What do a Southwest Airlines flight attendant, a federal law enforcement officer, and a businesswoman who recently traveled through Turkey all have in common? They’ve all been trailed by Federal Air Marshals in a new program called Quiet Skies....
Lufthansa Boards A380 in 20 Minutes with Biometric Boarding
The future of travel: approach the gate, scan your face, board the aircraft. This is not some dystopian world or sci-fi movie. This is how Lufthansa is now boarding flights at Los Angeles International Airport. Lufthansa has rolled out...
Airlines Condemn Trump Budget Plan
A proposed plan to raise airline fees for TSA and U.S. Customs and Border Protection has airlines bracing for an attack from an Administration it so far has strongly supported. The relationship between the White House and U.S. airlines is...
TSA Calls in Reinforcements, No One Comes
What happens when the TSA calls in reinforcements at JFK, but they’re on their coffee break? Nothing, as it turns out. When I described the horrific security lines at JFK last week, I mentioned an assault incident that deserved...
Caution: You May Soon Need Your Passport for Domestic Travel
I’ve noticed the warnings when going through security, but never really paid close attention to them. But be aware: residents in a handful of states may need a U.S. passport to travel domestically starting next January. To put it...
The TSA May Soon Examine Your Books!
The Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) is testing out a new program in which all books would need to be removed from carry-on baggage and subject to closer inspection. Is this 1984? With proliferating fees for checked and larger cabin baggage, travelers...
What the TSA Does With Your Lost Items + How to Claim Them
What does the TSA do with all the stuff that is left behind in security checkpoints each year? Answer: it auctions it. Check out this interesting video that explains the process– Allegedly, the money goes back into a general fund....
TSA Scandal: Passengers Bypass Screenings at JFK
“Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.” The TSA has been tasked with a simple yet fundamental mission: keep American...
TSA Admits It Likely Cannot Spot Terrorists
Internal documents reveal that the TSA’s behavior detection program aimed at rooting out terrorists is inherently flawed according to an ACLU report. The TSA’s behavior detection program utilizes specially-trained agents — some uniformed, some in plain clothes — to scope out signs...
Man Steals TSA Bin, Now Uses it as Sock Drawer
America is a nation of security theater — we go through a role play each time we take a commercial flight to make the fearful among us feel safer, but the reality remains the TSA has failed to stop any...
LAX TSA Chorus Sings Christmas Carols
A volunteer cadre of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents at Los Angeles International Airport has assembled into a singing group, called the LAX TSA Chorus. And they’re not bad either…not too bad… I took the videos below five years ago...
This is Why the TSA Federal Air Marshal Service Needs to End
The Federal Air Marshal Service is a sensational program that steals revenue from airlines, first class upgrades from frequent flyers, makes our ticket prices higher, and actually endangers our security. Under the guise of safety, a small number of flights carry...
More Stringent Airport Security for USA-Bound Flights
There’s a man that U.S. intelligence agencies are watching named Ibrahim Al-Asiri who has been called a master bombmaker for Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). He allegedly is skilled in constructing bombs out of ordinary material that can escape the...
What the Teen Jet Stowaway Tells Us About Airport Security
Boy wants to fly to Hawaii. Boy sees Hawaiian Airlines jet parked at San Jose Airport. Boy jumps fence and hides in the wheel well. Boy miraculously survives, making once again a mockery of our so-called airport security. I’ve...
TSA Prohibits Mute Stroke Victim from Flying Because She Can’t Speak Name
The TSA always finds a way to top itself when it comes to controversy, negative publicity, and most importantly, a degradation of human dignity. This time, it was by telling an elderly, disabled woman who lost her speech after...
The TSA Presents: The 12 Banned Items of Christmas (Humor)
I love intelligent humor that not only draws a laugh, but makes a deeper point–perhaps a reflection on an pertinent political issue or on society at large that invites contemplation and discussion. A new video out poking fun at...
Higher Airline Fees in Congressional Budget Compromise
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin), Chairman of the House Budget Committee, and Sen. Patty Murray (D-Washington), Chairwoman of the Senate Budget Committee, have unveiled a compromise plan to fund the U.S. federal government for the next two years, eliminating the spectre of...
Airport Security Exposed: How to Build a Homemade Shotgun After You Clear Security
No snow globes or yogurt are allowed past airport security checkpoints, but the video below shows that it does not take MacGyver to build a powerful shotgun with material that you can purchase once you get past the full body...
TSA-Approved "Detention Pods" at Syracuse Airport
As part of its $60mn renovation, Syracuse International Airport has installed new exit portals that it says will replace the need for security guards or TSA agents to be stationed at exits to the secure part of the airport....
An Armed TSA is a Threat to All
In the wake of a lone wolf gunman storming a Terminal 3 security checkpoint at LAX last Friday and murdering a TSA screener, some are now calling for a cadre of TSA screeners to be armed at every airport....
