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Janet Napolitano: Budget feud has resulted in long airport lines
The budget battle in Washington that is forcing cuts to federal budgets has already resulted in delays and long lines at some of the nation's largest airports, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Monday. At a breakfast meeting with the...
Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Los Angeles International Airport, Janet Napolitano, POLITICO LLC, National Security
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Bob Hope Airport safe from sequestration cuts, so far
Bob Hope Airport will avoid the impact of $85 billion in automatic federal spending cuts that are slated for midnight Friday -- a move that officials warn will force a scale back in operations at airfields across the nation. A last-minute huddle between...
Tags: Federal Aviation Administration, Barack Obama, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, John Wayne, Google+
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Airlines pack in passengers at a record rate in 2012
If you find an empty seat next to you on your next flight, consider yourself very lucky. The nation's airlines set a new record last year for the percentage of seats filled on commercial flights, with an overall average rate of 82.8%, up from 82% in...
Tags: Delta Air Lines, Air Transportation Industry, U.S. Airways, Southwest Airlines Co.
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Travel Show: TSA spokesman details scanner changes
In front of a crowd of more than 100, TSA spokesman Nico Melendez talked at Saturday's L.A. Times Travel Show about changes in progress and changes to come at the 11-year-old agency, a longtime hot button issue for travelers. Melendez, who has been with...
Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Trips and Vacations, Los Angeles International Airport, Awards and Prizes, George W. Bush
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Police: Irate air passenger fights authorities during pat-down
Tribune reporterA 22-year-old Maryland man trying to board a flight Friday night at Midway International Airport swore at and shoved a TSA agent and then fought with police after being told he faced a pat-down search, authorities said. Benjamin Geraci, 22, of the...Tags: Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Southwest Airlines Co.
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Travelers report long lines at BWI as spring break kicks off
Frustrated travelers reported long lines at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on Friday morning, as crowds jammed into terminals on their way out of town as local schools prepared to let out for spring break. The delays...
Tags: Transportation Industry, American Airlines, Inc., Concourse, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, AirTran
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What hiring freeze? Federal government continues to post job openings
While hundreds of thousands of federal workers brace for unpaid furloughs starting next month, Uncle Sam is still looking to hire. In one week alone this month, nearly 2,200 job listings available to the public were posted on USAJobs.gov, the federal...
Tags: Federal Aviation Administration, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, National Security, Barbara A. Mikulski, Ellicott City
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Some uncomfortable with new rule allowing pocket knives on planes
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comClarence Witmer Jr. of Greencastle, Pa., will fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Oklahoma City this week. The new rule allowing pocket knives in carry-on luggage on commercial flights will not yet have gone into effect, but the...Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), The Herald-Mail, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), International Brotherhood of Teamsters
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TSA to allow knives, but Michigan ban remains
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Pocketknives are prohibited in Michigan airports, but beginning next month the Transportation Security Administration says agents will allow them through security checkpoints anyway. TSA recently announced that starting April...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Transportation Industry
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TSA to allow knives, but Michigan ban remains
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Pocketknives are prohibited in Michigan airports, but beginning next month the Transportation Security Administration says agents will allow them through security checkpoints anyway. TSA recently announced that starting...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Transportation Industry
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TSA cuts, full flights create long lines at Mid-Continent
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsTravelers flying through Wichita's Mid-Continent Airport may experience delays due to an increase in passengers and budget cuts tied to sequestration. Airlines are reporting full flights for spring break travelers through next week. On top of the busy...Tags: Interior Policy, Trips and Vacations, Politics, Personal Data Collection, Travel
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Knives on planes: US Airways joins opposition to easing TSA policy
Another airline executive is speaking out on a plan by federal regulators to allow passengers to bring small knives into the cabin of commercial planes. Doug Parker, chief executive at US Airways, wrote to the head of the Transportation Security...
Tags: Delta Air Lines, Richard Anderson, Allianz AG Holding, Air Transportation Industry, U.S. Airways
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