Security
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Qantas to distribute movies in-flight thru iPads
Journey Etc. &bull Feb 5, 2012
Australian airline Qantas is the newest carrier to try innovative ideas to deliver in-flight entertainment to travelers. The national airline of the Land Down Under will be making use of Q Streaming thru iPads connected via WiFi. Qantas will be… Full Story »
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French Unions Call For Strike Monday
Aviation Week &bull Feb 3, 2012
French trade unions called for a four-day strike across the aviation sector beginning Monday to protest against a draft bill aimed at ensuring a minimum service for air travellers during industrial action. The main pilots' union and Air France's top… Full Story »
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China's Role In JSF's Spiraling Costs
Aviation Week &bull Feb 3, 2012
How much of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter's spiraling cost in recent years can be traced to China's cybertheft of technology and the subsequent need to reduce the fifth-generation aircraft's vulnerability to detection and electronic attack? That is a central question that budget… Full Story »
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Air marshal report paints unflattering picture
CNN.com Travel &bull Feb 3, 2012
Washington (CNN) -- A long-awaited report on alleged misconduct within the Federal Air Marshal Service concludes that while supervisors do not engage in "widespread" discrimination and retaliation against rank-and-file air marshals, the agency is far from trouble-free. The report, from Department of Homeland Security's Office of the Inspector General and obtained by CNN, paints an unflattering picture of the agency, saying air marshals share the widespread "perception" that they are being mistreated, and adding that investigators "heard too many negative and conflicting accounts" of misconduct to dismiss… Full Story »
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TSA screener accused of stealing $5,000 from jacket
CNN.com Travel &bull Feb 2, 2012
Washington (CNN) -- A baggage screener at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport has been arrested after being accused of stealing $5,000 in cash from a traveler's jacket, according to the Port Authority Police Department. A man who had… Full Story »
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Feds' secret no-fly list more than doubles in a year
MSNBC Travel &bull Feb 2, 2012
WASHINGTON - Even as the Obama administration says it's close to defeating al-Qaida, the size of the government's secret list of suspected terrorists who are banned from flying to or within the United States has more than doubled in the past year, The Associated Press has learned. The no-fly list jumped from about 10,000 known or suspected terrorists one year ago to about 21,000, according to government figures provided to the AP. The flood of new names began after the failed Christmas 2009 bombing of a Detroit-bound jetliner. The government lowered the standard for putting people on the list, and… Full Story »
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Anatomy of an airport security breach
CNN.com Travel &bull Feb 2, 2012
Washington (CNN) -- By all accounts, it started innocently. An airport screener missed a bag. But by the time it was over, authorities had shut down an airport terminal for two hours, airlines delayed almost a dozen flights and scores of air travelers probably were wondering whether they should have taken the train. The shutdown of the A-2 terminal at Newark Liberty International Airport on Wednesday is probably typical in many ways. But a Port Authority police report… Full Story »
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Security scare briefly closes terminal at Newark airport
MSNBC Travel &bull Feb 1, 2012
A security breach Wednesday morning temporarily closed a terminal at Newark Liberty International Airport. Around 11 a.m., a passenger left a security checkpoint in Terminal A before completing the screening process, said TSA spokesperson said. Full Story »
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7 Strange Airport Security Moments
ABC News Travel &bull Feb 1, 2012
You really have to find something strange to beat the best airport security catch of 2011 and of course I mean the guy at Miami International who tried to go through security with seven snakes in his pants. Full Story »
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St. Vitus Treasures Now in Brilliant Display at Prague Castle
NY Times Blog - Travel Q&A Blog &bull Feb 1, 2012
The soft illumination at the Chapel of the Holy Cross at Prague Castle has taken on a golden hue lately. Its source: the lighted display cases, which currently hold the Treasury of St. Vitus Cathedral, the largest church treasury in… Full Story »
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In Transit Blog: St. Vitus Treasures Now in Brilliant Display at Prague Castle
NYTimes Travel &bull Feb 1, 2012
The soft illumination at the Chapel of the Holy Cross at Prague Castle has taken on a golden hue lately. Its source: the lighted display cases, which currently hold the Treasury of St. Vitus Cathedral, the largest church treasury in… Full Story »
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E-mail: Air marshals perceive discrimination, study will show
CNN.com Travel &bull Feb 1, 2012
Washington (CNN) -- A 21-month investigation into allegations that the Federal Air Marshal Service has a hostile work environment -- rife with discrimination and retaliation -- has concluded that no "widespread" problem exists, according to an internal government e-mail obtained by CNN.… Full Story »
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Confessions of a regional jet pilot
The Airfarewatchdog Blog &bull Jan 31, 2012
In our continuing series interviewing airline personnel Airfarewatchdog.com asked a regional jet pilot about his work. The answers may surprise--and perhaps disturb--you. Is it true that you get paid less than some flight attendants? Yes, but it depends on the airline. Most of us are doing this because we have a passion for aviation and plan to move up in the industry. We do not plan to fly 50-seat regional jets all of our life. While the hefty salaries of experienced pilots may not stay as high as they once were, we are not doing this for the pay. We… Full Story »
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Analysts Call For LCS-1 Redesign
Aviation Week &bull Jan 30, 2012
The U.S. Navy has already altered its Freedom Class Littoral Combat Ship, LCS-1, to address problems uncovered in testing, but the ship still needs to be fundamentally redesigned, say leading defense analysts. They base their conclusions on briefings from the… Full Story »
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A Traveler in the Foreign Service: (Not so) sexy time
Gadling &bull Jan 30, 2012
Hugh Hefner wouldn't make a very good Foreign Service Officer (FSO). FSO's serving overseas need to disclose information about their lovers to the embassy's Regional Security Officer (RSO), who in turn conduct investigations on foreign-born romantic partners to ensure that… Full Story »
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Hotels Create Rooms and Floors Just for Women
NY Times Blog - Travel Q&A Blog &bull Jan 29, 2012
The Dukes London hotel has created several initiatives catering to women, including 19 new Dutchess Rooms (right) with fresh flowers, women's magazines and size-appropriate slippers and robes and female staff members who are escorts at check-in. As a result, the… Full Story »
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In Transit Blog: Hotels Create Rooms and Floors Just for Women
NYTimes Travel &bull Jan 29, 2012
The Dukes London hotel has created several initiatives catering to women, including 19 new Dutchess Rooms (right) with fresh flowers, women's magazines and size-appropriate slippers and robes and female staff members who are escorts at check-in. As a result, the… Full Story »
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When privacy clashes with security
CNN.com Travel &bull Jan 28, 2012
After watching the NFL's Atlanta Falcons beat the Carolina Panthers, they were looking forward to a three-hour train ride back home to Raleigh when they arrived at the train station. Walking up a ramp toward the platform, they noticed what appeared to be a uniformed Transportation Security Administration officer holding a leashed police dog. He just loosened the leash on the dog, and the dog came over to check me out," Vetter said. Standing on the platform above Vetter were three other officers who appeared to be wearing bullet-proof vests. As the guard dog smelled him, Vetter -- who has… Full Story »
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Radiation-testing airport screeners
Newsday Travel &bull Jan 26, 2012
After years of rebuffing health concerns over airport scanners, the Transportation Security Administration plans to conduct new tests on the potential radiation exposure from the machines at more than 100 airports. But the TSA does not plan to retest the… Full Story »
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JetBlue to grow Even More Space, says the honeymoon is over
The Wandering Aramean &bull Jan 26, 2012
Today's quarterly earnings conference call from JetBlue had a few interesting bits of information that was unveiled, giving insight into future developments that can be expected from the carrier. The company reported a profit for both Q4 2011 and the full year, but there are also some very real challenges that the company is facing in 2012. As one person… Full Story »
