Articles tagged “security”

As blame is being passed around from the TSA to second- and third-party contractors for allowing the inappropriate exposure, policy officials can pause to ponder what it would be like if the entire TSA was privatized.

The ability to alter boarding passes with a few tricks of the laptop isn't new news. Neither is the airlines' unwillingness to enact methods to prevent the manipulation from happening.

Privatization advocates must be thrilled that the TSA has given into private proposals to help the agency streamline participant data and screen new applicants.

The TSA claims its security measures are "seen and unseen." Well, the breach in this "seen" part should be fixed.

This is the first time the TSA has released data where fired employees worked, but it’s no surprise that thefts are most prevalent at airports in the biggest cities with the highest passenger traffic.

The TSA is lying by claiming that quicker processing is the main motivator for getting rid of the scanners, which caused controversy both for their detailed body images and the potentially dangerous rays.

It's about time. Regardless of what the TSA claims, these X-Rays can be harmful for frequent flyers.

The baggage handler's drug ring reportedly disassembled a wing to hide contraband. Scarey that security could be so lax.

Any implementation of IATA's blueprint is years away and will be kicked around like a political football. But it's good to dream.

The distance between dreaming and doing is far, but after a decade of radical changes to the flying experience both airports and airlines should be ready to settle down and think bigger about their challenges.