By Lane Gillespie From Bankrate Nearly two in three U.S. adults have traveled or plan to travel for leisure this year, according to a new Bankrate survey. Of the 32 percent of U.S. adults who already have traveled for either leisure or business this year, something went wrong for many of them: 77 percent have…
Survey: 77% of Travelers Plagued by Travel Problems Amid Booming Season; More Than Half Saw Higher Prices
FAA Launches Monthly Training for Air Traffic Controllers After Dozens of Near-Misses
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is launching a monthly training series for the air traffic controller workforce, just weeks after announcing a multi-million dollar investment aimed at preventing near-misses throughout the country. The training sessions, part of what the FAA is calling its “Stand Up for Safety” series, will be held in collaboration with the National…
New MSP Airport Reservation System Lets Some Travelers Jump the Security Line
Minneapolis—Anyone who’s flown out of Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport’s Terminal 2 early in the morning or over a holiday knows: The security checkpoint bottleneck can feel interminable, with lines stretching across the skybridge to the parking deck. Now, there’s an option to jump the line. A pilot program that includes seven other U.S. airports has…
Airports Are Finding Guns in Luggage. Here’s the Legal Way to Fly With a Firearm
By Alexandra Skores From The Dallas Morning News Dallas—The number of guns found at Texas airports is surging, according to the Transportation Security Administration’s 2022 data. So if you want to fly with your firearm, here’s the safe and legal way to do so, according to TSA officials. “You can travel with a firearm in…
Avoid Using Free Public Phone Charging Stations, FBI Denver Warns
By Bruce Finley From The Denver Post Denver—Federal Bureau of Investigation officials in Denver are warning travelers and shoppers to avoid public free phone charging portals, warning that “bad actors” use these to install malware and tracking software onto computers and phones. “Bad actors have figured out ways to use public USB ports to introduce…
FAA Lays Out Additional Steps for Air Traffic Control Safety After Close Calls
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Thursday announced extra steps air traffic controllers should take to avoid more incidents of near collisions at airports. “Even though we all know that multiple levels of safety are built into our system, there is no question that we are seeing too many close calls,” said Tim Arel, chief…
Coping With Connections
Today’s giant airlines—as well as many smaller ones—make their business on connections. The pervasive “hub and spoke” route system means you can fly from almost anywhere in the U.S. to almost anywhere else with one stop-and-connection at a hub. My home airport, Medford, Oregon, is typical. If I want to fly to, say, New York,…
TSA Issues New Requirements to Bolster Aviation Cybersecurity
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) this week issued a new set of cybersecurity requirements for certain TSA-regulated airports, airlines, and aircraft operators. Referred to by the TSA as an “emergency” cybersecurity amendment, the new requirements are aimed at bolstering aviation security amid “persistent cybersecurity threats against U.S. critical infrastructure, including the aviation sector,” the agency said. Similar cybersecurity requirements were also…
Traveling for Spring Break? Here’s How TSA Is Preparing for Long Lines
By Donald Wood From TravelPulse The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is offering tips and tricks for travelers as they prepare for the busy spring break travel period. The government agency said it expects Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) to screen increasing numbers of passengers at airport checkpoints as travel volumes may exceed pre-pandemic levels between now…
Websites of Several German Airports Not Reachable
BERLIN—The internet sites of several German airports were disrupted on Thursday after what may have been a hacker attack, German news agency dpa reported. The disruptions did not appear to have an immediate impact on the country’s air traffic, the agency said. Nuremberg Airport in southern Germany reported that its online site was receiving so…
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