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TSA responds to Web blocking memo CBS News Share     The Transportation Security Administration said it, "uses a security technology to limit access to categories of websites that pose an increased security risk. TSA does not block access to critical commentary about the organization..." According to an internal e-mail obtained by CBS News, the TSA implemented a new policy blocking its employees from accessing any websites that contain a "controversial opinion" on work computers. More Preparing for the August 2010 cargo screening mandate Multichannel Merchant Share
Fasten your seat-belts and prepare your cargo for takeoff. On Aug. 1, the Cargo Screening Mandate goes into effect, requiring all cargo transported on passenger aircraft to be screened. This mandate aims to ensure the security of the air cargo supply chain and make it safer to transport packages and mail on passenger aircraft. President George W. Bush signed the 9/11 Commission Act on Aug. 3, 2007, requiring the TSA to establish a system to screen 100 percent of cargo transported on passenger aircraft with a level of security commensurate to that of passenger baggage. Today, 75 percent of all cargo transported on passenger aircraft is screened, which is close to 19 million lbs. per day. More Braintree firm creates public database of discounted charter flights The Patriot-Ledger Share
Private jet flights are rarely inexpensive trips. That's one reason why a Braintree firm has made it easier for those who fly on private jets to find discounted flights. Magellan Jets recently launched a search service that's available to the public on its website that allows users to easily locate "empty legs" – private jet trips in which there is no one on board other than the crew. More Delta sells two regional carriers for $82.5 million The Associated Press via Google News Share
Delta Air Lines Inc. said it sold two of its regional carriers that operate as Delta Connection for a total of $82.5 million. Delta, world's largest airline, said the move is part of its plan to streamline its regional operations to save money. Delta sold Mesaba Airlines to Pinnacle Airlines Corp. for $62 million and Compass Airlines to Trans States Holdings Inc. for $20.5 million. Pinnacle is one of the largest of Delta's nine regional carriers. More FAA seeks tighter control at Long Beach Airport in California The Los Angeles Times Share
Concerned about a growing potential for midair collisions, especially over neighborhoods, the federal government is considering significant air traffic control changes at Long Beach Airport in California — a move opposed by some private pilots who say the proposals might create more problems than they solve. More Full-body security scanners scrapped at Dubai airports The New York Daily News Share
Dubai police said full-body security scanners will not be used at the airports because the devices do not correspond with national customs and ethics, according to local press reports. The scanners "contradict Islam," said Ahmad Mohammad Bin Thani, head of airport security. He said the idea was scrapped" out of respect for the privacy of individuals and their personal freedom." More National Aviation Hall of Fame tips wings for Noel Wien The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Share
Noel Wien was always in exclusive company as one of the pioneer pilots of Alaska, an adventurer who "slipped the surly bonds of earth and danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings." On July 17, the founder of one of the most important airlines in Alaska history will be enshrined into the National Aviation Hall of Fame in Dayton, Ohio, joining the most elite aviators in the history of the United States. Pilots Richard and Merrill Wien plan to accept the award on behalf of their father, who died in 1977 after a career in which he helped transform air transportation into a routine part of life in Alaska. More Near misses on rise at U.S. airports, air traffic controllers under fire USA Today Share
The number of close calls and near-collisions at U.S. airports is steadily rising, leading some to point fingers at air traffic controllers. "As many as one in four air traffic controllers at any given control center are novices, barely out of training, and some of the recent problems in the air provide a frightening picture of the near-accidents in the air that have been avoided," ABC News reports. "Many controllers are reaching retirement bringing in an abundance of new blood." More Plane crash victims push W.Va. senator for bill The Seattle Times Share
Several relatives of those who died in a plane that crashed into an upstate New York home urged a West Virginia senator to push for passage of a Federal Aviation Administration bill that addresses their safety concerns. One by one, 13 relatives of victims of the regional airliner that crashed into home that killed 50 near Buffalo in February 2009, directed comments at U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., who did not attend a news conference but sent a representative. More |
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