked Pictures Of Your Mother? The TSA Does

The TSA recently announced that airport security scanners which can see under clothing are being installed at 10 U.S. airports, according to the AFP. Travelers will enter glass booths while a 3-dimensional full-body image is rendered using "millimeter waves." Because the image gives a clear representation of travelers' bodies and genitalia, it has some people concerned about their privacy.

 

U.S. to further raise airline security, official says

U.S. to further raise airline security, official says

The Department of Homeland Security is further increasing aviation security in response to intelligence indicating Islamist terrorists were planning another attack, a senior U.S. official tells NBC News.

 

Algeria says tightened U.S. flight checks unfair

Algeria said on Monday a U.S. decision to subject its citizens to extra airport security checks was unjustified and discriminatory.

 

Unruly passenger leads to F-15 escort

Unruly passenger leads to F-15 escort

Two F-15 fighter jets escorted a passenger jet that had been headed for Hawaii back to Portland International Airport in Oregon after a passenger in coach became "uncooperative," an airline official said Wednesday.

 

Substance that shut airport? Honey

Substance that shut airport? Honey

The discovery of a hazardous substance inside a passenger's luggage prompted the evacuation of the Meadows Field Airport in Bakersfield on Tuesday morning.

 

US adds to air travel watch lists

US adds to air travel watch lists

The US has moved dozens of names on to "watch" and "no-fly" lists in the wake of an alleged airliner plot, officials say.

 

Newark terminal locked down, TSA says

Newark terminal locked down, TSA says

Hours after a security breach forced the closure of a terminal at the Newark, New Jersey, airport Sunday, authorities were still searching for a man who went the wrong way through a checkpoint exit.

 

BAA to introduce full-body scanners at UK's Heathrow

BAA to introduce full-body scanners at UK's Heathrow

British airport operator BAA said on Sunday it would move quickly to install full-body scanners at London's Heathrow airport after the failed Christmas Day attack on a U.S.-bound plane.

 

Md. Homeless Man Steals, Crashes Airplane

Md. Homeless Man Steals, Crashes Airplane

Police in Maryland say a homeless man tried to leave town in a stolen plane but crashed the single-engine aircraft on a municipal airport runway before he ever left the ground.

 

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