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Texas House passes bill to criminalize TSA patdowns
A bill that would criminalize the infamous “pat-down” at airport security checkpoints has made its way to the Texas Senate after clearing a key vote in the House on Friday evening. When the bill was introduced, it was seen as a longshot even in the Republican-dominated Texas House. That seemed…
Swiss solar powered airplane launches first international flight
PAYERNE, Switzerland (AFP) – Pioneering Swiss solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse, which holds a 26-hour record for flight duration, took off from Switzerland on Friday on its first international flight to Belgium. The experimental emissions-free aircraft is expected to take about 12 hours to complete the journey to Brussels Airport, the…
House GOP aims to cut off new funding for TSA body scanners
Legislation proposed by Homeland Security Subcommittee Chairman Robert Aderholt (R-AL) on Thursday cuts off new funding for body imaging scanners used by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at airport security checkpoints. The Fiscal Year 2012 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill does not provide the $76 million requested by President Barack Obama…
Passenger tries to open door mid-air on Continental flight
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Passengers and crew on board a Chicago-bound flight on Sunday had to subdue a man who tried to open an emergency exit door mid-air, forcing the plane to make an unscheduled landing in St. Louis, authorities said. No injuries were reported, and the unidentified 43-year-old man from…
Former Miss USA winner: TSA agent ‘touched my vagina’
Former Miss USA 2003 Susie Castillo says she was “molested” by TSA workers. During a stopover at the Dallas-Fort Worth airport, agents required Castillo to undergo an invasive pat down after she chose to opt out of a full body scan. “I’m a frequent flyer and don’t wish to be…
$8 million of meth found in fake tourists’ shoes in New Zealand
In contrast to U.S. airports’ high-tech scans, authorities at Auckland Airport in New Zealand only had to use their naked eyes to detect criminal wrongdoing. Security guards at the airport noticed a group of 12 tourists walking funny, and when they stopped and searched them, found that they were hiding…
Kazakh man attempts to hijack plane, reroute to Tripoli
ROME (AFP) – Cabin crew overpowered a Kazakh man Sunday after he tried to hijack a Paris-Rome plane and have it land in Tripoli by threatening an air hostess, Italy’s ANSA news agency reported. Valeriy Tolmashev, who appeared very agitated, tried to hijack the Alitalia flight around 1930 GMT. The…
St. Louis airport closed, digging out after tornado strike
(Reuters) – Crews worked on Saturday to get St. Louis’ tornado-battered airport ready to reopen after it was hit by a roaring storm that also damaged hundreds of houses, tossed cars and knocked out power. Several injuries were reported but no fatalities. A preliminary count showed at least 750 homes…
St. Louis airport closed after tornado storms, homes flattened
ST. LOUIS, Mo (Reuters) – Some St. Louis area residents on Saturday were shuffling slowly through the rubble left by a roaring storm that spawned tornadoes Friday night which tore through the west side of the city. They forced closure of Lambert Airport, in the city limits but about five…
FAA: Sen. Inhofe ‘nearly killed’ airport workers by intentionally landing on closed runway
Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) prides himself on being stubborn lawmaker, but it turns out that he’s also a dangerously stubborn pilot. Workers at a Cameron Country Airport in Texas were forced to run for their lives late last year when the Republican lawmaker intentionally landed his Cessna on a closed…
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